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Teacher of English

Wickersley School and Sports College, Rotherham, Yorkshire and the Humber

MPS/UPS

Pay scale: MPS/UPS
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours, Monday - Friday, Full time
Job role: Teacher or lecturer
Subject: English
Key stages: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
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Posted: 19 October 2026
Closing date: 21 October 2026

What the pay terms mean

Main pay range (MPS, M1 to M6): The pay range for qualified classroom teachers in maintained schools, set each year in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. Teachers usually move up a point each year, subject to their performance. Academies can set their own pay, but most follow it.
Upper pay range (UPS, U1 to U3): A higher range for experienced teachers who have applied and been assessed to move onto it, often called crossing the threshold.

Suitable for early career teachers

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About the job

About the RoleJoin our dynamic team at Wickersley School and Sports College and help build the future. As a Teacher of English at WPT, your core responsibility is to ensure that every student assigned to you makes exceptional progress. You will plan, prepare, and deliver lessons that do not just meet the National Curriculum but bring it to life.

Responsibilities

Curriculum Delivery: Plan and prepare engaging, industry-relevant courses and lessons
Adaptive Teaching: Deliver high-quality instruction tailored to the specific educational needs of the pupils assigned to you.
Assessment & Feedback: Set and mark work completed in School and elsewhere, providing constructive feedback that helps pupils refine their craft.
Progress Monitoring: Meticulously assess, record, and report on pupil development and attainment in strict accordance with School policy.
Mentoring: Collaborate with pupils and parents to set ambitious, achievable short-term learning targets that take prior attainment into account.

The successful candidate must hold their Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

About Wickersley School and Sports College

Type of school: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary, with a sixth form
Ages: 11 to 18
Pupils: 1,984 (room for 2,280)
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Trust: Wickersley Partnership Trust
Local authority: Rotherham
Address: Bawtry Road, Rotherham, S66 1JL
Website: Wickersley School and Sports College website

Last inspected by Ofsted on 22 November 2023, before report cards were introduced. Read the report

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