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Teacher of English

Stamford Welland Academy, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1HE

This job expired on 12 December 2025

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Teacher of English job summary

Location: Stamford Welland Academy
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: MPS/UPS (dependent on experience)

Start Date: September 2026

Stamford Welland Academy is a vibrant and inclusive secondary school committed to providing high-quality education and fostering a love of learning. We pride ourselves on our supportive environment, strong community ethos, and dedication to helping every student achieve their full potential.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Teacher of English to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will inspire and engage students across Key Stages 3 and 4, delivering a curriculum that promotes creativity, critical thinking, and a lifelong appreciation of literature and language.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging English lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
• Assess, monitor, and report on student progress, ensuring high standards of achievement.
• Contribute to the development of the English curriculum and departmental initiatives.
• Participate in extracurricular activities and whole-school events.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to create a positive and stimulating learning environment.

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree in English or a related subject.
• A passion for English and the ability to inspire students of all abilities.
• Strong classroom management skills and a commitment to safeguarding.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach to professional development and teamwork.

Why Join Us?

• Supportive leadership and a collaborative staff team.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career progression.
• A welcoming school community with a focus on wellbeing and achievement.
• Staff parking
• Teachers Pension
• VivUp benefit
• Eyecare & Flu vouchers

Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.

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About Stamford Welland Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 597 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stamford Welland Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stamford-welland-academy

Stamford Welland Academy joined the Meridian family of schools in 2014. In September 2021 we were inspected by Ofsted and judged to be ‘Good’ overall where ‘Leaders have high ambitions for what pupils can achieve’.

Stamford has train lines that service Peterborough, Leicester & Cambridge.

We are an ever-expanding secondary school with admissions increasing in every year group each year. The confidence that the community has in our excellent pastoral care and quality of teaching means that we are growing at a rapid rate within the Stamford community.

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