Teacher of English - Maternity Cover
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value tied to a prestigious educational institution with strong student performance metrics and support for new teachers.
- Engage within a commended educational institution.
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Temporary contract may limit long-term planning.
Pros
- Opportunity to work in a well-respected institution.
- Supportive environment for new teachers.
- High potential for skill development and career progression.
Cons
- Temporary position may lack job security.
- Potential classroom management challenges.
- Salary may not be as competitive as private sector jobs.
Who it's for
Early Career to Experienced • In-Person
Good fit
- Motivated new teachers eager for growth.
- Experienced educators looking to switch to a supportive environment.
- Those excited about contributing to high academic standards.
Not recommended for
- Teachers looking for guaranteed long-term contracts.
- Individuals uncomfortable with temporary teaching positions.
- Those resistant to collaborative educational approaches.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Teacher of English - Maternity Cover January 2025 to August 2026 - TMS
Full-time/Part-time
“Bartholomew School provides its students with an outstanding education”
We warmly invite applications to join our thriving English team—a team which routinely achieves some of the best GCSE results in the county.
We are looking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic teacher who is keen to develop their skills and engage with our students across the age range. This could be a colleague new to the profession, looking to begin their career at an outstanding school, who would be supported through our excellent ECT programme; equally, we would be delighted to receive applications from more experienced teachers seeking new challenges. Moreover, those looking for part-time teaching would find us a friendly, welcoming team.
This presents an exciting opportunity to join this rapidly expanding, oversubscribed academy that has been judged by Ofsted to be Outstanding in 2009, 2013 and again in 2024. The school has a long-held tradition of high academic standards nurtured within a caring, inclusive school community. We have a successful track record of providing an education which delivers consistently high standards as well as the resilience and emotional intelligence which ensures that our young people have the potential to be leaders of the future.
Bartholomew School is sited in the village of Eynsham 5 miles from Oxford (with easy transport links) and serves the surrounding rural area.
Bartholomew School and the EPA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
Please also note that, due to Safer Recruitment in Schools, we usually seek references after long-listing candidates and before short listing takes place, to allow adequate time for the return of references.
Please head to our website to see our promotional films and get a real taste for life at Bartholomew: https://youtu.be/6GOzy4fdZsU
For further details and an application pack please contact Suzanne Nobes, on 01865 881430 ext. 1050 or via email to: recruitment@bartholomew.epatrust.org
The closing date for applications will be Midday on Monday, 10th November 2023, with interviews to take place shortly afterwards.
Applications will be considered as they are received, and we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.
Benefits
TMS/UPS
