English Teacher - QTS

South West/ permanent / £32,916 - 45,352 per year

Permanent | Full Time | September 2026 Start

Paid to Scale from Day One (MPS/UPS)

• Are you an English Teacher looking for a school where you'll be genuinely valued from your very first day?
• Would you love to teach in a well-resourced English department that helps reduce planning time and supports a healthy work-life balance?
• Are you ready to join a friendly secondary school where your development, wellbeing and career progression are a genuine priority?

Teacher Active is proud to be recruiting on behalf of a welcoming and well-resourced secondary school in Taunton seeking a passionate English Teacher to join their team from September 2026 on a permanent basis.

This is more than just another teaching role. You'll be joining a school with a positive culture, supportive leadership and a collaborative English department where staff are trusted, respected and encouraged to thrive. With high-quality schemes of work and excellent classroom resources already in place, you'll spend less time planning and more time focusing on delivering engaging, inspiring lessons while maintaining an excellent work-life balance.

The successful English Teacher will teach English across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 on a permanent, full-time basis. Whether you're an experienced English Teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), you'll receive outstanding support from day one, excellent mentoring, ongoing CPD and genuine opportunities to develop your career within a school that truly values its staff.

• Teaching English across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
• Delivering engaging, creative and differentiated English lessons
• Inspiring students to develop a love of literature and language
• Working alongside a friendly and supportive English department
• Supporting students to achieve their full potential both academically and personally

• QTS with an English specialism (ECTs are warmly encouraged to apply)
• Experience teaching English across KS3 and KS4
• Excellent classroom and behaviour management skills
• The ability to deliver engaging, creative and differentiated lessons
• A passion for inspiring young people through English
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively

• A permanent English Teacher position from September 2026
• Paid to your full Teacher Pay Scale from day one
• A genuinely welcoming and supportive school community where staff wellbeing is a priority
• Fantastic teaching resources and established schemes of work, helping to reduce planning time
• A friendly, experienced English department that shares ideas and supports one another
• Excellent CPD and genuine opportunities for career progression
• Modern, well-equipped classrooms
• The opportunity to make a real difference within a school where you'll be appreciated and supported

If you're an English Teacher looking for a school where you'll be welcomed, supported and given the resources to succeed, we'd love to hear from you. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a school that values its teachers as much as its students and offers the support needed to enjoy a rewarding, long-term teaching career.

Teacher Active is an equal opportunities employer and operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency in providing temporary, contract and permanent job seeking services.

Registration may involve an enhanced DBS check, s and the supply of good professional references, depending on the role. We are committed to safeguarding and compliance across all placements.