Kelmscott School · London, London
Start date: 1st September 2026 Due to our expansion as a result of
the growing demand for student places, the Governors of Kelmscott School are seeking
to appoint a well-qualified and highly enthusiastic colleague to join our thriving
and successful English department. The successful candidate will be a
dynamic, inspirational creative teacher, able to raise attainment, teach across
the ability and age range and motivate pupils as well as being a good team
player. The successful
candidate will also have the opportunity to gain excellent career experience
and be part of our exciting continued professional development programme,
tailored to their needs specifically.
Kelmscott School is a highly ambitious school
in the heart of East London. Inclusion is at the very heart of all that we do. Waltham
Forest reaps the benefits of the character, diversity
and cultures within our borough, ‘the things we have in common and the things
that make us different’. Our school motto is ‘Putting Learning
First’ something that we hold dear. We also have a yearly mantra which this year
is ‘Excellence is not an act but a habit’. Colleagues at our
school are very happy and as a result we have low staff turnover. Staff
wellbeing and work life balance is a priority for us as we believe that our
staff, work at their best when they are also able to commit fully to their
family and personal lives. We have flexible working for teaching staff where
they work from anywhere during PPA time. Behaviour of students at Kelmscott is impeccable.
Our behaviour systems are designed to allow teachers to teach and our students
to learn. Our classrooms are ‘disruption free’ something we would be happy to
show you.
We received an ungraded inspection
in January 2025, Ofsted saw two typical Kelmscott days and were highly
impressed with what they saw. “Behaviour is exemplary” and “the curriculum is
highly ambitious” are two soundbites from a very positive report indeed.
Vision:
Our
vision of teaching and learning at Kelmscott School is to ensure it
provides the best possible opportunity for pupils of all abilities and
backgrounds to reach their fullest potential.
Our school is on an exciting journey which we
would love for you to be part of. We have what we believe to be a number of
unique selling points that all our visitors experience first-hand when they
come to our school. To get a flavour of these USPs, do have a look at our
Twitter @KelmscottSchool.
As well as a supportive and
friendly environment, Kelmscott offers a range of interesting employee benefits
including:
Regular
staff breakfast Reduced
gym membership at Walthamstow Leisure Centre Working
from anywhere (WFA), one lesson per week during PPA.
The closing date for receipt of
applications is Wednesday 17 June by 12pm. An early
application is advised as we reserve the right to close the vacan