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Horsforth School

Leeds

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28 September 2026

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Location
Leeds
Working pattern
Full time
Applications close
28 September 2026

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About the role

Horsforth School is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and forward-thinking colleague to join our English team. We are a highly successful department with a supportive and collaborative ethos. Right now we are looking for a teacher who will help us to fulfil our department intent – delivering a stimulating and challenging programme of study that unlocks every student’s potential, not only for exam success, but to help them navigate the ever changing world around them with confidence and understanding. Join us and you will be part of an English department with a strong team ethos that achieves consistently excellent GCSE and A Level results. We believe in working collaboratively, supporting each other to inspire students, at every level of ability, in order to foster an appreciation and enjoyment of English Literature and Language that goes beyond the classroom. Horsforth School is no ordinary School, join us and you’ll see what we mean. No role in Horsforth School is ‘just a job’, you will become part of a team who work to support and develop our amazing students whilst giving you the opportunity to take ownership of your own career. We are very proud of our highly motivated and enthusiastic staff team and believe that working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other achieves great things and allows us to develop innovative teaching and learning strategies. Horsforth School is no ordinary School, join us and you’ll see what we mean. No role in Horsforth School is ‘just a job’, you will become part of a team who work to support and develop our amazing students whilst giving you the opportunity to take ownership of your own career. We are very proud of our outstanding, highly motivated and enthusiastic staff team and strongly believe that working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other achieves great things and allows us to develop innovative teaching and learning strategies. Our vision is ‘Opportunity and Achievement for All’ - creating opportunities and supporting achievement for our students and colleagues alike. Horsforth School’s results speak for themselves - GCSE and A Level results are consistently well above the national averages and in 2022, 2023 and 2024 the school had the best state school A Level results in the whole of Leeds. In addition, Horsforth School was named the 4th best comprehensive school in the North in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026.

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Original source
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Employer type
School employer
Posted by the original source
17 September 2026
Last checked by SchoolJobs.uk
18 September 2026

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