Lecturer in English - Team Leader in Stoke

Location: Filton Campus

FTE Salary: up to £39,291.00 (salary depends on qualifications and experience) plus £1,500 for Team Leader responsibilities

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Equal Opportunities: SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme – teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) with a generous employer contribution of over 23%
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays – 39 days academic plus additional college agreed inset development days and 6 self‑elected development days (Full‑Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including a 25% tuition discount for the immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family‑friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices.
• Access to “My Lifestyle” discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Free Annual Eye test.
• All staff members can buy an aTOTUM card (formerly known as NUS Extra card), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union.
• Staff have access and support to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities.
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School).
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources.
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee.

About SGS Filton: At SGS Filton, the English team delivers high‑quality provision across a streamed GCSE model, supports learners with targeted interventions, and values innovation and collaboration.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver engaging GCSE English lessons that meet the needs of diverse learners, ensuring strong progress and positive achievement outcomes.
• Monitor, assess, and support learners’ development in English, providing clear feedback, targeted interventions, and tailored support to help learners achieve their potential.
• Collaborate with colleagues across curriculum areas to support the development of learners’ literacy, communication and study skills within their wider programmes of learning.
• Share best practice and innovative teaching, learning and assessment strategies with the English team and wider staff to continuously enhance the quality of English delivery.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of learners’ attendance, progress, and achievement, contributing to reviews, reports and quality improvement activities within the department.
• Contribute to curriculum development, ensuring programmes remain current, inclusive and aligned with awarding body requirements and college priorities.
• Where appropriate, undertake Team Leader responsibilities, including supporting colleagues, mentoring new staff, contributing to performance monitoring and helping to drive consistency and high standards across the English provision.
• Actively promote a positive, inclusive learning environment that motivates learners, supports behaviour for learning and reflects the College’s values and expectations.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience working with learners in an educational or training setting, demonstrating the ability to inspire, challenge and motivate students to achieve in English.
• Educated to degree level in English, English Literature or a related subject (or equivalent), or possessing substantial relevant subject knowledge and teaching experience in English.
• Excellent communication, literacy and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with learners, colleagues and a range of stakeholders.
• A commitment to continuous professional development, including working towards or holding a recognised teaching qualification at Level 7 (such as a PGCE in post‑16 education, CertEd or equivalent).
• Adaptability and a learner‑centred approach, with the ability to meet a wide range of learning needs through inclusive teaching and effective differentiation.
• Desirable: experience of curriculum leadership, mentoring or supporting colleagues, demonstrating readiness to contribute to Team Leader responsibilities within the English department.

Application Details: Please apply online by: Monday 1st June 2026

Expected Interview Date: Wednesday 10th June 2026

If you have any queries please contact.

Safeguarding: SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.