Teacher of English (maternity cover)
Lawnswood School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5AGThis job expired on 12 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.6 FTE
Contract type
- Fixed term - maternity cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an English teacher with a passion for your subject?
Do you believe that all students are capable of achieving their potential?
Would you like to work in a truly diverse and inclusive school community where both student and professional development are core values?
We wish to appoint a part-time Teacher of English (0.6 FTE) to teach across the 11–18 age range, with the capacity to deliver the curriculum to the highest standard. The successful candidate will be a skilled practitioner with great enthusiasm, a ‘can do’ mentality and a strong commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for our students.
You will be:
- A skilled classroom practitioner with a love of English and a clear understanding of how students learn.
- Ambitious, flexible, and resilient, with a strong belief in the potential of every learner.
- Eager to contribute to a department that values creativity, consistency, and collaboration.
What the school offers its staff
At Lawnswood School, we offer:
- A professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity to work within a passionate and supportive English Department.
- A highly diverse student body and a culture of high expectations for all.
- A commitment to your professional development and wellbeing.
- The potential to influence whole-school practice in literacy and contribute to strategic improvement.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an online search will be conducted. This includes only information publicly available online.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lawnswood School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1441 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lawnswood School website
- Email address
- hr@elawnswood.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 284 4020
Again, rated a 'Good' school by Ofsted in September 2023, Lawnswood School is set in North Leeds and has a wide catchment area and a diverse intake of students from cultural backgrounds and socio-economic groups.
Under stable leadership and a supportive and inspiring leadership team, Lawnswood School offers opportunities for professional challenge and personal development.
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