English Teacher
Burnt Mill Academy, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2NR20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,074.00 Annually (Actual) Main Scale to Upper Pay Scale plus excellent benefits
English Teacher job summary
Specific Responsibilities
To teach across the 11 – 16 age range, including GCSE under the direction of the Head of Faculty.
To participate in the development of appropriate schemes of work, taking specific responsibilities in some areas.
To assess and report on students’ attainment and progress in KS3 and on GCSE grades and progress in KS4.
To teach to the requirements of the National Curriculum programme.
To be a form tutor to an assigned tutor group and to carry out related duties.
To carry out a share of supervisory duties.
Communicate effectively with parents with regard to students’ achievements and well-being.
Know when and how to scaffold appropriately, using approaches which enable students to be taught effectively.
Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding students have acquired.
Have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy.
Have a clear understanding of the needs of all students, including those with special education needs, those of high ability, those with English as an additional language, those with disabilities and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.
To impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time.
To take responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues.
Understand how to assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements.
Main Expectations of the role
Being aware of students’ capabilities, their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these.
Guide students to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs.
Demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies.
Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children and know how to adapt teaching to support students’ education at different stages of development.
Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support.
Encourage students to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
Establish a safe and stimulating environment for students, rooted in mutual respect.
Have high expectations of behaviour and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly.
Promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity.
Support strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.
Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to involve and motivate them.
About the Trust
BMAT is a thriving community of schools, committed to providing an outstanding education for every student attending one of our schools. We create environments where individuals matter, confidence flourishes, and every child can achieve exceptional outcomes. We currently oversee seven secondary academies and five primary academies, primarily located in Harlow, with additional sites in Newham and Stansted.
The Trust’s vision is clear - to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent children from becoming confident, high-achieving, and independent individuals.
What can BMAT offer you?
BMAT provides a range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being:
- Enhanced and flexible PPA
- Generous employer pension contribution through Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme
- Private healthcare benefits, including 24/7 Doctorline access
- Home and electronic salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work
- Discounted Gym membership through salary sacrifice
- Lifestyle and discount savings
- Workplace nursery fee salary sacrifice scheme via Yellownest
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Burnt Mill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 987 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Burnt Mill Academy website
School location
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