Second in Department - English

Newmarket Academy, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0EB

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  June 2026

• Closing date

  16 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR/UPR + TLR2b
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2b

Second in Department - English job summary

Newmarket Academy 

Second in Department – English 

Start Date: 8th June 2026 

Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR £5,875 

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent 

Newmarket Academy is a community school on a journey to embed and sustain the significant improvements we have made. Last summer saw our students achieve the best results in the school’s history, with our English department leading the way and we want to continue to build on this strong foundation. We are ambitious to ‘be the best we can be’ for the children who attend our school. 

Our core values- respect, responsibility and resilience - capture our approach and we are looking for a Second in English to join us who can model our values and support us on our journey. We are proud to have been appointed the first lead secondary school in the country for developing the CUSP curriculum (Curriculum Unity Schools Partnership) at secondary level. The CUSP curriculum is well established in the UK and internationally. CUSP is guided by evidence-led curriculum structures, such as retrieval, spaced retrieval practice and interleaving. It is underpinned by explicit vocabulary instruction and research-focused pedagogy. Combining these has led to exceptional outcomes for young people, as a result of coherent curriculum design and instructional teaching. 

Newmarket Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership, a forward-thinking academy trust of 40 schools. At Unity, we value our people, and we have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice. Unity Schools Partnership celebrates both professional development and career progression. You will join a team of specialists in a department which encourages new, innovative and challenging teaching methods which have underpinned a trajectory of improving results. A highly effective cohesive team of specialists that has been on a journey of rapid improvement over the past few years. There are high-quality schemes of learning in place and Teaching and learning is effective across the department. 

 

You will: 

• Be engaging, passionate and hard-working risk taker who can motivate, inspire and challenge both students and colleagues 

• Committed to ensuring all students make exceptional progress 

 

In return we will offer: 

• Support any CPD required to be able to fulfil the role 

• A supportive and friendly working environment with well established “well-being” programmes. 

• An excellent programme of induction into the Academy with supportive and dynamic staff. 

• 2 week October half term 

• Well-being day each Academic year. 

 

Prospective candidates are invited to visit the Academy and meet the team. 

Please contact Sian Newby, PA to the Headteacher for further information or to make an appointment - sian.newby@newmarketacademy.co.uk  

Closing date: 12th February 2026, 09:00am

Interview date: Week commencing 2nd March 2026 

 

Please note: We may interview as applications are received and may appoint before the closing date. Applications must be submitted online via our careers website before the deadline, so we encourage early applications and advise checking the job details on our site.

In line with safer recruitment, we cannot accept CVs. Incomplete application forms may result in candidates not being shortlisted.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS. We are also committed to equality, diversity and fair recruitment practices, and we oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination.

We value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you wish to work part‑time or as a job‑share, we will accommodate this wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from under‑represented groups.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

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 Newmarket Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 813 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newmarket Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newmarket-academy

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