Temporary English Teacher

Teaching Vacancies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Greater London seeks a Temporary English Teacher to inspire students and promote a love for literature and language. This position, resulting from an upcoming maternity leave, requires commitment to delivering high-quality teaching, collaborating with colleagues, and ensuring outstanding pupil progress. The role is temporary for up to one year, starting Easter 2026, welcoming applications from both Early Career Teachers and experienced educators. Join a high-achieving team dedicated to excellence in education.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive teaching environment

Enhanced planning time

Qualifications

• Experience teaching English within a secondary school (ages 11-16 essential, 11-18 desirable).
• Excellent knowledge of curriculum sequencing.
• Track record of high pupil progress.

Responsibilities

• Develop students' reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
• Collaborate with colleagues for lesson planning.
• Deliver high-quality teaching and promote a lifelong enjoyment of English.

Skills

Teaching English

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Curriculum knowledge

Commitment to student progress

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Overview

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience and knowledge of teaching English within a secondary school (ages 11-16 essential, ages 11-18 desirable);
• Excellent curriculum knowledge and how to sequence the skills and knowledge needed;
• A record of / commitment to outstanding teaching and securing high levels of pupil progress;
• Experience of or a commitment to wider school responsibilities;
• Exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills;
• Qualified Teacher Status;
• An appreciation and an understanding of a school at the heart of the community.

What the school offers its staff

Robert Clack School of Science is one of the most successful schools in the UK and we are expanding to become one of the largest schools in the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented, ambitious professional to join the dedicated teaching team within our school.

Reasons to join us

• Our Pupils: The exemplary behaviour of our pupils is always commented upon by visitors to our school. Our pastoral system is second to none, reinforcing the values and ethos of the school. Pupils understand the importance of mutual respect, compassion for others, discipline, hard work, high expectations, and aspirations.
• Success: We are hugely oversubscribed with a large Sixth Form. Through our provision of a broad and balanced curriculum, and an extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities, our pupils achieve excellent academic, social and cultural outcomes, despite living in an area of significant disadvantage. At the end of Year 13, our pupils go on to top University destinations, including Oxford and Cambridge. Many have progressed to employment via apprenticeships or in a variety of industries.
• Working Conditions: Our pupils need the best quality teachers in the classroom and we support our teachers through enhanced PPA time, minimal bureaucracy, supportive departments, pastoral teams and the leadership team.
• Professional Advancement: We believe in training, developing and supporting teachers and support staff. Many of our teachers trained at Robert Clack; a number are former pupils of the school, including the Headteacher. We have a Silver award for our CPD from the Teacher’s Development Trust, Investors in People Bronze award and the one time that we entered the Sunday Times Best Public Sector Company we were ranked first for Leadership, My Company and Personal Growth. If you are ambitious, motivated and above all an excellent teacher, there are plenty of opportunities for you to develop at Robert Clack School.

Further details about the role

As a result of a forthcoming maternity leave, we are looking for an enthusiastic and inspirational Temporary English Teacher to join our growing team in Easter 2026. This appointment would be temporary for up to one year in the first instance.

At Robert Clack School, we encourage pupils to develop a love of language and literature, while exploring a range of important themes and contexts. All pupils develop key skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. They read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts, and are given the opportunity to improve their writing skills through various methods (narrative and descriptive pieces, discursive essays, letters etc.), along with speaking and listening skills via classroom activities (role play, group debate, presentations etc.).

Many pupils take part in extra-curricular activities in English such as BBC School Report, reading groups, theatre trips and poetry competitions. We also deliver intervention and revision for our students.

We are a high achieving department, that attained fantastic results in the summer. We are looking for an enthusiastic, responsive and reflective teacher to help students to continue to make progress in English.

You must be passionate about teaching and promoting a lifelong enjoyment of English. You will be expected to collaborate with colleagues in the department in planning and delivering lessons across a range of ages and abilities. You must be committed to delivering high quality teaching and learning, while securing outstanding progress for all pupils. Applications are welcomed from both Early Career Teachers and experienced teachers.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.