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Teacher of English Maternity cover

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough, Gainsborough, East Midlands

MPS/UPS

Pay scale: MPS/UPS
Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Working pattern: Full time
Job role: Teacher or lecturer
Subject: English
Key stages: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Posted: 16 October 2026
Closing date: 6 November 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.

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About the job

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher to provide maternity cover in the English department here at Queen Elizabeth’s High School.

About The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

Type of school: Community school
Phase: Secondary, with a sixth form
Ages: 11 to 18
Pupils: 1,139 (room for 1,286)
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils
Admissions: Selective
Local authority: Lincolnshire
Address: Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2ST
Website: The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough website

Last inspected by Ofsted on 13 December 2023, before report cards were introduced. Read the report

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