Teacher of English

Clyst Vale Community College; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction programme with SWiTT

Robust CPD programme

Friendly staff and supportive team

Job summary

Clyst Vale Community College invites applications for two English teachers. These are fixed-term roles until 31 August 2027 with up to two positions, ranging 0.5–1 FTE. Applications from those seeking part-time or full-time hours are welcome, with a start date of 22 February 2027 or sooner.

Successful candidates will teach across KS3 and KS4, with GCSE experience desirable. Induction with the South West Institute for Teaching and a robust CPD offer are provided.

Qualifications

• An outstanding teacher with excellent subject knowledge.
• A practitioner who is keen to enthuse students using a variety of approaches.
• Experience of teaching English at GCSE is desirable.
• A willingness to contribute to the enrichment activities of the Department.

Responsibilities

• Teach across KS3 and KS4 English.
• Contribute to department enrichment and development programs.
• Engage in induction and professional development activities.

Skills

Outstanding teacher

Excellent subject knowledge

Enthusing students

Job description

Clyst Vale prides itself on its English offerfrom year 7 to 11 and startingon 22nd February 2027 or sooner, we are looking toappoint potentially 2 exciting and innovative Teachers of English.

Thisis a fixed term contact until 31st August 2027 with the potential for up to 2positions, ranging from 0.5-1fte. We will consider applications from thoselooking for Part time and Full time hours and applicants are required toindicate on their application the minimum/maximum hours they are looking for.

Thesuccessful candidates will be able to teach across key KS3 & KS4 and isoffered on the main teacher's pay scale MPS 1-6.

We are looking for

• An outstanding teacher with excellent subjectknowledge;
• A practitioner who is keen to enthuse studentsusing a variety of approaches;
• Experience of teaching English at GCSE isdesirable;
• A willingness to contribute to the enrichmentactivities of the Department;

Applications from ECT’s are strongly encouraged and wecan offer an excellent induction programme, in partnership with the South WestInstitute for Teaching, as well as a robust and impactful CPD offer forteachers at all stages of their career.

Additional Tasks

• Any other reasonable tasks at the discretionof the Head of Department/Deputy Principal

What you can expect from us:

• A comprehensive induction process, tailored toyour role and previous experience.
• A structured programme of targeted, wholeschool or bespoke professional development.
• Fabulous students who are motivated,interested, keen to learn and enthusiastic.
• An outstanding ethos where students respectstaff and each other, have participatein learning, enrichment and thecommunity and achieve well.
• A high-quality curriculum, developed acrossour College, with a commitment to a programme of school improvement.
• A range of development opportunities forfuture career progression within the school.
• A friendly, supportive, vibrant and caringstaff team with a commitment to improving children’s lives.
• Strong leadership, a culture of highexpectation and clarity of strategic college development.

Please notewe do not offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to non-UK citizens for thisrole.

As part of our duediligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search ofpublicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we mightwant to explore with the applicant at interview. We also reserve the right tointerview prospective candidates at any point and to close the advertearly.