Job Description

Job type:

Full Time, Maternity Cover

Start date:

1st September 2025

Apply by:

9 May 2025

Job overview

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We are looking for an outstanding teacher, with a love for their subject and one who approaches their teaching with creativity and innovation. We are small school with small classes and a really strong focus on community and wellbeing for both students and staff. We are looking for someone for whom teaching is more than just a job, but is a passion. That person will show absolute commitment to the role, and the students in their class will be at the centre of everything they do. If you want an opportunity for progression, for learning, and to showcase your creative flair in the classroom then this may be the role for you.

Summary of the Role

You will be a dynamic and highly motivated teacher who is committed to achieving academic excellence and high classroom standards. The successful candidate will be able to teach English across all secondary age groups, with experience teaching GCSE, Functional Skills and A Levels preferable, as well as being committed to ensuring the highest standards of learning, teaching and achievement for pupils. You will be a highly committed individual, who demonstrates high levels of resilience and emotional intelligence. You will be passionate about your subject and have a resolve to make a real difference to pupils' lives. You will be able to plan and deliver interesting and stimulating lessons, setting a level of challenge for all abilities across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. Your potential is as important as your experience. English is central to our students' development as good skills and qualifications in these areas open doors to future success that may not be possible otherwise. We are a team of dynamic, innovative and child centered practitioners who are looking for people who are as dedicated as us to join the team.



The ideal candidate will bring all or most of the following:-


Qualifications:

A relevant, good degree and teaching qualification Qualified Teacher Status Evidence of professional development relevant to the role Current enhanced DBS Further relevant qualifications

Experience:

Teaching GCSE English and Functional skills English (preferable). Teaching English to Key Stage 3. Evidence of successful examination results Working with pupils with additional needs Working with pupils with Dyslexia Form Tutor

For more information please see our recruitment pack, or come and visit us!

APPLICATION INFORMATION

To apply for the role of English teacher, please complete the online application form included in the job post on the TES website.


Prospective candidates are actively encouraged to make an appointment to view the school and to meet the Headteacher.


For further information, please contact the Bursar, Mrs Maria Mahoney, at mmahoney@riverstonschool.co.uk or on 020 8318 4327.

About

Riverston School

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Riverston School

63-69 Eltham Road
London
SE12 8UF
United Kingdom

+44 20 83184327

Riverston School is a mixed, specialist SEND independent school with Nursery, Senior School and Sixth Form departments situated in Lee, south-east London.



Riverston School was founded in 1926 and has been family-owned since 1956. The school is housed in four adjacent Victorian houses. Recent refurbishments and upgrades have delivered a coffee shop, a sixth-form area and a centre for textiles, food technology and skills for life.

Headteacher

Mr Guy Baker

Vision and values

Riverston School's main aims are: to provide a safe, supportive and caring environment for everyone; to offer a modern and varied curriculum that works for each individual student; and to equip pupils with a range of skills for their future life, encompassing the academic, social, physical, creative and moral skills everyone needs.



While the curriculum concentrates on traditional academic subjects, children's physical and creative development is prioritised too. Students learn English, maths, history, geography, RE, languages, ICT, science and business studies, alongside drama, food technology, music, design and technology, art and choir. They also have the opportunity to take part in junior sports leadership awards and athletic challenges such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.

ISI report

"Pupils are well educated in accordance with the school's aims, demonstrating a range of academic, social, physical and creative skills. Pupils show good levels of understanding, knowledge and ability across the curriculum. They listen well, read efficiently and with good expression, and become increasingly articulate and confident."



See Riverston School's latest ISI report