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English Lecturer

Dovetail​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌ Ref: 181908
FE & HE £28 - £35 per hour contract mid Level Urgent 27 February 2026
Cheshire, England

Education Details

English Further Education fe college
Levels: GCSE

Job Description

GCSE English Lecturer – Further Education

Location: Cheshire Contract Type: Hourly Paid Duration: Ongoing Start Date: ASAP

We are seeking a dedicated and engaging GCSE English Lecturer to join a leading Further Education college in Cheshire. You will be delivering high-quality teaching to learners who are resitting Maths as part of their study programme, supporting them to achieve a Grade 4 and develop essential numeracy skills for work, life, and further study.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver engaging and accessible GCSE English lessons to learners of mixed abilities
  • Plan and prepare schemes of work, lesson resources, and assessments
  • Track learner progress, marking and providing timely feedback
  • Support students with gaps in knowledge, building confidence and motivation
  • Work collaboratively with the Maths team and wider curriculum staff
  • Maintain high standards of classroom management and a positive learning environment

Skills & Experience Required

  • Experience teaching GCSE English within FE or secondary education
  • Strong understanding of the GCSE specification and effective resit strategies
  • Ability to differentiate and adapt teaching to varied learning needs
  • Excellent communication, organisational skills, and ability to inspire learners

Qualifications (any of the following welcome)

We welcome applicants with a range of UK teaching qualifications, including (but not limited to): QTS, QTLS, PGCE, CertEd, DTLLS, DET, Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training, or equivalent. A Maths-specific qualification or strong numeracy background is essential.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive hourly pay (based on experience and qualifications)
  • Supportive FE environment with strong learner-focused values
  • Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on student attainment and confidence

How to Apply

If you are passionate about helping learners succeed in GCSE English, we'd love to hear from you. Please click Apply or contact Hugo Taylor at Dovetail and Slate for more information.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive hourly pay based on experience and qualifications
  • Supportive FE environment with strong learner-focused values
  • Opportunity to make meaningful impact on student attainment

Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Your Recruitment Consultant

Hugo Taylor​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

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Requirements

  • Experience teaching GCSE English within FE or secondary education
  • Strong understanding of GCSE specification and resit strategies
  • QTS, QTLS, PGCE, CertEd, DTLLS, DET, or Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training
  • Ability to differentiate and adapt teaching to varied learning needs
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly pay based on experience and qualifications
  • Supportive FE environment with strong learner-focused values
  • Opportunity to make meaningful impact on student attainment

Skills & Qualifications

GCSE English teachingLesson planning and resource preparationAssessment and markingDifferentiationClassroom managementStudent motivation and confidence building