Lead English Teacher in Newbury

Pay range

This range is provided by Amegreen Children\’s Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Location & Start Date

Location: Newbury, West Berkshire

Start Date: January 2026

School overview

At Northcroft school we pride ourselves on offering a unique learning environment that feels both personal and nurturing. Our school combines the friendly atmosphere of a small village school with the supportive qualities of a home while providing specialist professional care. We welcome students from Year 7 to 11 and place children at the heart of everything that we do. With a child centred approach and a commitment to trauma-informed practice, we create opportunities for pupils to rediscover their love for learning.

What we offer our staff

• Excellent professional learning and support at every stage in your career, with opportunity for continued personal development through our Talent Pathway.
• Career development opportunities including funded NPQs and multiple therapeutic teaching platforms.
• Excellent resources and facilities including relaxing staff facilities with free tea, coffee and school lunch.
• A core belief in staff wellbeing and work life balance for all, evidenced in policy and practice.
• Benefits including funded counselling, physiotherapy and GP and other medical support.
• As a school in Amegreen Education and West Berkshire teachers have opportunities to engage with staff across the local authority and the partnership school to support and collaborate with peers and colleagues in sharing the expertise across both of schools.

Essential requirements

• Good degree in subject and QTS.
• Able to teach KS3 and KS4 effectively in your subject area with a sound knowledge and understanding of current curriculum developments.
• Ability to adapt teaching for different learning needs.
• A range of strategies for creating a positive learning environment.
• Positive and engaging teaching style, able to lead, motivate, inspire and support students to achieve excellence.
• Ability and commitment to contribute to our extra-curricular programme and revision classes as needed.

Job purpose

• To inspire, motivate and challenge through the planning and delivery of high-quality learning experiences leading to good progress and outcomes for all students.
• To manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment and high-quality pastoral support.
• Promote personal development and the welfare of students.
• To fulfill the wider professional responsibilities of being a teacher, through supporting the creation and implementation of policies and initiatives, and as detailed within the Teachers’ Standards as set out by the DfE.
• Coordinate and develop your curriculum area contributing to whole schools’ improvement priorities.
• To share and prioritise the schools’ values and pedagogy across the whole curriculum.

Equality, Diversity and Safeguarding

Amegreen is committed to being an inclusive environment that welcomes all backgrounds. We require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and references. All staff must understand and promote effective Safeguarding and GDPR practices.