Teacher of English
Holyport College, Holyport, Berkshire, SL6 3LE13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 January 2027
Closing date
23 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: The College’s full-time hours are 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 3.45pm on Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS inc. London Fringe
What skills and experience we're looking for
Holyport College seeks an ambitious and effective graduate teacher to teach English. This post will provide excellent professional development opportunities for either a newly qualified or an experienced teacher with the capacity to develop strong leadership skills and recognise the unique opportunity of working in the country’s first state day and boarding free school.
What the school offers its staff
Holyport College is committed to staff wellbeing and to ensuring that all colleagues can maintain an
appropriate work/life balance. Our staff are listened to and valued. We are a school where teachers really can teach: students behave very well at Holyport College and they want to learn.Classes generally have no more than 24 students in them.
The College has two additional weeks holiday per year compared to the average state school: our October half term is two weeks long and our Christmas holiday is three weeks and there are opportunities for
international travel: no member of staff will be asked to do this if they don’t want to however we have regular trips to Iceland, the Alps, Spain, France, Italy and the USA.
There are many opportunities for CPD including through our partnership with Eton College and the Boarding Schools’ Association.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Holyport College
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 660 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Holyport College website
- Email address
- careers@holyportcollege.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01628 640150
A co-educational state day and boarding school for ages 11-19. Eton College is our sole Education Sponsor creating unique opportunities for all of our students. Focusing on high academic outcomes for all of our students with above national and local average results at both GCSE and A Level.
Arranging a visit to Holyport College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@holyportcollege.org.uk.
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