Job description
Join us in providing outstanding teaching and learning experiences for our pupils. We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Academy Greenwich as Lead Practitioner of English.
The successful candidate will:
- Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, be able to show evidence of ongoing professional development
- Demonstrate outstanding teaching practice and excellent behaviour management
- Have experience of lesson observations and giving robust feedback
- Have experience of improvement planning and of implementing a range of strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success
- Be able to contribute to improving on the quality of learning and teaching and curriculum
- Have a proven track record of excellent results at KS3 and 4, and, ideally, experience of teaching to KS5
- Have experience of high quality pupil tracking and feedback practices
- Ideally, have experience of working with governors and of working in more than one school
Benefits
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Harris Academy Greenwich
Academy sponsor led · Secondary · Ages 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,172
- Avg teacher salary
- £61,360
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.8:1
- Academy trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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London, Greenwich, SE9 5EQ
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 12 June 2026
- Closing date
- 29 June 2026
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