About the role
Teacher of English
Permanent/Fixed Term
Full Time
The successful candidate will teach English throughout the age range 11-16.
Start Date: January 2027
Job ref: ENG26-27
Salary: MPS/UPS (£34,069 – £52,835 per annum)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic English specialist to join our highly successful English department, in a school where:
- Staff are nurtured to develop their craft
- English is valued by students and families
- Where resources are centrally and collaboratively planned
- Where results in English have been significantly above national averages for many years
- The school achieves exceptional results, always well above national averages.
- Excellent CPD opportunities through our professional learning Mondays, weekly learning sessions and CPD Library
- Where there is a strong academic ethos and high expectations of students
- Where behaviour management is
centralised and teachers are enabled to flourish
Please see the enclosed Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.
This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.
How to apply:
If you are interested in this post, please complete the application form online.
A letter detailing why you are a suitable candidate for the position should accompany your completed application form.
Please see the documents listed below, which may assist you in making your application:
- Applicant Pack
- Job Description
- Application and Recruitment Process document
Should you have any queries regarding your application please contact the school.
Closing date: Monday 5th October 2026 9am
Interview date: WC 12th October 2026
Rushey Mead Academy is committed to:
- safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
- equal opportunities and equal value for staff and students, prevention of discrimination in its many forms
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