English Teacher

English Teacher – Full-time, temporary to permanent role starting September 2026

The school offers a calm, purposeful learning environment where pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and behaviour is well managed. Teaching is well planned and engaging, enabling pupils to make strong progress across the curriculum. Leaders provide clear direction and support for staff, ensuring a consistent focus on high expectations, pupil well-being, and academic achievement.

• Teach English full time across relevant secondary year groups
• Plan and deliver engaging lessons that develop reading, writing, and analytical skills
• Maintain high expectations for behaviour and achievement
• Adapt teaching to meet a range of learning needs and abilities
• Assess pupil progress and provide clear, constructive feedback
• Contribute to departmental planning and collaborative working
• Support pupils’ literacy development and confidence in English
• Prepare pupils effectively for assessments and examinations
• Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise pupil welfare
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with experience teaching English
• Strong subject knowledge and passion for English literature and language
• Confident teaching across KS3 and KS4
• Effective classroom and behaviour management skills
• Strong communication, organisation, and teamwork abilities
• Reflective, proactive, and committed to professional development
• Willingness to commit to a temp to perm opportunity
• Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupil well-being

With a rich history spanning over two decades, our teacher recruitment agency proudly serves North London, East London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon and Greater Manchester. We foster exclusive relationships with schools and academies in these regions. Our dedicated team, stationed in branches across Barnet, Havering, Norwich, Cambridge, Abingdon, and Plymouth, is committed to supporting and nurturing teachers.

Step Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates registering with Step Teachers are subject to safeguarding checks in line with the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, including reference checks and an Enhanced DBS check either registered on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.

Your salary – dependent on experience – is paid weekly through PAYE – that means no self-employed or umbrella companies.

• Gain access to a range of exclusive deals, including discounted high street shopping, travel offers, gym memberships, and more.
• Pay portal offers comprehensive physical and emotional well-being services as standard.