Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Thomas Gainsborough School, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 January 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  22 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR1 - UPR3 (FTE £32,916 - £51,048 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  N/A

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover) job summary

Thomas Gainsborough School

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover, January 2026)

Job Title: Teacher of English (2 x Maternity Covers)

Contract Hours: Full Time

Start Date: January 2026 Grade: MP1 to UPS3

Responsible to: Head of English 

Thomas Gainsborough School is a large, vibrant secondary school and sixth form, proud to serve over 1600 students. Guided by our vision of “Excellence: for each, for all”, we are committed to delivering an aspirational, personalised and inclusive education that unlocks potential and builds character. 

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic and hardworking teachers of English to join our thriving team and provide maternity cover. 

Both posts will involve teaching across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the possibility of A Level teaching for suitably qualified candidates. 

This is an excellent opportunity for colleagues at any stage of their career, whether newly qualified or experienced, and may particularly suit those looking to relocate or re-join the profession. 

What we can offer: 

• A strong, supportive and experienced English department, teaching in purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities. 

• Motivated students with excellent attitudes to learning. 

• A commitment to professional development and opportunities to grow. 

• A school culture shaped by our values of Respect, Resilience, Honesty, Happiness, Confidence and Positivity. 

• A genuine focus on wellbeing and flexible working arrangements where possible. We are looking for teachers who: 

• Are passionate about English and committed to inspiring a love of literature and language.

 • Can deliver high-quality lessons and achieve excellent student outcomes. 

• Believe in our mission to break down barriers and raise aspirations for every young person. 

• Will contribute to our wider school community, enriching the culture, character and currency of our students’ education. 

Thomas Gainsborough School is a happy, ambitious and inclusive community. If you share our vision and want to make a difference for every child, we would love to hear from you. 

Closing date: Thursday 16th October 2025

Interviews: Thursday 23rd October 2025 

For further details, please contact Mrs M Griss: mgriss@tgschool.net  01787 375232

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.  Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.

 

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

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

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 Thomas Gainsborough School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1615 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thomas Gainsborough School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-gainsborough-school

Thomas Gainsborough School invests in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. We are closely linked to the Unity Research School and lead the way in many local and national initiatives including being an EdTech Demonstrator School and being an ArtsMark platinum school. We provide excellent support care and support for our staff and students. There are Lead Practitioners to support colleagues in continually improving their practice. As a large, successful and popular school their are opportunites for colleagues to develop at every stage of their career.

In September 2015 the school moved into an award-winning new building, where subjects are taught in specialist rooms either in our Sixth Form block or alongside other History classrooms. The team is very supportive and expectations for students are high.

Thomas Gainsborough School is a consistently high performing, well resourced, and truly comprehensive school, with a firm belief in excellence for each and every student, placing students at the heart of their curriculum. You can find out more about the school at www.tgschool.net

The school continues to invest in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for any teacher to develop their practice and continue their career progression.

The school is located just south of Sudbury in Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds. There are also many delightful and affordable villages in the surrounding area, which also make travelling to London, Cambridge and Norwich a possibility.

Many of our staff work flexibly in different ways including part-time working. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours of flexible start and end times. Please talk to us at the interview stage about the flexibility you would like and we will explore what’s possible for specific roles.

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