English Teacher
Chislehurst School for Girls, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6HE14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
25 September 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2027 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Classroom Teacher Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale (Outer London)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a colleague who:
- Is a skilled, versatile and hardworking English teacher with a passion for delivering an excellent English provision to students across Years 7 to 13 (up to KS5)
- Consistently models excellent practice and has students' academic progress and personal development at the core of their professional motivation
- Wants an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant and diverse organisation
What the school offers its staff
In return we will offer you:
- A dedicated and supportive staff team
- Polite and welcoming children and families
- A working environment where everyone is valued and respected
- Excellent CPD within the school and across the Trust
Further information about the job
Job Purpose
To provide high-quality teaching, enable effective use of resources and high standards of learning and achievement for students, within an atmosphere in which students feel challenged, valued and secure.
Key functions
- To plan and teach the subjects, classes and groups as allocated by the Head of Faculty and the Senior Leadership Team
- To ensure that high-quality teaching and learning takes place in all allocated classes
- To support and participate in the curriculum development work of the English Faculty, including the writing of schemes of work and programmes of study
- To assist the Head of Faculty in the maintenance of high standards of work and behaviour within the subject
- To be a Form Tutor and to carry out the specified duties as directed by the Year Leader
- To assist the Subject Lead of English in developing and implementing a full programme of extra-curricular English
- To support the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in the effective operation of the school
- Plan and prepare all resources for assigned classes and groups
- Teach the classes allocated, and provide a well-planned, challenging and purposeful learning environment for students
- Support and carry out policies and practices to promote positive student behaviour and achievement in English within the framework of the school behaviour policy
- Set and mark homework on a regular basis
- Mark student work promptly in line with faculty and school marking expectations
- Contribute positively to the subject and faculty team development through extra-curricular activities and enthusiastic promotion of the subject and its benefits for students
- Assess, monitor, record and report on student achievement in line with School and Faculty Area policy, including creating student reports and attending parent’s meetings
- Assist in the identification of student special educational needs, and support the work of the SEND Team
- Maintain a neat, orderly and positive physical classroom environment
- Prioritise the understanding of all student needs, learning gaps and closing these through a data driven approach, particularly to support student premium students, SEND and stretching high achieving students
- Share in the development and writing of course outlines, syllabuses and schemes of work in English including creation of resources and lessons within the team
- Follow the course outlines, syllabuses and schemes of work agreed by the English Lead
- Make effective use of student performance data, and student and staff target-setting; and provide relevant information to the Senior Leadership Team
- Monitor and record student attendance and punctuality in line with school policy, and support the Head of Faculty and Leadership team in the maintenance of high levels of student attendance
- Prepare for and attend English Team and Year Team meetings and support the work of the English Team and the Year Team
- Follow all safeguarding expectations and guidelines as set out by the school and the Trust
- Participate in and support the Teachers’ appraisal process
- Support the school’s review and refine approach through positive and active participation in the faculty and school development plans, reviews and collective improvement
- Undertake specific duties within the English Team as agreed with Faculty Lead for English
- Create a purposeful and positive school culture through building positive professional relationships with students and staff
- Create a supportive home-school dialogue through effective and regular contact with student families as required through the job role
- Take personal responsibility for both the overall professional delivery of the role of a teacher and use line management to effectively seek support in aspects of the post as needed
Duties
All Teachers Duties
Undertake such other duties as reasonably required by the Headteacher including open evenings
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Chislehurst School for Girls
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1227 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- aedmunds@iniciotrust.org
Chislehurst School for Girls is a non-denominational secondary academy based in Kent, for girls aged 11-18. The school has a rich history spanning decades and is situated in the idyllic town of Chislehurst.
It was originally founded in 1896 as Sidcup High School and was more recently known as Beaverwood School for Girls. The secondary school was renamed in 2014 as Chislehurst School for Girls.
At Chislehurst School for Girls, it is believed that each student has strengths. Through care and knowledge of every individual pupil, teachers strive to develop these strengths. The secondary school’s vision for the future is combined with the traditional values that it believes society respects.
Chislehurst School for Girls has a strong belief in good discipline and it ensures that students know what is expected of them. Pupils have access to a grammar-style curriculum, through the school’s Grammar Stream.
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