Teacher - English; Literacy and ESOL

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Commencing at £31,916 with progression to £35,912 per annum

Working Hours:

37 hours

City/Town:

Leeds

Closing Date:

04/10/2026

Job Category:

Group Member:

Leeds City College

Campus:

Enfield Centre

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Annual leave:
• Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
• Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD opportunities:
• Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
• Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives:
• Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting:
• Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:
• Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

Leeds City College are seeking an English Teacher to join our Adult, Community & ESOL (ACE) department. We are looking for an experienced teacher to deliver to Functional Skills literacy students and ESOL students. GCSE English is also an option.

This is teaching adults only. The successful candidate will be required to work at least one evening session.

Our Adult provision was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022 and again in 2025. We teach Monday to Thursday from 09:30 to 21:00 and Fridays from 09:30 to 15:00. Location is at College House (LS3 1AA
) and our other centres are in LS7 1RG
and LS14 6JD
.

• Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, learning and assessment plans.
• Teach across the Literacy or/and GCSE English groups and ESOL groups.
• Create individual learning targets linked to learner courses.
• Monitor students to achieve their targets and develop their skills to enable progression.

• You should hold a L5 Teaching Qualification (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE, Delta). Celta is not recognised in the UK as a full teaching qualification, but successful applicants can be supported to complete a L5 Teaching Qualification with the college with department financial support.
• You should have UK ESOL and Literacy based experience.
• You should have a relevant degree in English, or similar.

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply…