Teacher of English

The Royal Liberty School, Romford, Essex, RM2 6HJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 2pm

• Date listed

  17 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,870.00 - £50,474.00 Annually (FTE) Teachers main scale outer london

Teacher of English job summary

If you are looking to advance your career in a small, friendly supportive school and are committed to providing the very best experience for our students we would love to meet you. We are very proud of our success

and are looking for a new teacher to join our aspirational team.

A teacher is responsible for ensuring that the students he/she teaches are able to learn effectively and to make progress.

Key Accountabilities

• The preparation of lessons in accordance with the school’s agreed policies and procedures.

• Planning of lessons and teaching resources that enable students to learn and make progress.

• The Assessment of students learning recognising its place in developing students learning.

• Using assessment to inform teaching and learning. Following the school policies on assessment and marking.

• Setting and marking of homework, extended learning tasks and class work. Working in accordance with the homework policy.

• The provision of an effective learning environment through proper use of resources and effective management of student behaviour.

• Being a reflective practitioner, keeping up to date, through reading and INSET, with educational thinking.

• Contributing to the development of a subject area through attending meetings and being involved in Faculty review and planning.

• Being a positive role model for students, encouraging them to behave in accordance with the school code of conduct. Using the Behaviour Management Policy and Working Together Code of Conduct.

• Developing positive relationships with parents through the formal reporting system, parents’ evenings and when in communication with parents.

• Promoting positive attitudes in students when undertaking the role of form tutor, using the tutor period effectively.

• Ensuring that school equipment is used safely and take measures to ensure the security of equipment after use.

• To take an active role in School Performance Management system to review own progress and set targets for future development.

• To undertake the responsibilities of a form tutor.

• To take appropriate action to identify and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the immediate working environment.

• To work in accordance with the values of the school particularly with regard to promoting positive attitudes towards tolerance and respect for other people.

• To work in accordance with school policies and procedures as identified in the staff handbook and school policy folder.

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 The Royal Liberty School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 738 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Royal Liberty School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-royal-liberty-school

Secondary School for boys.
Ofsted rating: Good.

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