Teacher of English
Hampton College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8BF13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
30 September 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS
Teacher of English job summary
Required January 2026
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of English. This is a permanent and full-time position, however applications for a job share will also be considered.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop as a teacher, in a supportive environment, within a Trust that values its staff and recognises the importance of providing ongoing training opportunities for further development.
The successful candidate will have the ability to inspire and motivate with a passion for teaching and learning. We’re looking for someone who can be an exceptional team player and who enjoys supporting and working collaboratively with others and can share our vision to deliver outstanding education for children and young adults with the commitment to make a difference to outcomes and achievements of all our students.
The English Department at Hampton College are a strong, experienced team who have innovative practice and a love of learning at the heart of their agenda. Many members of the department also hold other areas of responsibly within the school. The department encourages collaboration that has fostered a supportive environment for its teaching staff. Lessons are planned to ensure the development of all students, as well as with the intent to inspire further learning. Students are excited by the subject because of the modern and relevant material we are able to offer them. ICT is used in the department to enhance students’ progress and is an area that is constantly being developed.
At GCSE, students’ study AQA’s English Language and English Literature. At Key Stage 4, our results in the last few years have been among some of the best in the school. At KS5, we offer both AQA English Literature B and the English Literature and Language combined A-Level that are both popular choices with our students.
How to Apply
If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application through My New Term.
- Please complete all sections of the application form.
- Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.
- Your personal statement should outline your previous experience and how this makes you a suitable candidate for the position for which you are applying.
We welcome visits to the school prior to application. If you have any questions, would like a general conversation about the role or wish to arrange a tour, please contact the HR Team in the first instance at jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk or by calling 01733 246824.
Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appointment prior to the closing date.
Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hampton College
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1620 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hampton College website
Hampton College
Eagle Way, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, PE7 8BF
Hampton College is an established, successful, all-through school, which formed its own multi-academy trust (Hampton Academies Trust - HAT) in 2014. The Trust is also the education provider for the neighbouring secondary school, Hampton Gardens School and Hampton Lakes Primary School, which opened in September 2019. In 2020, Dogsthorpe Infant School joined our trust. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.
Hampton College currently serves the community of Hampton, on the southern outskirts of the city of Peterborough and has good links to Cambridge and Stamford. Hampton Gardens School serves the neighbouring Cambridgeshire village of Yaxley, as well new housing being added to the Hampton East development, where Hampton Lakes Primary School is located.
Required September 2023 (or earlier)
TEACHER OF GEOGRAPHY
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teacher with a passion for Geography, on a full-time basis.
You will be expected to contribute to the continued development of the Department’s curriculum. You should be able to communicate effectively with students and colleagues as well as having good organisational skills.
You should be a reflective practitioner, interested in developing your practice and trying out new strategies in your teaching. You will already be, at least, a competent user of ICT, and happy to learn more. Above all, we wish to appoint an imaginative and enthusiastic teacher, who will be keen to work alongside a team determined to create an excellent department and one keen to develop excellent relationships with students and staff.
You will have a passion for working with young people and you will relish the satisfaction that comes from helping them to develop and to learn. The successful candidate will, of course, be an important part of the department and can expect the support needed to develop their career further but will also be expected to:
• Possess the ability to inspire and motivate, and who have a passion for teaching and learning.
• Have consistently high expectations with the drive to help all students achieve their full potential.
• Be an exceptional team player and who enjoys supporting and working collaboratively with others.
• Have the skill to form positive relationships for learning with all staff, students and parents.
• Share our vision to deliver outstanding education for children and young adults and the commitment to make a difference to outcomes and achievements of all our students.
What we can offer you in return:
• A fantastic working environment where students are enthusiastic and want to learn. All our schools have modern buildings, with light and airy classrooms, outstanding facilities and are situated at the heart of the community.
• We value our staff and recognise the importance of providing ongoing training opportunities. As a growing Trust we are also able to offer opportunities for promotion and fresh challenges as new roles arise regularly within the Trust.
• Our active Staff Wellbeing Group creates an effective channel for staff to be heard, and underpins our commitment to cultivating a supportive working environment which allows staff to flourish and achieve their full potential.
• Our extensive induction programme supports staff every step of the way, and our buddy system gives new staff a supportive and knowledgeable mentor.
• Full access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, which is designed to help staff deal with any personal or professional problems. Staff have access to free legal advice, medical information, counselling sessions, online self-help tools, factsheets and the wellbeing portal.
For further details, please visit the Hampton Academies Trust website: http://www.hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk/jobs/
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 13 March 2023
Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appointment prior to the closing date.
Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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