12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2025

  • Closing date

    16 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 February 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

GLF Main Pay Range

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about the value of English within the curriculum?

We are seeking to recruit an outstanding and enthusiastic Teacher of English who is able to inspire and make a significant impact on the outcomes for our students. We are looking for candidates who are also willing to teach a second subject.

You will be joining a cohesive and collaborative team in a well-rounded department within a supportive wider staff body. de Stafford is an ideal place to start your teaching career or to take the next step in your journey.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for more information before applying.

de Stafford School:

de Stafford is an 11-16 comprehensive school located in Caterham, Surrey which joined GLF Schools MAT in December 2016. The school has a PAN of 180 students per year group. The school serves predominantly the local Caterham community with the majority of students residing within the CR3 catchment area.

Our Core Values:

Grow

Learn

Believe

Achieve

What the school offers its staff

Why work at de Stafford School:

  • An exciting opportunity to develop a curriculum to meet the needs of the local community
  • A supportive senior management team and wider staff body within GLF Schools
  • Excellent CPD opportunities through our tailored CPD programme
  • An opportunity to work collaboratively with leaders across the wider GLF MAT
  • Recognition of previous school continuous service
  • A successful ECT support programme
  • Onsite parking
  • Access to CareFirst, an advice and information service

Join the GLF Schools Community:

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

  • A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
  • Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
  • 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
  • We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
  • Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer:

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

  • Access to our highly competitive Pension Scheme
  • Flexible working options
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Work life and family friendly policies
  • Employee wellbeing initiatives
  • Access to a staff benefits portal
  • Community and collaboration working model

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

Further details about the role

The Details:

Start Date: 1st Sept 2025

Pay Scale: GLF Main Pay Range

Contract type: Permanent

Closing Date: 16 March 2025

Interview date: TBA

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About de Stafford School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
824 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Secondary

School location

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