Teacher of English

Manor High School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  21 August 2026

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 May 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: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) M1-UPR3

Teacher of English job summary

We seek a motivated, dedicated and innovative Teacher of English to join our experienced team at Manor High School. We deliver English to GCSE level; therefore, you should be able to offer teaching to this standard.

Our students love school and they love their English lessons! We are one of the most successful departments in the county and are an enthusiastic and pioneering team, passionate about our subject and the outcomes of our students. If you are looking for a school that values literature, teamwork and innovation, you have found that school!

We are looking for someone with a positive, can-do attitude who is passionate about Literature and wants to inspire others and in return, you will benefit from being supported by a committed and talented staff body and an experienced English team.

We are excited to be at the start of an incredible journey, recently launching an innovative 1 to 1 ipad scheme for students and there has never been a better time to join us.

Manor High is an exceptional 11-16 school based in a highly desirable part of Oadby, Leicestershire. It has over 900 students and is part of the OAK Academies Trust. We benefit from a culturally diverse population and a body of students who are well-motivated, with very high aspirations. Our school is founded upon four core values: Excellence, Inspiration, Resilience and Respect. These underpin all that we do and all that we are.

We will support your own professional learning and development, through CPD opportunities.

Please refer to the OAK candidate information pack for details around our employee benefits.

Come and visit us before you apply; our Headteacher would love to show you our school in action. We would be delighted to receive an application from you thereafter.

We reserve the right to shortlist and interview earlier than the closing date, should suitable applications be identified.

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

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.

About Manor High School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 926 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manor High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-high-school-leicester

We are an inclusive, fully comprehensive school. We welcome students from all backgrounds, of all faiths or none and of all abilities from Oadby and the surrounding area. Our students are high-achieving. They feel safe
and enjoy learning in a happy and supportive environment.

Here at Manor High we are relentless in our mission to ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education that leads to real choice in life. In addition to ensuring excellent qualifications that surpass national averages, we are committed to our pupils, supporting them to flourish as individuals ready for life beyond Manor High. Our objective is to create excellent people who have excellent qualifications. We offer our pupils this commitment to excellence based on high-quality teaching and a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.

Our collective mission through our school is to encourage pupils to become highly ambitious, successful citizens who are well positioned to create a better world. We set unapologetically high expectations,
challenging our pupils to believe in their ability and have the choice in life they truly deserve. We ensure our pupils are at the forefront of tomorrow.

Our Core Values of Excellence, Inspiration, Respect and Resilience were chosen by staff, parents, governors and, of course, the children who are at the heart of everything we do at Manor High.

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