20 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    26 March 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time, part time

Contract type

Fixed term - for duration of maternity leave - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650 to £49,084

Pay scale

M1-M6 & UPS1 to UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors of Priory School wish to appoint a well-qualified, talented, committed and inspiring fixed term, Teacher of English, to cover a period of maternity leave from September 2025. *Applications are welcome from those requiring between 0.6 – Full Time FTE.


The successful applicant will:


A commitment to high expectations, with the ability to inspire and challenge students.

Develop targeted learning resources to support the diverse make-up of the student body.

A proven track record of impacting upon students' learning.

The ability to teach English at KS3 and KS4.

A clear understanding of current and future curriculum developments.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

The attributes to be a strong form tutor.

Qualified Teacher Status.


What the school offers its staff

Priory School, Lewes is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school. We are proud of the highly successful rounded education we provide. At Priory, we have a long-standing history of academic excellence within a culture of strong pastoral care.

Priory is a school where students are expected to work hard and as a result make excellent progress. We believe in balancing the pursuit of academic excellence with the wellbeing of our community.Our broad and balanced curriculum reflectsthe community we serve. Priory School is well regarded and is consistently oversubscribed.

Our aim is for Priory to be the leading inclusive and creative state secondary school in the region, a school in which all students acquire powerful knowledge, feel a strong sense of social connection and belonging, and become ethically-aware citizens who are ready to confidently take their place in the world. Our school also aims to reflect the uniqueness of Lewes, historically and socially.

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):

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to personnel@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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About Priory School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1154 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Priory School website
Phone number
01273 476231

11-16 mixed comprehensive school

School location

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