Teacher of English

The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BN

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  30 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS1-UPS3 with Fringe Allowance
• Additional allowances:

  MPS1-UPS3 with Fringe Allowance

Teacher of English job summary

Are you:

• Passionate about working with young people and the importance of education?

• Able to relate to young people and support them to become independent, resilient learners?

• Dynamic and organised, with good attention to detail?

• Someone with good communication, interpersonal and IT skills?

Our values at The Misbourne for both students and staff are learning, kindness and excellence; these permeate everything we do, but start with our staff. If you join our staff team, you will be part of a caring, kind and supportive group of professionals who really do share a sense of belonging and camaraderie. We actively look at ways to give staff time back, whether this be with our two week October half term, a flexible PPA which you can take at home every fortnight, or flexible use of gained time in the summer term.

As a member of our Misbourne English team - which consistently achieves great progress and results at KS4 and 5 - you will benefit from:

• a fully planned and resourced centralised curriculum across all subjects, meaning we do not expect teachers to go home and do individual planning

• regular calendared development time to collaboratively plan and talk about teaching, develop professionally and reduce workload

• a school with high regard and value placed on its staffing body

• a strong English department with a curriculum which develops engaged and well-behaved students to be creative, articulate, imaginative learners, confident and secure in their opinions and thoughts.

We are looking for someone who could play a part in helping us achieve our vision of learning, kindness and excellence for every student. We would love to work with you if you are hungry to grow and learn and have a keen interest in becoming the best teacher you can be, by building effective relationships and instilling in students the same love of English that you yourself will have.

The Misbourne is an aspirational and friendly place to work where every student and member of staff is a valued member of our community. Whether you are starting out in your career or looking for your next challenge, our English department has a breadth and depth of experience, with colleagues who thrive in a hard-working and innovative team built over many years. With strong and consistent leadership you can be assured of a genuine commitment to supporting your day-to-day practice and long-term professional development. We are looking for potential - to develop you into the teacher or middle leader you want to be.

About The Misbourne:

The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have over 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. We are proudly non-selective and inclusive, ensuring that we live and breathe our values: we are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do. We are the Lead School for Careers in Bucks.

Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally. As our greatest asset, we place great emphasis on staff wellbeing evidenced in our Wellbeing Charter.

Excerpts from our successful 2022 Ofsted inspection include:

Pupils told inspectors that the clear and fair behaviour system helps them to behave well

Relationships between staff and pupils are strong

Pupils’ conduct around the school is orderly and calm

Pastoral care puts the child at the heart of everything the school does

We can offer you:

An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, evidenced by our Wellbeing Charter e.g. we support the principle of 1265 directed time for teaching staff

Students who are a pleasure to work with

Great training and development opportunities

An experienced, friendly and collaborative team of staff

An annual personal ‘Headspace Day’, taken in term time

A two-week October half-term

A centralised behaviour system with visible and supportive leadership

Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free on-site parking

We are not just offering a job: we offer the opportunity to grow with us and make an impact.

We would be delighted to invite prospective applicants to visit our school and experience first-hand what makes The Misbourne such a great place to work. To book your school visit please email recruitment@themisbourne.co.uk

The closing date for applications is midday on 21st November and interviews will take place w/c 24th November.

The Misbourne reserves the right to close and shortlist early, therefore early applications are encouraged. Please note we undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence.

The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references (sought for all shortlisted candidates ahead of interview), DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance.

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

The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance

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 Misbourne School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1126 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Misbourne School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-misbourne-school

We are an 11-18 Academy in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have nearly 1100 students on roll including a successful and growing Sixth Form. Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes