Teacher of English

Hays Specialist Recruitment; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job description

Salary: MPS/ UPS dependent on experience
£30,000 - £46,525
Start: September 2025
Location: Folkestone, Kent.
Contract: Temporary or Permanent Contracts Available

Are you an ambitious, motivated, and excellent teacher of English looking for a career-defining opportunity? We are seeking a passionate English Teacher to join a mixed school that believes in a knowledge-rich curriculum, and are unashamedly ambitious about what every child in their care can achieve. As such, high standards of behaviour ensure that their teachers are free to focus on creating and delivering excellent lessons.

Multiple opportunities for a skilled English Teacher are available at well-regarded secondary schools in Kent with a start date of September 2024. Hays Education, a leading provider with exclusive partnerships with secondary schools in North Kent, Maidstone, Canterbury and Ashford, is assisting several schools in enhancing their English department. We are actively seeking experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers (ECTs) interested in embarking on a rewarding new journey with the potential for growth and exciting challenges.

Role and Responsibilities:

1. To plan, develop and deliver high quality lessons using a variety of approaches, to continually enhance teaching and learning.
2. To monitor student progress, keeping student records that include assessment outcomes and targets set at regular intervals in line with Academy policy, to enable all students to achieve their full potential.
3. Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of children and young people with regard to Every Child Matters agenda and Area Child Protection Procedures.
4. Ensure continuity, progression and cohesiveness in all teaching.
5. Set homework regularly, (in accordance with the Academy homework policy), to consolidate and extend learning and encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning.
6. Track student progress, monitoring achievement against targets set, and take appropriate action on student outcomes.
7. Be a role model to students through personal presentation and professional conduct.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in English or any other related field.
2. Teaching certification or relevant teaching qualifications.
3. Proven experience of teaching English at the secondary or higher education level.
4. Strong subject knowledge.
5. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

1. Private healthcare.
2. Focus on staff wellbeing.
3. Personalised coaching and CPD programmes.
4. Travel Vouchers and Benefits: 3 x £100 vouchers given each term and a variety of discount codes and cash-backs.
5. Hays Training Hub: Access to over 80,000 training courses including training pop-up centres.
6. Your own Dedicated Secondary Consultant.

Application Process:
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