Lead Teacher of English

Raleigh Education Trust, Nottingham, NG8 5PN

43 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  tbc

• Closing date

  31 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 32,916.01 -£51048.00

Lead Teacher of English job summary

As a Lead English Teacher in the Academy, you will play a pivotal role in delivering engaging lessons that inspire students to develop their skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking. This position offers an excellent opportunity for qualified teachers who are passionate about teaching English across both Primary and Secondary age groups.

As a teacher within the Trust, you will also have the opportunity to reach out and be a mentor and a role model for pupils who need the guidance and support that your qualifications and experience will bring to the role. Classrooms and teachers are learning how to collaborate with our pupils to secure the very best outcomes they deserve by creating beautiful and important work that they can share with peers and their families.

If nothing makes you happier and more fulfilled than seeing pupils discover their passion, experience success in learning, or come to understand the importance of perseverance, you will bring a deep love of learning and pass that knowledge and passion onto our pupils every day. pupils with additional needs deserve to be treated the same as all other groups of pupils. They deserve to have the same opportunities and learn the things that their mainstream peers learn. Our specialist school is seeking a qualified teacher who cares about unique pupils, is keen to see them doing well, and who will push their limits to succeed.

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.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Raleigh Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/raleigh-education-trust

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