Teacher of English

St John's Marlborough, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4AX

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/ UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/ UPS

Teacher of English job summary

Teacher of English

Start Date: September 2026

Salary: MPS/UPS

St John’s Marlborough is a high performing academy and a key member of the highly effective Excalibur Academies Trust. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic English teacher to join our exceptionally supportive and passionate team. We are looking for a candidate to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum that is exciting, creative, and diverse. The successful candidate will be a passionate practitioner who is confident teaching across the ability range.

The English faculty, as well as the rest of the Academy, performs at a high level and it has a clear focus on students making excellent progress. We can offer you the opportunity to teach English up to and including A level Language and Literature. You will join a faculty that is celebrating consistently positive results.

Being part of the Excalibur Academies Trust means we offer a well thought through package of support and development, which includes a wide variety of opportunities for you to take your career in any number of directions. Our professional development is an area of excellence and ensures a very clear focus on the development and well-being of all our staff and students.

The Academy grounds are situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, boasting views of Marlborough and the surrounding Wiltshire Downs. The Academy has exceptional facilities in a state-of-the-art teaching environment, and we are a school that specializes in evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning.

We believe this is a great opportunity to join a thriving and forward-thinking academy, whether you are an experienced teacher or at the beginning of your career. We would be prepared to put the right financial package together to draw an exceptional candidate to join the team. We also welcome applications from candidates who would like to work part time.

Visits to the Academy and faculty are welcomed. Please contact tgrimes@stjohns.excalibur.org.uk to arrange a visit.

Closing date: Friday 5th June*

Interview date: TBC

*The school reserve the right to close the job advert should they receive sufficient suitable applicants.

If you would like to find out more about working at St John's Marlborough, please follow this link to the recruitment pages on our website www.stjohns.excalibur.org.uk/about-us/recruitment/

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust's recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks

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 St John's Marlborough

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1712 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's Marlborough website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-marlborough-marlborough

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