Lead Teacher English
The Edge Academy, Birmingham, B31 2LQ14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
8 July 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
24 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, Monday - Friday, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Range
Additional allowances
TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
As Lead Teacher of English at The Edge Academy, you'll be at the forefront of our mission to inspire and educate the next generation. Your excellent subject knowledge and inspirational teaching style will motivate disengaged students to reach their potential.
The Lead Teacher of English is expected to implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support their designated curriculum area as appropriate.
You will work with students with varying abilities and different needs from KS3 up to GCSE level.
You must be positive, resilient, friendly and hard working. Specific leadership roles to be decided depending on strengths of successful candidate. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
This role is challenging, rewarding and will allow the successful applicant to be creative with autonomy.
You will have
• A degree level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience of effective management of a subject
• Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement
Main Duties
• Implement and deliver an appropriately relevant and differentiated English curriculum to Ks3 and Ks4 • Be able to undertake with confidence the usual responsibilities of a class teacher • Contribute to a safe and welcoming learning environment for students, particularly for those who may be vulnerable
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer
• The opportunity to join a supportive staff and work with challenging pupils to make a real difference.
• Training and support enabling career development.
• To work, develop and contribute to a unique positive culture.
• Wellbeing. Our staff satisfaction is excellent. Staff have access to a suite of wellbeing opportunities, such as all meals provided, not meeting for meeting’s sake, an employee assistance programme.
• Our staff speak positively to each other. If there is to be any developmental feedback, it is valid, polite, and non-judgemental.
• Our senior team pride themselves on being “visible” throughout the day. They support their team.
• A working from home allowance package of 3 days per school year (1 per term) for all employees.
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Edge Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 3 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Edge Academy website
- Email address
- rachel.currie@theedgeacademy.co.uk
The Edge Academy is an oversubscribed, OFSTED ‘Good’ Alternative Provision Free School focused upon improving opportunities and outcomes for students who may be struggling to achieve their full potential in a mainstream setting. We aim to create a superb learning environment to transform the learning experience and outcomes for young people on the exclusion spectrum. We were delighted to win the 2022 Midlands Education Awards “Outstanding Support for Students Award” as well as the 2022 PRUsAP “AP Team of the Year” National Award.
Arranging a visit to The Edge Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rachel.currie@theedgeacademy.co.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Birmingham