English Teacher – Alternative Provision (KS3/4)
West Drayton, London Borough of Hillingdon
Hours: 08:30 – 15:45, Monday – Friday
Start: September 2025 (earlier start possible.

Pay: £180 – £240 per day, depending on experience

Why this post is worth a look

• Impact that matters. You’ll work mainly 1:1 with pupils unable to attend mainstream school due to long-term illness, helping them regain confidence and re-engage with learning.
• Serious professional growth. Regular coaching, funded external courses and generous INSET days keep your practice fresh.
• Stress-cutting logistics. Five-minute stroll from the Elizabeth Line and on-site parking.
• Predictable working pattern. Fixed daytime hours, no playground duty, and a leadership team that switches the lights off on time.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver high-quality English teaching across KS3 and KS4, plugging gaps and preparing pupils for GCSEs.
• Design personalised learning programmes (mostly 1:1, occasionally very small groups) that rebuild literacy, resilience, and ambition.
• Take the lead on behaviour strategies for your caseload, backed by an experienced pupil-support team.
• Hold a small management responsibility (TLR available): shape the curriculum, mentor LSAs, and contribute to whole-school policy.

• Alongside the staff you will be responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people.

What you need to bring

• Essential:
  • Qualified Teacher Status or substantial UK classroom experience.
  • A rock-solid behaviour-management toolkit and the calm to use it.
  • Proven success in raising attainment with disengaged learners.
  • Experience working with young people who present challenging behaviour and/or have diagnosed or undiagnosed SEND.
  • Resilience, humour, and an unshakeable belief that every pupil can improve.
• Desirable:
  • Background in Alternative Provision, PRU, hospital-school or similar.
  • Exam-board marking experience.
  • Additional qualifications in SEND, mental-health support, or literacy intervention.

Additional requirements:

• References confirming suitability for role
• Commitment to Safeguarding
• Enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits

• Support from dedicated and knowledgeable specialist consultants
• Continual professional development through online training
• Competitive pay rates related to your experience
• Opportunities within a range of schools and provisions
• Refer a friend bonus with £150 in vouchers

About Chalk

At Chalk our direction, and long-term target, is to be the top specialist education agency out there, providing bespoke staffing solutions to schools and education provisions across the UK. We offer a personal service to all of our candidates, listening to your individual needs and taking into account your special requirements.

We recruit SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) staff for both mainstream schools, Special Needs Schools and alternative provisions, filling short-term, long-term and permanent vacancies. If you are looking for an honest, professional and committed attitude, then give Chalk a chance to earn your trust.

For more info please contact Sade on 0203 657 8329.

The Legal Bit

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