Teacher of Media Studies & English

Swanmore College, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2RB

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: English, Media studies
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

• An enthusiastic and able teacher
• A warm and effective communicator, committed to ensuring that all pupils make excellent progress
• Able to motivate and inspire pupils of great academic potential
• Organised, efficient and dedicated
• A willingness to participate in departmental extra-curricular activities is also essential

What the school offers its staff

Swanmore Supports Your Professional Development

We are fully committed to championing professional development and all teaching staff are allocated a specific slot for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) reducing a teaching load by one period a week.

Swanmore Supports Your Career Goals

We have a successful mentoring and coaching culture at Swanmore that supports teachers at all levels of their career to pursue professional development in the direction that most interests them.

In addition, Swanmore provides:

- Access to internal training development opportunities (we support National Professional Qualifications at all levels, run an Extended Leadership Secondment and can contribute to Masters/PhD courses)

- Access to a wealth of CPD, such as The National College, TES Develop and a free subscription to TES Magazine online, along with a CPD hour on the timetable

- Access to Professional & Career Coaches/Mentors and self-evaluation tools (such as Swivl)

- An array of staff wellbeing initiatives: Staff extra-curricular activities such as Yoga, Football, free refreshments, fresh fruit and food on Parents’ Evenings and Events

- Free on-site parking

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Free Microsoft Office for home and loan equipment available (visualizer, graphics tablet, device)

- Free Staff Membership of our Fitness Suite with exclusive staff only times

Commitment to safeguarding

Swanmore College and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Role Profile - Media - English Teacher - Sept 2025.pdf - 71.7 KB (opens in new tab)

About Swanmore College

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1330 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Swanmore College website
• Email address: michelle.smith@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swanmore-college

Swanmore College is a popular and successful 11-16 school. Our most recent Ofsted report in May 2023 recognised Swanmore College as a good school. Our three key values are: Innovation, Collaboration and Challenge.

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