Teacher of English

Tewkesbury Academy, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8DF

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  12 April 2027

• Closing date

  29 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (806)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,255 - £42,268

Teacher of English job summary

Job Title: Teacher of English 

Actual Annual Salary: £27,255 - £42,268 (M1 to UPS3 based on 0.8 FTE)  

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £34,069 - £52,835 (M1 to UPS3) 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Hours: Part-time, 26 hours per week, 0.8 FTE 

Additional role info: Working Pattern – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 

Provisional Start Date: 12 April 2027 

Your opportunity to deliver outstanding English lessons and inspire the next generation of students:  

We are looking for an inspirational teacher with a passion for delivering excellent educational experiences for our students. You will have the opportunity to use your talents to play a key role in championing the success and life chances of all children in our trust. Our commitment to high expectations and standards, a joy-filled contemporary curriculum and excellent teaching means that we can create more opportunities for the lifelong success of our pupils as they become young adults. 

About you: 

You will be: 

• a qualified teacher or hold an equivalent teaching qualification.  
• able to deliver the curriculum in your chosen area and consistently teach high quality lessons across relevant key stages. 
• able to meet the needs of learners from key identified groups, including pupil premium, looked after children, SEND and High Attaining students.  
• a strong communicator with the ability to embrace change, motivate colleagues and build positive relationships with students, staff and parents.  
• able to recognise, value and support the delivery of opportunities which extend beyond the confines of classroom delivery and seek to enrich and add value to the students experience & learning.  
• empowered to develop your own expert practice and support the development of others.  
• highly competent in all elements of the Teachers’ Standards and your achievements and contribution will be substantial and sustained as an Upper Pay Scale teacher.   

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application. 

About Tewkesbury Academy: 

Tewkesbury Academy is an exciting place to learn and work within Gloucestershire with a student body of more than 1,000 and upwards of 150 colleagues. We serve the distinctive town of Tewkesbury and surrounding villages, with its renowned historical, musical and ecological festivals each year.   

The sense of community and connectedness is strong at the academy, as is support from the wider business community, and this is reflected in the plethora of personal development opportunities at the school.  

Being ready, respectful and responsible is a key tenet of life at Tewkesbury Academy, where we provide a calm and supportive environment and expect commitment and hard work from students and staff alike to ensure that they feel supported and challenged to produce their best.  

Why CLF? 

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.   

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. 

What we can offer you: 

• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. 
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.  
• Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities. 
• Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks. 
• Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.   
• Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute. 
• A collaborative culture which supports workload. 
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme. 
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs. 
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay. 
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more! 

Recruitment timeline: 

• Closing Date: 29 November 2026 @11.59pm  
• Short-listing: 30 November 2026 
• Interviews: 10 December 2026 

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment. 

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.  

Skilled Worker sponsorship: This role may be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, subject to the candidate meeting the applicable Home Office eligibility and salary requirements. Full-time and 0.8 FTE positions will generally meet the required salary threshold; for other part-time working arrangements, eligibility will depend on the salary applicable to the role and the candidate's working pattern. To help us assess whether sponsorship may be available, we encourage candidates who require sponsorship to provide their current salary information when completing the application form. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.    

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist. 

 

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 Tewkesbury Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1019 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tewkesbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tewkesbury-school

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