Teacher of English & Film

Denefield School, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6XY

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 January 2027 or Easter

• Closing date

  18 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 November 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (710)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: English, Media studies
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (Actual) Main Scale or Upper Pay Scale

Teacher of English & Film job summary

Would you like to teach in a school which is highly successful, oversubscribed and where student progress and attainment is in the top 20% of schools nationally? A school with strong relationships and an excellent behaviour culture, founded on trust, clarity and clear routines? A school with first class opportunities and support for staff, regardless of career stage or experience? Denefield offers this, and so much more.

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and enthusiastic teacher of English and Film to join a strong and successful department that produces excellent outcomes at Key Stage 4 and 5. Our aim is that every student, regardless of ability of circumstance, leaves Denefield with the foundation for a rich and fulfilling life. Success for life is underpinned by the curriculum we teach, the qualifications that students gain and by the CHARACTER values that are embedded throughout the school. Denefield students are happy, confident and polite making this an excellent environment in which to work.

We offer:

• Supportive faculty structure with collaborative planning and preparation to increase efficiency and minimise workload;
  
• High quality professional development and the opportunity to train and mentor student teachers
  
• Excellent student behaviour based on respect and high expectations alongside a dedicated and supportive pastoral team
• Onsite parking, a highly subsidised cycle to work scheme and a subsidised canteen
• Employee assistance programme.

Completed applications should reach us by 9.00am on Wednesday 18 November.

Early applications are highly encouraged and we reserve the right to call candidates to interview before the closing date.

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

Denefield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All short-listed candidates will be subject to online searches and the successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with other relevant employment checks. CVs will not be accepted.
In our school we are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider.

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 Denefield School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Denefield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/denefield-school

Denefield is an ambitious, successful and over-subscribed school located in the western Reading suburb of Tilehurst.

At Denefield School we believe passionately that every young person should gain the qualifications and develop the character skills to have, as we say, 'success for life'. Every member of the community benefits from the strong, respectful relationships between staff, students, parents and carers.

Denefield is a happy and exciting place to work, where every member of the school team is valued. We recognise that our staff are the main reason behind our successful school. Both teaching and support staff are committed, enthusiastic and hardworking, all believing firmly that we should help students to be and do their best. We understand that the wellbeing of our staff is essential and that they need to feel supported so that they in turn can support our students and ensure that they succeed in life.

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