English Teacher (Mat Cover)
Hayle Academy, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4DN12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
20 April 2026
Closing date
10 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 November 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.8 FTE
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until needed - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS - UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hayle Academy is seeking to appoint a 0.8 FTE Teacher of English on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave, starting April 2026. Delivering to KS3 and KS4, the successful applicant will join a high-performing Faculty and play a key role in inspiring and supporting our students to achieve their very best.
This is an exciting time at Hayle Academy as we continue to embed our digital transformation strategy, providing teachers and students with the very best tools to enhance teaching and learning. Teaching and Learning is at the heart of our school; the successful applicant will share our commitment to delivering outstanding learning opportunities and to developing their own practice as part of a collaborative team.
Hayle Academy is a popular and inclusive community school with 630 students aged 11–16. In its most recent Ofsted (March 2022), the school was judged Good. Our vision is to inspire our students to dream big and achieve more. We are proud to be part of the Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and are working to become a beacon of excellence in Cornwall.
About You:
We are looking for a motivated and positive team player with a determination to ensure all students succeed, regardless of barriers. You will inspire, enthuse, and motivate both staff and students, bringing creativity and passion to the classroom.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
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.
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About Hayle Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 604 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hayle Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
Become who you want to be…
School isn’t just about what you learn. It’s about who you learn to be.
That’s why at Hayle Academy, students are encouraged to try new things, develop confidence, and build resilience. And they do it within our friendly and encouraging community.
Every child comes to us full of promise. Our aim is that when they leave, they are independent thinkers with the skills and self-belief to achieve it.
Arranging a visit to Hayle Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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