Teacher

Required for January or September 2027 ECTs are welcome to apply A Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR) allowance is available for a suitably experienced candidate. Are you an enthusiastic English specialist ready to make a real impact? Our Lady & St Chad Catholic Academy is looking for a passionate, highly skilled Teacher of English to join a dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking team. Whether you are an ambitious teacher looking for your next step or an ECT seeking an empowering place to launch your career, you will find a thriving department, purpose-built teaching spaces, and a community ready to help you excel. What You’ll Do Deliver Inspiring Lessons: Teach English across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5, fostering a genuine love for language and literature.

Cultivate a Reading Culture: Instill a passion for reading across all key stages, utilising whole-school literacy strategies to broaden vocabulary and deepen reading comprehension.

Empower 21st-Century Learners: Use innovative, high-impact teaching strategies to raise achievement, build student confidence, and close attainment gaps.

Elevate the Department: Play an active role in raising the profile of English across the Academy through dynamic lessons, extra-curricular opportunities, and collaborative curriculum design.

What We Offer in addition to the attractive employee benefits: Clear Career Progression: Tailored professional development, mentorship, and opportunities to build your leadership profile.

A Vibrant Community: Fantastic young people, supportive colleagues, and a school culture built on warmth, high expectations, and mutual respect.

Safeguarding Commitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. St Gabriel the Archangel CMAT The successful candidate will be part of St Gabriel the Archangel CMAT, a family of 64 schools, with access to Trust-wide expertise, collaboration, professional development and exciting opportunities to grow your career. As the school grows stronger, so can your influence, with opportunities to contribute to excellence across our wider Trust. One school. An immediate mission. 64 schools of future opportunity. Make a difference now. Build something that lasts. Grow with us.