GCSE English Teacher (Temporary)
Can't see the right role?
Upload your CV to get alerts from our team for relevant roles.
Education Details
Job Description
GCSE English Teacher
Temporary
Location: the West Midlands
Start date: September 2026
About the Role
You'll join an education provider as a GCSE English Teacher, planning and delivering GCSE English lessons to learners working across a range of abilities. You'll help learners build their confidence in reading, writing and communication, and prepare them to achieve the English qualification they need to progress.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Planning and delivering engaging GCSE English lessons.
- Adapting your teaching to meet individual learner needs.
- Assessing, monitoring and tracking learner progress.
- Preparing learners for their English assessments and examinations.
- Maintaining a positive, inclusive learning environment.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues and support staff.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- A recognised teaching qualification such as QTS, QTLS, PGCE, Cert Ed or DET
- Experience teaching English
- Strong English subject knowledge
- Confident classroom and behaviour management
- Enhanced DBS, or willingness to obtain one
Desirable (but not essential):
- Experience teaching GCSE and/or Functional Skills English
- Experience supporting learners with additional needs
If you're ready to help learners achieve the English qualification that opens up their next step, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.
A consultant will call you within one working day of your application.
A real person, not an automated email. If we are not the right fit for you we will say so quickly rather than leave you waiting.
Who to speak to
This role is handled by our team. Call and we will put you through to the right consultant.
Requirements
- QTS, QTLS, PGCE, Cert Ed or DET
- Experience teaching English
- Strong English subject knowledge
- Confident classroom and behaviour management
- Enhanced DBS or willingness to obtain one
Skills & Qualifications
Similar jobs
Head of Department - Health & Social Care
North London · £325 - £375 per day · Contract / Temp
Multskilled Engineering Assessor
Kingston Upon Hull, Humber sub-region · £39,000 - £40,000 per annum · Permanent
Agricultural Engineering Lecturer
Hull, Beverley · £30,000 - £36,000 per annum · Permanent
Aeronautical Engineering Teacher
North East, Tyne and Wear · £30,000 - £42,000 per annum · Permanent
Get jobs like this by email
Not quite the right role? We'll email you when something closer comes in.
Your search
- Location: West Midlands
- Sector: Further And Higher Education
- Phase: Secondary
- Subject: English