GCSE Achievement Tutor - English

More than one location, The Rowan Learning Trust

108 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 December 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time: Part Time (range from 4 hour to 20 hours per week)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until summer 2027
• Pay scale: STPCD - M1 to UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Strong subject knowledge
• Passion for improving outcomes for young people
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to motivate and inspire students
• Experience of teaching, tutoring, mentoring or coaching young people
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Relevant degree qualification
• Experience of GCSE teaching and examination specifications
• Experience working with disadvantaged learners

What the school offers its staff

• Nationally negotiated salaries
• Generous pension (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)
• Organisational Support
• Personal development
  

Flexible working opportunities

This is a part-time role with hours ranging from 4 hours to 20 hours per week.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

The core purpose of this role is to:

• Deliver targeted academic intervention to small groups and individual pupils in Key Stage 4
• Support students to achieve strong GCSE outcomes and improve confidence and attainment

Location: Trust-wide (based in one or more of our three secondary schools)

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. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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.

About the schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Rowan Learning Trust website
• Email address: h.robinson@rlt.education
• Phone number: 01942 939026
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-rowan-learning-trust

The Rowan Learning Trust is a medium-sized multi-academy trust based in the North West of England. The Trust was established in 2012 following many years of highly successful school to school based support. The Trust was founded on the philosophy that high expectations and standards, alongside true collaboration, accelerates school improvement. Therefore, maximising the potential of students and staff within our wider school community; with a clear moral purpose to advance education for the public benefit. Our name refers to the inception of the Trust within the borough of Wigan and the Rowan tree being featured on the borough's coat of arms. The Rowan Learning Trust was formed.

We currently have 12 schools across Wigan, Bury, Knowsley, Lancashire and Cheshire West & Cheshire.

Our trust is built on the firm belief that everyone can reach their full potential wherever they are within our community. We want our learners to leave us prepared and confident for the next stage of their lives. To achieve this goal, we operate a collaborative approach to staff development and school improvement which is a supportive and aspirational process; we share our best practice internally and externally with practitioners from other schools.

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