English Teacher (SGS Create)

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College • Full-time • Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom • max £39,495 / year • 1w ago

SGS Create English Teacher

Role Information:

Reference:REQ001229

Location: Stroud Campus

FTE Salary: Range £34,416 - £39,495 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

SGS Create provides a specialised, school-like environment within a college setting, offering a nurturing and inclusive space for students who have found mainstream education challenging. Many of our learners are neurodiverse, have experienced prolonged disengagement, or are seeking a more personalised and flexible approach to learning. Our balanced curriculum includes core academic GCSEs—such as English Language, Maths, and Double Science—alongside vocational pathways tailored to student interests, all supported by small class sizes and a high staff-to-student ratio.

As with all teaching roles, this position is both challenging and incredibly rewarding. You’ll be part of a values-led, collaborative team who recognise that mainstream education does not work for all learners. SGS Create has developed a highly supportive and responsive provision that removes many of the barriers faced by some of the most marginalised students, creating the conditions for them to thrive. Now entering its third year, SGS Create continues to grow and evolve. Our small class sizes, high staff-to-student ratios, and personalised approach to education have made a tangible difference to learners and their families. Recent audits from external and internal evaluators have praised the provision for its strong leadership, inclusive ethos, excellent safeguarding practices, and transformative impact on student confidence and engagement.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

✔ Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives

✔ Competitive Pension Scheme

✔ SGS Create teaching staff and corporate staff will be allocated 13 weeks holidays each academic year, only to be taken in line with the school holiday term breaks. Some cover might be needed during term breaks but this will be with prior agreement. A full- time teaching timetable would be 25 hours timetable per week to allow for PPA, over 39 teaching weeks, this will be reduced to reflect any agreed remission allocated for specific roles or responsibilities. All posts will be subject to the Colleges academic employment Terms and Conditions.

✔ Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.

✔ Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices

✔ Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme

✔ Free Annual Eye test

✔ All staff members can buy a TOTUM card (formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union

✔ Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities

✔ Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)

✔ Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources

✔ Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate English Teacher to join SGS Create, a thriving provision for 14–16-year-olds based within SGS College’s Stroud Campus.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering both GCSE English Language and the Entry Level Certificate in English, ensuring that all students—regardless of starting point—can achieve a recognised qualification and experience success in literacy.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

● Deliver engaging, differentiated lessons in GCSE English Language and Entry Level Certificate in English to students aged 14–16

● Contribute to curriculum planning and development, ensuring lessons meet diverse learning needs and prior gaps in education

● Use a wide range of diagnostic tools, formative and summative assessment strategies to track and report student progress

● Embed trauma-informed and relational approaches into daily teaching and behaviour management

● Collaborate closely with the SENDCo, Wellbeing Mentor and support staff to deliver integrated support around learning

● Maintain high standards of behaviour, engagement and safeguarding in line with the school’s policies and ethos

● Take part in team meetings, parent evenings, student review meetings, and contribute to transition planning into post-16 education

● Support the school’s ethos of inclusion, creativity and personal growth, acting as a role model for kindness and resilience

Beneficial Skills and Qualifications

● Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent recognised teaching qualification

● Strong subject knowledge in English Language, including experience delivering GCSE content

● Experience or understanding of delivering Entry Level or Functional Skills English

● Experience working with students who are neurodiverse, anxious or previously disengaged from education

● Confidence in using data to inform teaching, track progress, and plan targeted interventions

● Commitment to restorative practice, trauma-informed approaches, and inclusive education

● Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a collaborative approach to team working

● Resilience, adaptability and a calm, reflective manner in response to challenging behaviour or complex needs

● A strong belief in the power of education to transform lives and open up opportunities

Please apply online by: Monday 12th May 2025

Expected Interview Date: To be confirmed

We strongly encourage all prospective candidates to visit the provision, meet the team, and take a tour with the Headteacher. Upon request, we are also happy to share a detailed provision overview and our universal offer document to give a fuller understanding of the SGS Create approach. If you have any queries please contact hrservicedesk@sgscol.ac.uk

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.