Teacher of English

The Streetly Academy, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2EX

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Spring Term / January 2026

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  18 September 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: £32,917.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (FTE) MPS / UPS plus benefits

Teacher of English job summary

The Academy offers a unique blend of tradition and future, seeking the highest standards of behaviour and appearance, whilst maintaining an emphasis on harnessing technologies, and exploring every avenue in improving teaching, learning, and assessment.

We are proud of our sport specialism, and make every effort to ensure all students are given the opportunity to develop and progress, in terms of health and leadership, via the avenue of PE, sport and the arts. This links closely to our PRIDE values, which are based on the Olympic and Paralympic values. Each student and member of staff has a Google Chromebook to enhance our curriculum offer.

We can offer you:

A considerate employer with regard for your well-being and family priorities.

A health care plan to cover some of the costs of keeping you well such as dental, physio and eye care, with the addition of counselling and fast track to consultant appointments should you be carrying the worry of a health scare.

Excellent professional development / guidance and opportunities to progress through our extensive CPD program.

Every member of staff and student is equipped with a Chromebook device to aid innovative teaching and reduce workload.

Friendly and supportive colleagues.

Students that are helpful, with good manners and take pride in their appearance.

A wide variety of clubs, trips, events and opportunities.

A large and successful sixth form and an opportunity to teach English at post 16.

Free onsite parking and access to our onsite gym and padel tennis courts.

We are looking for someone who:

Has a strong subject knowledge and the ability to teach English across Key Stages 3 and 4 (experience with Key Stage 5 would be an advantage).

• Is a proactive team member who is able to work collaboratively to develop effective, creative and innovative teaching and learning strategies across our team.
• Is committed to promoting literacy and developing students' confidence in reading, writing, and verbal communication.

Demonstrates creativity in lesson planning, using a range of strategies to engage and challenge learners of all abilities.

• Can set targets that stretch and challenge students of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions.
• Has a continued commitment to their own professional development.
• Has the potential to teach Media Studies is also desirable.

Applications are welcomed from both newly qualified and experienced teachers. The successful applicant will be supported by an excellent department. For ECTs, we provide our highly successful ECT programme where you will train alongside other ECTs. This enables aspiring teachers to support and learn from each other, in the true collaborative spirit of teaching. Every member of staff receives the opportunity to complete full Level 1 TEEP (Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme) training course for 3 days.

If you are looking for an opportunity to join a progressive school and departments that thrive on good humour and team work then please apply. Last date for receipt of completed applications is midnight on Sunday 28th September 2025. Interview date to be week commencing 6th October 2025.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

The Streetly Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. These posts are each subject to an Enhanced DBS check and prohibition from teaching check.

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

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.

About The Streetly Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1500 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Streetly Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-streetly-academy

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