English Teacher - Southampton
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: September 2025
ECTs are warmly welcomed.
It all adds up to an inspired career move.
We're looking for an English Teacher to join our welcoming, brilliant English team at New Forest Academy.
Ready for your talents to be nurtured?
Our English department is comprised of five talented colleagues from a range of backgrounds and experience, who have one thing in common - they are friendly, fun, and love what they do. We are excited to be able to offer a role within this department.Our ideal candidate will have a fresh perspective, ideally be an ECT with lots of enthusiasm who is ambitious and eager to develop. Through our trust network - Lift Schools, New Forest Academy offers a high quality ECT programme, delivered by Ambition Institute.
Each programme is tailored to meet individual needs and skills.
If you join us, you will benefit from a well-resourced curriculum and a dedicated hour of department co-planning, built into the weekly timetable. The school believes strongly in a healthy work-life balance so there is an efficient approach to marking and assessment across all departments.We offer a wide variety of field trips, extra-curricular activities, and staff social events; all of which will develop you professionally and embed you into the school community. We know it can be daunting starting a new role, especially if you are relatively new to teaching, but we have an inclusive, welcoming culture within our close-knit school.
Student behaviour at the school is exemplary, with Ofsted recently noting that: "Pupils' behaviour is excellent in lessons, and conduct in social time is orderly. Pupils are polite and respectful. Kindness is one of the school's core values, and there were many examples of this during the inspection." We are proud of our Ofsted outcomes - scoring Good across the board - and we encourage applicants to read our report.
This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.
About our school:
New Forest Academy is a successful and popular 11-16 academy adjacent to the New Forest National Park. We are proud to serve the Hythe and Waterside community.
All staff receive high-quality support which enables them to flourish at work. They are provided with training and opportunities for impactful collaborative work which allow all to thrive in their areas of expertise. In addition to the standard 5 Inset Days that teachers normally receive, Lift Schools provide an extra 5 Inset Days in order to support the professional development of staff.
New Forest Academy is in a fantastic position, within a 10 minute drive to the coast, a 20 minute drive to the vibrant international city of Southampton, and within an hour from the beautiful cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester. You have many picturesque Hampshire villages and the Isle of Wight on your doorstep, as well as the beautiful South Downs National Park and of course, New Forest National Park.
Our vision is to enable ambitious futures for all members of our academy community. We strive to ensure that expert teaching of our exciting curriculum allows students from all backgrounds to fulfil their academic potential. We achieve this by sequencing the most important and compelling knowledge backwards from ambitious curriculum aims, and adapting what we teach to our local context.Our passionate team of subject experts deliver chosen content through research-based, best practice approaches. We provide exceptional opportunities to develop the unique interests and talents of our students, and to prepare them for life in modern Britain.
Strong relationships and first-class support across the community ensure that students are safe, happy and successful.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
- Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
- Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
The role is due to commence from September 2025. This is a full time, permanent position.
Early applications are strongly encouraged as we will be reviewing applications and interviewing upon receipt of suitable applications.
We warmly welcome school visits, please call the school office to arrange a time to pop in!
Closing date: 02 April 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.