Lecturer in English - August start

• Company: Plumpton College
• Closing Date: 21-04-2025
• Location: Plumpton College, BN7 3AE
• Salary: £29,823-£34,463
• Hours: Full-Time (37.5 Hours)
• How to Apply: To apply for this role, please complete the Plumpton College application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and submit them by email to recruitment@plumpton.ac.uk

Description

Job title: English Lecturer - August 2025 start

Salary: Up to £34,463 pro rata 
Contract Type: Full-time (37.5h per week) 
Annual Leave: 37 electable days plus 8 statutory days (pro rata) 

Are you passionate about shaping the future of learners through engaging and impactful teaching? We’re looking for an ambitious and innovative English Lecturer to join our highly successful and supportive team from August 2025. If you’re committed to delivering outstanding teaching and fostering student success, we’d love to hear from you! 

 

"The English department at Plumpton is a dedicated, skilled and experienced team of professionals"
Plumpton College English Lecturer

 

The ideal candidate will be professional, hardworking, and a team player with a desirable track record of good or outstanding teaching, contribution to departmental development and a passion for their subject.  

This role would be suitable for a teacher looking to make the shift from secondary teaching into a further education environment whilst retaining their subject specialism. We offer excellent training and support for NQTs, as well as CPD opportunities to all teaching staff to develop and progress across the curriculum. The Plumpton School of Coaching means all staff can access a trained coach if this interests them, and we provide a wide range of other benefits for our employees.  

 

“We strive for innovative and engaging methods to motivate students"
Plumpton College English Teacher

 

As an English Lecturer, you’ll play a key role in supporting students to achieve their potential and progress towards further education and employment. Working collaboratively with the Deputy Head of English and vocational programme managers, you will deliver high-quality teaching, assessment, and support across GCSE English courses. 

 

"The department work efficiently together in very real ways to support and 
encourage progress, of not only their students, but each other."
Plumpton College English Lecturer 

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver consistently good or outstanding lessons for students using modern pedagogical technology and providing out of lesson learning opportunities. 

• Monitor student progress, ensuring high attendance and timely assessment completion, providing clear and constructive feedback to students. 

• Engage in departmental and college-wide quality improvement initiatives, contributing to student, programme and overall College success.  

• Participate fully in curriculum development initiatives so that you can deliver vibrant and relevant learning experiences. 

• Champion equality, diversity, and safeguarding practices. 

What We’re Looking For:

• A teaching qualification for the level of programme (PGCE or equivalent) 

• Strong subject knowledge and Level 2 or higher qualifications in English and Maths. 

• Proven ability (or potential) to teach to a high standard. 

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and IT skills. 

• A commitment to collaborative working and continuous professional development. 

• Experience teaching GCSE/FS English. 

• A degree or professional qualification in a relevant subject. 

 

What We Offer:

• A Competitive Salary: up to £34,463 (full-time) 

• Generous Annual Leave: 37 days + 8 bank holidays and additional closure days at Christmas 

• Continuous Professional Development: Opportunities to grow and progress in your career, in-house teacher training available, access to Plumpton School of Coaching 

• Inclusive Work Environment: We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and the safeguarding of our students and staff 

• Teacher’s Pension scheme 

• Employee Assistance Programme 

• TOTUM card for student discounts in the high street and online 

• Free onsite parking 

• Discounts on: Plumpton wine and staff Plumpton courses 

• Free eye tests 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Free use of the onsite gym 

 

Why Join Us? 

At Plumpton College we pride ourselves on being ambitious, progressive, and passionate. We strive to inspire and support both our staff and students to achieve excellence. 

With over 3,000 students, excellent resources, and a drive for continuous improvement, Plumpton College is actively seeking staff who want to make a difference and be part of this exciting phase of our development. At Plumpton College we are Ambitious & Progressive, Enterprising, Professional, Supportive and Passionate about everything we do – if you share these values and would like to be part of our growing team then we’d like to hear from you. 

We reserve the right to call candidates to interview/withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible. 

Plumpton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis. 

Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.