Teacher of English in Sheffield

Location: Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time.

Start Date: September 2026

The successful post-holder's main duties will include:

• Taking telephone messages regarding student attendance.
• Follow up on suspected truancy and inform parents.
• Supporting implementation, monitoring and review of Academy attendance policy.
• Building positive relationships with both students and parents to boost attendance.
• Making home visits where necessary to address below standard student attendance.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Confident in their ability to manage a whole class of students within the age range 11 to 18.
• Able to communicate appropriately and effectively with young people.
• Able to manage behaviour in the classroom to ensure students remain engaged in set work.
• Flexible to work throughout the school within different departments and with different age ranges on a daily basis.
• Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
• Someone who is passionate about teaching and learning and who will inspire our students to achieve their potential.
• Act as a role model to students so professionalism and confidentiality will be key attributes.

What we can offer you:

• Highly competitive pay above national average.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• A respectful working environment.
• Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy, across the Cluster and United Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Westfield benefits platform.
• Free on-site parking.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.

The closing date for this post is 11:59pm on the Sunday 21st June 2026. Interviews will take place sooner after the closing date. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.