Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)
Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5HY14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01 Sept 2026
Closing date
1 May 2026 at 1am
Date listed
17 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS as appropriate
Teacher of English (Maternity Cover) job summary
We are seeking a Teacher of English (Maternity Cover) to join our team.
Smithdon High School is an 11 – 16 school located in the town of Hunstanton on the North Norfolk coast, famed for its sunshine and colourful striped cliffs. We are a small and friendly community with dedicated staff, who strive to help each student reach their full potential—both academically and personally.
Start Date: 01 Sept 2026
Salary: MPS as appropriate
This post is open to ECTs
Temporary Maternity Cover
Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
Smithdon High School: https://www.smithdonhigh.org.uk/
Purpose of the Job
We are seeking an ambitious, passionate and imaginative English teacher to join and complement the friendly, supportive and dedicated professionals within our English department team.
● To meet all requirements of the Teachers’ Standards.
● Within the English curriculum area, to implement, deliver and contribute to the schemes of learning.
● To shape the learning experience to motivate and encourage students to achieve their full potential.
● To monitor the progress of students and provide support to ensure personal and academic growth.
Teaching and Learning Responsibilities
● To use a variety of delivery methods to stimulate learning, appropriate to student abilities.
● To prepare and update subject materials.
● To ensure a high-quality learning experience for students that meets internal and external quality standards.
● Within the guidance presented in the school’s Assessment Policy and using appropriate I.T. systems, to assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students.
● To take part in Parent/Carer Information Evenings.
● Within the school’s marking and homework policy, to set and mark work appropriate to the needs of each student. To provide constructive feedback, particularly through live marking, to facilitate progression.
Personal and Professional Conduct
A teacher is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. They are to uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school.
For a full job description please click the link below.
The duties and responsibilities listed in the job description provide a summary of the main aspects of the role. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to carry out other tasks, as deemed appropriate to the grade and nature of the post.
Closing Date for Applications: 1st May 2026
Interview Dates: TBC
Start Date: Sept 2026
How to apply
For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
West Norfolk Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check with barred list. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.
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 Smithdon High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 564 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Smithdon High School website
At Smithdon High School we share a simple vision. Every child is supported to make progress in every single lesson, every single day.
These are exciting times to join our school. Under our current Headteacher since September 2022, we are building to become a truly great school – with our best GCSE results ever in the summer of 2023 and achieving a “Good” Ofsted (“good” in all areas) in November 2023. Our staff work as a team and support each other, while receiving fantastic professional development opportunities. They are encouraged to be the best they can be.
Our school serves the coastal town of Hunstanton and the surrounding area with a clear focus on knowing the strengths and needs of every student. We believe every child deserves a warm welcome to every learning opportunity and a personalised learning experience; challenge and support leading to exceptional progress. We are also at the centre of the community in Hunstanton and West Norfolk. We will always embrace opportunities to strengthen existing and explore new relationships within our community.
Our buildings are both innovative and modern as well as of historic significance and we aim to create the best facilities for our students to learn and achieve - coupled with an innovative and creative curriculum alongside outstanding specialist staff.
Everything we do reflects both our core values to "Work Hard, Be Kind and Smile" and our "Smithdon Seven" expectations.
1. We believe in ourselves and are proud of our achievements
2. We aim high and accept challenge to achieve our ambitions
3. We take responsibility for our choices, our actions and our environment
4. We work together to support our community
5. We are present, we are equipped to learn, we work hard and we always give our best
6. We are respectful and we listen to others
7. We take pride in the presentation of ourselves and our work
At Smithdon High School we welcome applicants who want to make a positive difference to the lives of our students and can help them to aspire to great futures.
We are part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust whose aim is to challenge and support a small group of schools to provide an excellent education for the young people of West Norfolk.
The Trust works in a supportive partnership with Primary and Secondary schools with each school maintaining their unique identity and ethos.
The schools work together to ensure maximum benefit for all students through economies of scale and shared resources.
The Trust’s clear strategic vision for the future is based around four key areas:
• Maximising student achievement
• Ensuring each student is engaged with the school
• Ensuring our students have access to world class resources
• Delivering outstanding teaching and learning
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