Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 29 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 3DR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 59c8ede2-b55c-4a5a-96f3-ecaba63ffc89 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Honours or Higher degree.
• Experience of having contributed to extracurricular activities.
• Degree in relevant and appropriate discipline.
• Experience of 11 – 16 English teaching.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• An excellent classroom practitioner with a proven record of motivating students to achieve success.
What the school offers its staff
• Voted ‘Most Inspirational School in Rochdale’ in 2024, and the only school in Greater Manchester and Lancashire with ‘World Class Schools’ status.
• Conveniently located just off the M62, we offer an easy commute from Stockport, Central Manchester, Leeds, Blackburn, Warrington, and Burnley – all within 40 minutes or less.
• We value our staff and provide time off for important family events, such as school nativity plays and first days at school etc.
• Our department prides itself on its staff retention and staff development. External positions in this department are rare – this is your chance to join a truly outstanding team.
• Free access to our onsite gym.
• Free Simply Health membership that includes money off prescriptions, dental check-ups, physiotherapy, opticians, and GP appointments.
• 20 additional PPA hours per year beyond government guidelines.
• Opportunity for free lunches available
• Work in an environment where Ofsted say that our students are ‘proud to attend this school’ and ‘can learn in lessons without disruption’. With a ‘behaviour system which allows [leaders] to respond to any uncommon instances of students’ poor behaviour rapidly’.
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.
• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Honours or Higher degree.
• Experience of having contributed to extracurricular activities.
• Degree in relevant and appropriate discipline.
• Experience of 11 – 16 English teaching.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• An excellent classroom practitioner with a proven record of motivating students to achieve success.
What the school offers its staff
• Voted ‘Most Inspirational School in Rochdale’ in 2024, and the only school in Greater Manchester and Lancashire with ‘World Class Schools’ status.
• Conveniently located just off the M62, we offer an easy commute from Stockport, Central Manchester, Leeds, Blackburn, Warrington, and Burnley – all within 40 minutes or less.
• We value our staff and provide time off for important family events, such as school nativity plays and first days at school etc.
• Our department prides itself on its staff retention and staff development. External positions in this department are rare – this is your chance to join a truly outstanding team.
• Free access to our onsite gym.
• Free Simply Health membership that includes money off prescriptions, dental check-ups, physiotherapy, opticians, and GP appointments.
• 20 additional PPA hours per year beyond government guidelines.
• Opportunity for free lunches available
• Work in an environment where Ofsted say that our students are ‘proud to attend this school’ and ‘can learn in lessons without disruption’. With a ‘behaviour system which allows [leaders] to respond to any uncommon instances of students’ poor behaviour rapidly’.
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.