Teacher of English- Maternity Cover
| Posting date: | 25 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9AG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 60a93fbd-1791-47ae-ad10-620e40312d39 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our ideal candidate will:
• Be a well-qualified graduate to be a Teacher of English
• Be able to teach across all 3 key stages
• Hold a relevant degree and teaching qualification
• Place the learner at the centre of everything they do
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner
• Be able to work effectively as a member of a team
• Be well organised, proactive keeping to deadlines and encouraging others to do so
• Be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school, and to a rich and diverse programme of extra-curricular activities.
• Have the desire and dedication to ensure high standards of pupil progression and attainment
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer you:
• Enthusiastic, able and well-behaved students
• A modern teaching environment
• Competitive pay and pension scheme
• Tailored induction programme
• Bluesky professional development scheme with the possibility of funding for additional qualifications
• Employee Wellbeing Programme including counselling
• Employee benefits such as Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and on-site gym.
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.
Our ideal candidate will:
• Be a well-qualified graduate to be a Teacher of English
• Be able to teach across all 3 key stages
• Hold a relevant degree and teaching qualification
• Place the learner at the centre of everything they do
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner
• Be able to work effectively as a member of a team
• Be well organised, proactive keeping to deadlines and encouraging others to do so
• Be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school, and to a rich and diverse programme of extra-curricular activities.
• Have the desire and dedication to ensure high standards of pupil progression and attainment
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer you:
• Enthusiastic, able and well-behaved students
• A modern teaching environment
• Competitive pay and pension scheme
• Tailored induction programme
• Bluesky professional development scheme with the possibility of funding for additional qualifications
• Employee Wellbeing Programme including counselling
• Employee benefits such as Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and on-site gym.
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.