About This Role
Required for September 2026
Teacher of English
Full time (part time will be considered)
MPS/UPS (fringe)
If you want to work in an outstanding and friendly English Department in a school that values their staff, come and look at Davenant. We are looking for a teacher to expand our current English team. This position is full time (although part time will be considered) and we require someone with a strong subject knowledge. This is an exciting opportunity for either a newly qualified or more experienced teacher to work within an ambitious and supportive department in a high achieving school. Excellent opportunities for development exist.
All teachers within the English department are committed to their continued professional development and enjoy taking part in both subject specific research and training as well as investigating and implementing research-led teaching practices. If you enjoy honing your skills as a teacher, you will find countless opportunities at Davenant to do that.
Davenant is a Christian Ecumenical Church of England school that was founded in 1680. It achieves outstanding examination results, has a strong focus on extra-curricular provision and seeks to nurture ‘mind, body and spirit’. We are a supportive school with a staff welfare programme that reflects our care.
Davenant was recognised as being ‘Strong’ in our recent Ofsted inspection, academic standards are high (88% Grades 9-4 – one of the highest achieving schools in Essex). Many of our students move on to take degrees at university (including Cambridge and Oxford).
We are situated close to the M25 and central line. We can easily be reached either from London or from the Essex/Hertfordshire countryside.
Davenant is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedure in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.
Further details of the post and the school, along with application forms are available from the school website: https://www.davenantschool.co.uk.
A letter of application, along with an application form, must be submitted to Ginny Williams (ginny.williams@davenant.org) by the closing date: Monday 13th April*.
* Please note applications will be considered as they are received and the closing date may therefore be shortened if a suitable candidate is identified.