Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover) 📅 Start date: September 2026 🗓️ Closing date: 10 May 2026 📍 Location: Kettering Science Academy 💰 Salary: MPS/UPS (maternity cover) ⏰ Hours per week: Full time, permanent teaching post 📖 Language matters. Stories matter. Belonging matters. At Kettering Science Academy, we believe that kids do well if they can. When students struggle, we look first at what is getting in the way and how we can help remove those barriers. Unconditional positive regard sits at the heart of our work, and it shapes how we design curriculum, how we teach, and how we build relationships. Our English department is in the second year of a refreshed and reinvigorated curriculum. The journey is ongoing, but it is purposeful and grounded in shared values. Leading indicators already show that strengthened leadership, clearer curriculum thinking, and strong teamwork are having a significantly positive impact on students’ engagement, confidence, and outcomes. We are seeking a thoughtful and committed Teacher of English to join this work. The post is open to colleagues who want to focus fully on classroom teaching and develop their pedagogy within a very collaborative team. We have recently reinvigorated our KS3 curriculum to make it more diverse and ambitious, and at KS4 we follow the AQA Language and Literature specifications. We also teach A level combined Language and Literature to an increasing number of our sixth formers. 🧭 This role would suit someone who wants to be part of a department on a journey. Someone who believes in high expectations and high support. Someone who understands that improvement comes through trust, consistency, and professional collaboration. The role will involve: 📘 Teaching English with clarity, care, and ambition, rooted in the refreshed curriculum ✍️ Contributing to curriculum refinement and shared departmental resources 📊 Using assessment to inform teaching and support students to make progress 🤝 Working as part of a highly supportive, reflective team 👥 Building strong, respectful relationships with students based on consistency and unconditional positive regard 🌱 For TLR holders: supporting colleagues through modelling, coaching, and shared practice What we offer: 🤝 A genuinely supportive English department with strong leadership and teamwork 🏫 A modern school environment with excellent facilities 📚 High-quality CPD and professional learning through the Brooke Weston Trust 🥐 Daily allowance for breakfast and lunch 🌱 A school culture that values relationships, inclusion, and professional growth We are looking for someone who: 🌟 Is passionate about English and committed to improving life chances through literacy 🧠 Believes that behaviour and learning are forms of communication 💬 Is reflective, open to feedback, and committed to getting better 📖 Holds high expectations while offering high levels of care and support 🌱 Shares our belief that every child deserves unconditi