English Lecturer
East Lancashire Learning Group, Accrington & Rossendale College, Sandy Lane, Accrington, BB5 2AR12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Up to £41,937 per annum (pay award pending)
Additional allowances
Depending on your previous experience additional incentives may be available as follows:
A £2500 ‘golden hello’ payment (if you aren't otherwise eligible for government incentive schemes),
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Organisation
Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding careers prospects.
The Exciting Role
A new and exciting opportunity has become available as a Lecturer in English - to join our high achieving English and Maths Division.
Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation? Do you have a flair for making complex concepts accessible and engaging? If so, we want YOU!
We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated English Lecturers to join our dynamic teaching team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of students and help them unlock their potential in the world of English Language.
You will be part of a highly successful team of dedicated English staff delivering GCSE English Language and Functional Skills English at Accrington and Rossendale College along with inspiring your students to achieve their best.
East Lancashire Learning Group is 'Powered by Maths and English'. Part of our core strategic intent is to ensure that our learners are English and maths enabled and subsequently there is whole college approach to – and ownership of – English and maths. All English teachers are well-qualified and have expert knowledge of the subject and we also continue to invest in teachers' ongoing professional development. You will be joining a team of dedicated, innovative and highly-successful subject-experts who achieve remarkable things - students who resit their GCSEs at the college are more than twice as likely to achieve Grade 4-9 than the National Average.
In particular, the English division aims to:
- Provide a highly ambitious curriculum which inspires students to achieve their very best and which supports them to aim high and reach the extraordinary.
- Ensure a high-quality English provision with excellent teaching, learning and assessment.
- Support students to achieve excellent outcomes in English, supporting them to progress onto their next steps.
The successful candidate will be primarily based at Accrington and Rossendale campus but may be required to travel across sites.
This post would suit an experienced practitioner – with sufficient experience in teaching GCSE English specifically – who is looking for their next challenge and to make their mark within an Outstanding organisation.
Depending on your previous experience additional incentives may be available as follows:
- a £2500 ‘golden hello’ payment (if you aren't otherwise eligible for government incentive schemes),
What You Will Be Doing:
You’ll be involved in every aspect of course planning, including developing schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching resources, all while building strong relationships with your learners. Your efforts will contribute to improving student retention, attendance, and success rates, and you’ll play a key role in shaping the curriculum to best meet students’ needs.
What We Are Looking For:
- Experience of teaching GCSE English within a Further Education, Sixth Form or Secondary setting
- Experience of teaching Functional Skills English is also desirable – but not essential
- Teaching qualification
- Degree in English or associated subject - or alternative degree with A Level English
- Excellent communication skills
- Passion for the subject and ability to inspire and motivate
What the college offers its staff
What We Offer in Return:
- Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service award
- Free on-site parking on all College sites
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About East Lancashire Learning Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- h.resources@eastlancslearning.ac.uk
At East Lancashire Learning Group (ELLG), our purpose is to drive opportunity, ambition, and growth through education. We exist to ensure that every learner, regardless of their background, can access the skills, knowledge, and experiences that will unlock their potential and create meaningful futures.
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