Teacher of English - Part-time Maternity Cover
Oakwood School, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AE20 days remaining to apply
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time: 2 days per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Up to 1 Year - - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- TMPS/UPS Fringe (0.4 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated English Teacher to join our dedicated team starting from January 2026. The position is to cover maternity leave and will last for up to 1 year or the return of the post holder, whichever is sooner. This is a part-time position for 2 days per week working Tuesdays and Thursdays. Applications are welcome from ECTs and experienced teachers.
English is a thriving subject with our students achieving in line with national average. We are, therefore, looking to appoint someone who is motivated and committed with a passion for teaching English throughout Key Stages 3 and 4. The English department is a collaborative and caring environment, very much with a team ethos. As a member of the department, you can expect to be fully supported professionally and personally by a team of compassionate, considerate and enthusiastic colleagues. Within the department, we work together to achieve collective, department wide resources with the aim to provide a respectable and strong work-life balance.
We are looking for colleagues who are:
- Highly successful classroom practitioners
- Enthusiastic and hardworking team players
- Able to achieve high levels of student engagement, challenge and progress
- Inspirational with the ability to motivate students
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Discounted gym membership
- Supportive wellbeing committee
- Free on-site parking
- Electric charging point
- Close proximity to the mainline station
- Plentiful staff enrichment activities
This is an exciting time to be joining Oakwood, as it continues to progress towards becoming a great school in the future.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Oakwood School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1600 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oakwood School website
- Email address
- recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01293 785363
Oakwood is a large and expanding school of over 1600 students. We have split the population into ‘Years’ which enables the students to be cared for in smaller units. Each student also belongs to a House and we encourage a community ethos. The students are loyal and enjoy the friendly rivalry around House activities. Their personal development is also central to the school ethos.
Our priority is to shape our school to fit the students’ needs and aspirations, rather than fit students to the school. For this reason, we adopt the Pathways Approach, where we help students ‘Learn to Learn’. Opportunities for elements of vocational pathways exist as well as accelerated progress and Gifted and Talented opportunities.
Arranging a visit to Oakwood School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk.
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