Teacher of English

Teaching Vacancies; Benfleet; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Harris Allowance (Inner/Outer London)

Annual Loyalty Bonus

Teachers Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Harris Academy Benfleet is seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of English to join our supportive team. You will inspire students, deliver high-quality teaching, and contribute to a safe, motivating learning environment.

We value collaboration, strong classroom practice, and effective communication with parents. The school offers professional development and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
• Secondary teaching experience at KS3/KS4, ideally in an 11-18 school.
• Knowledge of National Curriculum requirements and ability to plan and assess.
• Ability to work in a team and develop positive relationships with staff.
• Good ICT skills and capability to use interactive white boards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a broad, balanced English curriculum to students.
• Monitor progress and support students as a tutor/form tutor.
• Create engaging lessons and assess student work effectively.
• Contribute to raising standards and share in curriculum planning.
• Collaborate with colleagues and communicate with parents and external agencies.

Skills

QTS (or equivalent)

Secondary teaching experience

ICT skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Tutoring / pastoral support

Time management

Motivating students

Parental engagement

Education

Undergraduate degree

QTS (or equivalent)

Tools

Interactive white boards

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of English to join our successful and supportive team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner who is passionate about inspiring young people and delivering high‑quality teaching that enables all students to achieve their full potential.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree


• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi‑ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school


• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning


• Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor


• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work


• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff


• Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards


• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students


• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary


• Have good written and spoken communication skills


• Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively


• Have excellent time management skills


• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies

What the school offers its staff

Harris Academy Benfleet is on an exciting journey to help our fantastic young people harness their potential. We are incredibly proud of our students. We expect only the very best from them. We expect them to work hard and aim high. In return we are dedicated to developing each of them into successful, compassionate future leaders.

Harris Academy Benfleet is a community with strong values in which every student matters. Respect and good manners are important and good behaviour is expected as the norm. Through our high expectations and high quality teaching by excellent, professional staff, each student has the opportunity to enjoy their learning and achieve their personal best. They receive excellent careers support and guidance for their next steps and they have the chance to demonstrate responsibility and develop leadership skills whilst embracing modern British values. All this is delivered through an ambitious, inclusive and broad & balanced curriculum, enhanced by extra‑curricular activities to help broaden their learning experience.

Teacher Development

At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. With a strong network of passionate educators, expert development initiatives and a multitude of opportunities for career progression, your journey with Harris could be the most rewarding one yet.

We offer a wide range of high quality teacher professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Further details about the role

The purpose of your role will be:

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.


• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor.


• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.


• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.


• To share and support the academy's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan)


• Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process)


• Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area)


• Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress)


• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders


• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)


• Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.