English Teacher

Teacher of English

Derbyshire

September 2024 - July 2025

Full time long term.

£153.84 - £238.59 per day.

Empowering Learning are a market leading education recruitment company. We are working in partnership with a large Secondary School in Derbyshire close to Sheffield who are looking to appoint an experienced English Teacher on a full time long term basis to cover a maternity post. The appointed candidate will be responsible for teaching Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and potentially some Key stage 5.

This is a full-time maternity cover post from September 2024 through to July 2025, Empowering Learning are an exclusive partner agent to this school and are seeking outstanding candidates who wish to hear more about this exciting opportunity.

You will be working within a Secondary School with deep rooted history, a wholly collaborative teaching and leadership team, and the opportunity to work with students who deeply care about their education, excel academically and behave in line with expectations in the classroom. Students are respectful, polite, and grateful of the learning experiences this school affords.

The job

• The school is looking for someone who is passionate about English, to provide the very best opportunity for students across the school.
• In this exciting role, you will contribute to the strategic direction of your subject development across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
• You will be responsible for the full planning and preparation of your lessons, including the design of a scheme of work and direction for the department.
• To provide outstanding teaching for learning which meets the needs of all students.
• To support the school raising standards of teaching and learning across the department and in monitoring progress towards agreed aims.
• To provide specialist subject expertise to assist departmental staff, as appropriate.
• To support the school in the implementation of agreed whole school policies and initiatives.

The successful candidate will

• Hold a teaching qualification (QTS) Specialising in Secondary English.
• Hold a degree or equivalent.
• Have outstanding teaching practice.
• Have experience of implementing a range of strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success.
• Contribution to impact on the quality of learning and teaching and curriculum.
• A proven track record of excellent results at both GCSE and A-Level.
• Have experience of high-quality pupil tracking and feedback practices.

Empowering Learning Ltd. are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. You will also be required to provide 2 professional references covering at least the last 2 years, and complete our online application followed by a video or face to face interview. Empowering Learning Ltd is a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and therefore will not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation.

How to apply

If you are an English Teacher with recent school experience looking for their next challenge, then we would like to hear from you. Apply today via the website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Empowering Learning, please contact Abi on or via email at