English Teacher
Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1XB16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026 or sooner
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 Annually (Actual)
English Teacher job summary
English Teacher
Salary MPS / UPS plus potential TLR for leadership position within the department
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and enthusiastic English teacher to join the department at Sir Harry Smith Community College. The school is proud of its strong focus on student well-being and creating a genuine sense of belonging for all learners. With a supportive environment and a commitment to fostering both academic success and personal growth, the college provides an inspiring place to teach and learn.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and passionate qualified teacher (holding QTS or an equivalent qualification along with a relevant degree) to teach English across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. There is potential for a leadership position and TLR within the department.
The successful candidate will:
- Be creative, innovative, and dedicated to improving student outcomes.
- Inspire and engage students through dynamic and imaginative teaching.
- Bring strong subject knowledge and a passion for English to the classroom.
- Work collaboratively with a committed team of supportive and skilled teachers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking and welcoming department while fostering a love for literature and language in our students.
What the school can offer:
Supportive and ambitious middle and senior leaders
Recognition for continuous service
Automatic enrolment into the TPS
Excellent CPD opportunities
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
We are a ‘good’ school. Our February 2024 Ofsted recognised that:
‘The majority of pupils want to do well. They understand that their teachers want them to achieve high standards. Pupils trust the teachers who have developed positive relationships with them. They work hard for these teachers and produce high quality work.
'The school has redesigned its curriculum. It has thought carefully about how to inspire pupils. The school has a well-planned and ambitious programme of learning. The school has ensured that the curriculum reflects the diversity of modern life. Pupils explain how they celebrate difference. The school has planned so all pupils have access to the curriculum without limitation. This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)’
‘The provision for students in the sixth form is strong. Teachers’ expert subject knowledge and delivery ensures students learn well. Students develop deep understanding of complex and abstract concepts. Students confidently apply these to different situations, effectively drawing together what they know.
If you would like an information pack, please visit our website www.sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mrs R Ibrahim, Curriculum Manager of English on 01733 703991 or ribrahim@sirharrysmith.com
Application deadline is 9am, Friday 4th July 2025. Please send completed application forms, together with a short letter of introduction to: applications@sirharrysmith.com. We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we consider that we have received an appropriate number of suitable candidates for the post).
Applicants are thanked for their interest in Sir Harry Smith Community College. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date.
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 Sir Harry Smith Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1094 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sir Harry Smith Community College website
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