Teacher of English (Ideal for ECTs)
Hastings High School, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 2QE27 days remaining to apply
Start date details
August 2026
Closing date
9 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
13 December 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teacher MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
A: TEACHING
- To use and implement subject/department curriculum policies and in co-operation with colleagues, work toward the achievement of the school’s goals and targets within the subject area.
- To set and mark homework as per homework timetable.
- To promote the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to you, expecting the highest possible standard for each pupil. This includes responsibility for pupils identified in the SEND Code of Practice and responsibility for liaising with learning support staff to ensure the needs of all children with SEN are met within the SEN Code of Practice.
- To communicate and consult with the parents of pupils when appropriate and to communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside the school when appropriate, taking account of any departmental or school policy.
- To participate in meetings as determined in the school and departmental meeting cycles.
- To participate in the arrangements made for professional development, review and appraisal.
- To participate in staff training and development activities as required.
- To ensure that, whenever possible, appropriate work is set to cover absence. This should always be done when absence is known in advance.
B: PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT
- To develop appropriate learning experiences for each group using a variety of teaching styles (keeping abreast of current developments) and maintaining the level of discipline essential for learning to take place.
- To assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of those pupils for which you have a responsibility in accordance with any agreed departmental and school policies, providing or contributing to oral and written reports as required.
- To attend Progress Evenings as required.
- To report on pupils’ progress as required, in line with reporting procedures and time frames.
C: INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
- To teach pupils according to their individual educational needs, including provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs; ensuring that pupils’ work is regularly monitored, marked and recorded, in accordance with department and school assessment policies.
- To maintain, record and mark books as required (including electronically).
- To advise the Head of Department on recommendations for changes of group/set, as and when appropriate.
- To advise and co-operate with the Head of Department on the preparation and development of courses of study, meeting N.C. requirements, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment arrangements.
- To contribute to EHCP review meetings.
- To ensure that the school's Child Protection Policy is followed at all times and any safeguarding issues are immediately reported following the school’s safeguarding procedures.
D: MISCELLANEOUS
- To oversee the general tidiness and condition of furniture and fabric of, and equipment in, the teaching base, including where appropriate the display of pupils’ work, thus creating an environment conducive to learning (reporting to the Site Team any issues of health and safety or damage requiring repairs).
- To carry out the duties placed on employees by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
- To adhere to all policies relating to Health and Safety as determined by the school’s Governing Board
What the school offers its staff
Thank you for your interest in this role. This is a full time role to begin August 2026.
Our highly successful English Department is a mutually supportive team who work hard to craft cultural capital into every lesson. We are driven to inspire pupils to foster a love of reading and a curiosity to learn from the literature we share with them. We work collaboratively as a team of specialist staff, sharing resources and good practice to create a rich learning experience for our students. We follow the school’s model of leadership and have two Co-Heads to run this core-subject department.
Our aim is to ensure that our curriculum caters for all levels of achievement to increase the confidence of individuals and foster an enthusiasm for the subject. We also pride ourselves on having high expectations for our pupils. As a result, our pupils achieve highly and are well behaved, allowing teaching and learning to take centre stage.
Classes are taught in mixed ability groups: eight hours per fortnight in KS3 (with one hour in the library for a dedicated reading lesson) and nine hours per fortnight in KS4. Our curriculum is fully- resourced to give teachers autonomy to adapt with their own students in mind.
Reading is a key focus of the school and is spearheaded by the English Department. All of our students are expected to read widely outside of school to prepare for the demands of GCSE and beyond. Our lessons take place in eight well-equipped classrooms. We have access to the library, a department laptop trolley and ICT rooms.
We are forward-thinking, enthusiastic and committed. We are all reflective practitioners who strive every year to improve our quality-first teaching and celebrate the results. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed colleague who is willing to go the extra mile for our pupils to share a love of literature and writing.
What we offer:
Comprehensive induction programme – tailored support for ECTs and new staff.
Professional development – ongoing training, appraisal, and opportunities to grow.
Wellbeing focus – a culture of care and respect for staff.
Collaborative team spirit – work alongside talented, reflective practitioners.
Enriching curriculum – access to a wide range of resources, facilities, andextracurricular opportunities.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hastings High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 859 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hastings High School website
- Email address
- Sarah.Brown@Hastings.School
The school was judged ‘Good’ at our last Ofsted inspection. We are committed to further improvement to ensure that we provide “Care and Excellence for All”.
The school has had significant investment in the last 12 months to build 8 new classrooms, a sports hall alongside redevelopment of the canteen and main pastoral areas. This will enable us to take extra pupils starting with a cohort of 200 in Year 7 in Autumn 2025.
We have a strong academic record with each of the previous 4 years having achieved a Progress 8 score “above average”, achieving a score of +0.40 last year. Our predictions for the future year groups are that they will exceed this. These continuing improvements are down to our focus on the basics; an orderly climate for learning, engaging teaching and building positive relationships with all stakeholders.
We have a comprehensive induction programme for new staff to help you settle in and provide very high levels of support. We are a school which strives to bring out the best in our staff by investing heavily in staff development and wellbeing.
Arranging a visit to Hastings High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Sarah.Brown@Hastings.School.
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