Teacher of English (2026/CP016)
East Durham College, Willerby Grove Peterlee, SR8 2RN, Peterlee, Co Durham, SR8 2RN17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Qualified: £31,000 to £41,000 Unqualified: £28,000 to £29,500
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Duties of the Role:
Your role will be to deliver an ambitious curriculum to all by working flexibly and efficiently maintaining the highest professional standards in line with college values.
As an experienced teacher, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality lessons, assessing students' progress, and providing guidance to help them achieve their full potential. As a course leader you will have responsibility for assigned programmes including the associated organisation, assessment, co-ordination and administrative responsibility.
Essential Requirement:
- Degree in related subject area or qualified to industry recognised standard in a relevant vocational or technical subject.
- GCSE level standard education or equivalent (maths & English)
- Recognised post-16 teaching qualification
- Commitment to continuous professional development in relation to pedagogy and vocational, technical or academic area
What the college offers its staff
What we offer:
- 45 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
- Teacher Pension Scheme with up to 28.68% employer contributions.
- Access to a Cash Healthcare Plan.
- Heavily discounted Gym Membership.
- Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity and Adoption leave.
- 3 days paid emergency leave per year.
- Various Paid and unpaid leave for other needs.
- Funded Continuous Professional Development (CPD) where appropriate.
- Onsite restaurant, Canteen and Hair and Beauty Salon.
- Free onsite parking.
- On site Nursery facilities (up to 5 yoa).
- Cycle to work scheme and much more.
- Access to free Beamish Tickets.
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 college website (opens in new tab)About East Durham College
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 14 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 14 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- East Durham College website
- Email address
- recruitment@eastdurham.ac.uk
Our vision is to provide exceptional further and higher education, providing opportunities for all, through purposeful and collaborative partnerships. We will specifically grow provision in regionally important skills priority areas including construction, advanced manufacturing, social care, digital, culture, creative and tourism and health and life sciences, horticulture, agriculture and food security and sustainability.
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