Teacher of English (maternity cover)
Redden Court School, Romford, Essex, RM3 0TS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
8 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £37,870.00 - £50,474.00 Annually (Actual) Main scale Outer London
Teacher of English (maternity cover) job summary
Our English Faculty is an innovative team of 10 who have a wealth of experience and expertise in the fundamental areas of English Language, Literature, Film Studies, Drama and Journalism. We pride ourselves on sharing our love of literary traditions and writers’ craft with the aim of enthusing our students too. We have dedicated English classrooms including a Library that is well stocked with engaging and aspirational reads. The successful candidate must be able to teach Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 English to an outstanding standard. We are a collegiate team who are intent on creating a dynamic learning journey within English and are keen to welcome a colleague who will embrace teaching and learning.
Roles and Responsibilities:-
To strive for excellence in teaching and learning in the classroom.
To ensure that agreed school and faculty policies are adhered to in all teaching and administrative activities.
To liaise with parents/carers on student progress and attend consultation evenings/progress review days as specified in the school calendar.
To assess and report on students at all levels, including those with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ensure that there is a sharing of information regarding the progress of individual students with relevant Tutors, Pastoral Heads and the SENCo.
To lead the development of the subject through attendance and discussions at regular calendared faculty meetings.
To lead enrichment activities for students as directed by the Head of Faculty.
To be responsible for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 groups and their progress against school targets.
To participate in relevant staff development programmes within the school.
To participate in the pastoral care structure of the school as a Form Tutor or member of the support team.
To undertake any reasonable duties at the direction of the Head Teacher which are appropriate to the needs of the school.
As an employee, you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programmes provided through the Spark and Medicash organisations. This includes access 24 hours a day to a GP helpline, physiotherapy, optical support, dental treatment, and access to a counselling service.
Redden Court School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (with children's barred list check).
Redden Court School is an equal opportunities employer including blind recruitment.
"We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, disability, religion or belief, age or sex and sexual orientation.”
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the post before applying please feel free to contact Mrs L Campbell on 01708 342293 or by emailing lcampbell@reddencourtcloud.co.uk.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.
The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way during the application/interview process.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Redden Court School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1058 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Redden Court School website
We pride ourselves on being a fully comprehensive school placed at the heart of the community. We want all of our students to be happy, ambitious and to achieve results that reflect their true potential.
Our school has served the local community of Harold Wood for many years, providing a high quality education to the students of this area.
Our vision is focused on a ‘Commitment to Success for All’ and high levels of aspiration for every member of our community. The school is forward thinking and progressive. We seek to achieve the very best for all of our students through the use of a rich variety of educational approaches.
We have caring staff who are dedicated to ensuring the students are successful in every aspect of their learning.
Redden Court is the founding school in the Success for All Educational Trust and is recognised as one of the highest performing mixed comprehensive schools in Havering.
We are an accredited ‘Thinking School’ and have very close links with the Cognitive Education Development Unit at the University of Exeter. Metacognition and the development of thinking skills is at the heart of our teaching and learning in the school as we believe it plays an important part in developing resilient and independent learners.
We also have very strong links with the Havering Teacher Training Programme, we are a senior partner in the Empower Teaching Alliance and we are recognised as a Leading Edge School by the SSAT. The school has also been accredited with All Together (Anti Bullying), Place2Be (Student Mental Health), SEND Exceptional Outcomes Award, The Quality in Careers Standards, Healthy Schools Gold Award and Gold Travel Ambassadors Award.
We are a growing community Trust with inclusion at the heart of our ethos and require leaders who will bring this vision to life.
These are exciting times for Redden Court School with so much change and challenge in the future.
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