English Teacher
Downend School, Bristol, BS16 6XA8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
12 May 2026
Job details
Job role
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
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR - UPR
English Teacher job summary
Job title: Teacher of English
FTE: 0.8
Contract type: Fixed term (maternity cover)
Location: Downend School, BS16 9LH
About the Role
In this role, you will work to support and challenge all students to achieve their full potential and academic success through consistently strong classroom practice. Your primary focus will be to teach English across the full age and ability range delivering engaging, research-based lessons that inspire learners. You’ll maintain thorough, up-to-date knowledge of the National Curriculum to ensure your lessons align with department curriculum plans. To ensure high standards of progress, you will evaluate student learning through assessments, providing clear and constructive feedback that helps students achieve their best possible results.
About You
We are looking for a personable and proactive educator who can build warm, effective relationships with both students and colleagues. You should be an agile professional who can meet the changing needs of the school environment with a "can-do" approach.
You will:
- Hold QTS and have experience teaching across a full age and ability range.
- Possess a clear passion for English and a strong desire to share this with young people.
- Have a detailed working knowledge of the National Curriculum and the ability to translate it into impactful, deep learning.
- Be a role model who sets high standards in all areas of school life and implements school policies with consistency.
- Have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation and a total commitment to promoting the welfare of young people.
About us
At Downend School we provide a safe, supportive and challenging learning environment that aims to inspire and empower young people to grasp opportunity; to reach their potential and excel; to develop responsibility and integrity and to respect themselves and others.
We have a strong ethos based on our core PRIDE values of participation, respect, identity, determination and excellence. We set standards high and aim to nurture young people who are well equipped to become active and positive members of the school community and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a time of rapid change.
Our curriculum is ambitious and well taught, using The Downend Lesson to ensure a consistent approach to classroom practice and a shared language for learning. Our classrooms are orderly and disciplined but also vibrant and exciting learning spaces where an intellectual curiosity and a life-long love of learning can be fostered.
We are also proud of the care and support we offer our students. We strongly believe in the value of creating a friendly and caring school community where youngsters feel a sense of belonging and feel valued and respected. Happy and motivated students will flourish and become successful young people. Above all, Downend is a happy school.
We can offer you:
- Happy, engaging students who thrive on inspirational leadership
- A supportive trust and school community
- Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
- A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
- A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
- Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
- Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
- Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 20th May. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
CSET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post, which will include an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the children’s workforce and a Children’s Barred List check.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Downend School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1429 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Downend School website
Downend School is an exciting and vibrant learning community where every student is supported to achieve their absolute best and every member of teaching and support staff play their part in creating this ethos. We are proud of the exciting curriculum, outstanding pastoral care and excellent opportunities for enrichment that Downend School provides.
Downend School is situated in leafy South Gloucestershire, but is less than 25 minutes away from the heart of the cosmopolitan vibrancy of Bristol City Centre. We offer the benefits not only of working in an exciting and supportive school, but also from being part of Castle School Education Trust.
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