English Teacher

About the job

Key information

Required: September 2026

Full Time or 0.8FTE, Maternity Cover

What will I be doing?

Holyrood Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of English to join our dedicated and supportive team on a maternity cover basis. This role is available on a full-time or 0.8 FTE basis and offers an excellent opportunity to teach motivated students within a forward‑thinking and inclusive school community. We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and ECTs who are passionate about inspiring a love of English and making a positive difference to students’ learning and outcomes.

DBS check

DBS check required.

Supporting documents and information

Please note that the Academy reserves the right to close this vacancy early.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 22 April Please note that the Academy reserves the right to close this vacancy early.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website 

Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.

Data Protection Act: Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.

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Apply on the Holyrood Academy  website