English Teacher, Kent

  • Location: Kent
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Salary: £31,650 - 49,084
  • Start date: 01/09/2025
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Sector: Secondary Education
  • Posted:

Job Description

Are you an experienced English teacher looking for a new job opportunity? Maybe you are an early career English teacher looking for your first big role? If you fall into either of these categories, this is a job you will want to know more about!

New Directions are working with a fantastic secondary school in Canterbury to recruit a brand-new English teacher to join their team in September 2025. This is a full-time position and will include teaching English literature and language to KS3, 4 and 5 students, including planning and marking. Successful candidates will have excellent knowledge of the British National Curriculum, and although experience is preferable, the school are happy to consider ECTs, providing they check all other boxes.

The school itself recently received a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and are keen to push forward to improve that rating to an outstanding. The school are consistently involved in helping local charities and have an excellent culture, so they are looking for someone who can come in and embrace the school ethos.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has strong classroom management skills.
  • Has recent experience teaching English.
  • Has excellent knowledge of KS3, KS4 and KS5 Curriculum.
  • Can promote cultural development.
  • Has great communication and lesson delivery skills.
  • Can prepare lesson plans.

If you are interested in this role, please click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for a new job in education, please still contact your local Kent office for a confidential discussion on your career and different opportunities that are available.

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

  • A dedicated and expert Account Manager
  • Regular and varied supply work
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Potential long-term teaching roles
  • Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
  • A network of branches across the UK
  • Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
  • Recommend-a-friend scheme
  • Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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