Teacher of English

Fulbrook School, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17 8NP

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  7 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main/Upper Pay Scale
• Additional allowances:

  Main/Upper Pay Scale

Teacher of English job summary

Job Purpose:

To produce high-quality teaching plans and supporting resources; to deliver high-quality lessons; to develop an outstanding curriculum with engaging learning and formative assessments; to secure the highest levels of learner interest and achievement; to monitor and support the overall development of pupils.

Relationships:

The post holder is responsible to the Head Teacher in all matters, to the Subject Leader in respect of curricular matters and the Assistant Head Teacher or Key Stage Leader in pastoral matters.

The post holder also interacts on a professional level with colleagues and seeks to establish and maintain productive relationships with them. The main objective of the team, within which the post holder works, is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the school.

Teaching and learning:

Deliver consistently high-quality teaching and learning experiences that lead to high levels of progress, learner interest and enjoyment;

Keep up to date with developments in the subjects and in teaching.

Assessment:

Make accurate assessments that can be used to track pupil attainment and progress;

Make summative and formative records of pupil attainment;

Regularly assess pupils’ work so they know what they need to do to improve and help them act on this information to improve progress.

Curriculum planning:

Produce high quality lesson and short-term teaching plans with supporting resources for own classes;

Share planning and resources with other teachers.

Communication:

Ensure effective communication with parents of students;

Liaise with colleagues in our feeder and destination schools.

Additional duties:

Fulfil the role of form teacher and mark class attendance registers;

Play a full part in the life of Fulbrook, to support its vision and ethos, as well as encourage staff and pupils to follow this example;

Follow the policies and procedures as agreed by the Governing Body of Fulbrook;

Undertake any other duties as specified by the Head Teacher

Kingsbridge Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post prior to commencement.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Fulbrook is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; all staff are expected to share this commitment and all applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with previous employers, prior to interview. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check is required for all successful applicants.

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 Fulbrook School

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 554 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fulbrook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fulbrook-middle-school-milton-keynes

Fulbrook is a very popular, high achieving school, which is now an extended secondary school, providing education for Years 5 – 9 and extending the offer to Year 11 by September 2024. Please visit our school website to learn more about the school vision. The future is coming… Come with us!

Set in a magnificent green field site, just within the county boundary of Bedfordshire, the school is close to the exciting and vibrant city of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. Our current number on roll is 470. As a 9-16 extended secondary school, we shall have approximately 720 pupils on roll by 2024.

We are a school, where everyone is known, valued and supported to achieve personal success.

We offer a very popular cash back health insurance package, providing dental, optical, diagnostic consultations, scans and various therapies including physio, chiropractic and osteopathy.

Fulbrook is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; all staff are expected to share this commitment and all applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with previous employers, prior to interview. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check is required for all successful applicants.

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