Teacher of English - Maternity Cover

Heyford Park School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 5HD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  10 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) Teacher Main and Upper Pay Scales

Teacher of English - Maternity Cover job summary

Our aim at Heyford Park School is to provide the best possible education for all our students

At Heyford Park School, our mission is to provide the best possible education for all students in a nurturing and inclusive environment. We are proud to be a warm, welcoming all-through school with a strong sense of community. Our staff body is collaborative, supportive, and genuinely enjoy working together.

We are seeking a well-qualified, enthusiastic, and dedicated Teacher of English to join our fantastic department in September 2025. The maternity cover will last until the end of the academic year. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and can be flexible as to whether the successful candidate works with us full-time or part-time. Whether you are an Early Career Teacher looking to start your journey with the support of our excellent ECT programme in partnership with Bartholomew School, or an experienced teacher seeking new challenges, we offer excellent professional development and career growth opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a school recently rated Good by Ofsted, and to join us at a dynamic point in our journey. As part of the Eynsham Partnership Academy Trust (EPA), our secondary phase is closely supported by Bartholomew School, an Outstanding school as of 2024.

English is a thriving subject at Heyford Park, with strong results and high student engagement across all Key Stages. Results at 4+ improved from 67% to 78% last year. Our English team is small but strong, with a deep sense of collaboration that extends across the whole school.

Located in the village of Upper Heyford, Heyford Park is easily accessible from Bicester, Banbury, and Oxford, serving the surrounding rural communities.

For more information or to discuss the role, please contact Andrew Binnington, Head of School, at 01869 232203 or email axbinnington@heyford.epatrust.org copying in recruitment@heyford.epatrust.org

Please note that we advise applying promptly as we reserve the right to close and interview if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake and receive a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service check as well as attending safeguarding training as part of this role.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Heyford Park School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 595 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Heyford Park School website (opens in new tab)
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