English Teacher The Purbeck School

English Teacher

Full Time/Part Time (0.6 or above) considered
Fixed term (1 year from Sept 2026) Maternity cover

ECT/Main Scale/UPS

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious English Teacher who wishes to be part of a successful, supportive team who is keen to further the success of English across the school. This is a fantastic time to join The Purbeck School, with excellent academic outcomes, supported by a caring and nurturing pastoral system.

English is taught through a dynamic curriculum, which prepares students by developing skills and knowledge necessary for success across the key stages. We work with our students to ensure that they leave school with a love for English and have developed their ability to read, speak and write with confidence.

We are looking for a teacher who wants to work within a strong team, is able to teach English across the key stages, within a compassionate school that really does live its core values of ‘kindness, aspiration, perseverance’, in a beautiful area of the country.

Please visit our school website for more information.  

Closing date:  Wednesday 18^th February 2026

Full details of how to apply are available on the school website.

 Website:  www.purbeck.wessex.ac                                

Email: [email protected]                    Telephone:  01929 550077

Informal visits are welcomed, or if you have any questions please contact Sarah Penney on [email protected]  

The Purbeck school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Our school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

We have high expectations of our staff and students and work around the key principles of kindness, aspiration, and perseverance. We are looking for committed people who care passionately about education and the welfare and progress of students. This is also an incredibly supportive and friendly school with a very caring pastoral team.

All teaching staff at The Purbeck School are dedicated professionals who take an active part in their own professional development to ensure that their own teaching incorporates the very best evidential practice. We are committed to developing each individual and therefore there will be access to CPD and opportunities to progress.