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Zest Education is working with a well-regarded secondary school in Derby seeking a passionate and dedicated English Teacher to join their team from September 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to inspire students and deliver a dynamic English curriculum in a supportive environment.
Plan and teach engaging lessons across Key Stage 3 and 4, with potential to teach KS5
Encourage students to develop strong literacy, analytical, and writing skills
Monitor and assess student progress, providing timely feedback
Contribute to the development of the English curriculum and extra-curricular activities
Support the wider school community through events and clubs
Collaborate with colleagues to maintain a positive learning environment
✅ Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or PGCE in English
✅ Strong subject knowledge of the KS3 and KS4 English curriculum
✅ Effective classroom management and behaviour strategies
✅ Ability to engage and motivate learners of varying abilities
✅ Suitable for both experienced teachers and ECTs
✅ Team player with excellent communication and organisational skills
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Mia at mia@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.
With over 50 years’ of dedicated education recruitment experience, we understand everything that you go through on a daily basis when working in schools, nurseries and other provisions.
We pair small agency friendliness with big agency experience and will go above and beyond to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Our priority is to ALWAYS exceed your expectations with unrivalled levels of service.