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  • Start date details

    March 2026

  • Closing date

    20 November 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    18 November 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£40,317.00 - £52,300.00 Annually (FTE) Inner London Main Pay Scale

English Teacher maternity cover job summary

You are an excellent leader; we are a top performing Trust. Together, we can create truly exceptional schools.


About the Role

City of London Academies Trust (COLAT) is seeking to appoint an English Teacher for March 2026 to cover maternity leave. You will be an experienced teacher looking for a new challenge or a newly qualified teacher. You must be able to teach English up to KS4.

About Us

COLAT is driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student.

COLAT currently oversees six secondary academies, three primary academies and one sixth form centre all located in north, south and east London. We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.

City of London Academy Highgate Hill, opened as a mixed, all-ability, non-denominational academy in September 2017, and is housed in a lovely building with excellent facilities for students, staff and the community. With the support of our enthusiastic students, diligent staff, supportive parents and cohesive governing body, we strive to provide a calm and purposeful learning environment underpinned by high expectations. City of London Academy Highgate Hill is based in the heart of an evolving community in Islington, and we value the diversity of our workforce. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.

About you

You will be an experienced and outstanding teacher or a new teacher starting your teaching career. You must have experience teaching English up to KS4. You will have great behaviour management strategies and you will also have excellent organisation and communication skills to liaise with students, staff, parents and external organisations. If you can teach other subjects please highlight this in your application.

If you match our ambition and want to join our dedicated team of professionals, we would love to hear from you. Candidates must address the person specification in no more than 1,000 words. Please complete an application form.

Applications must be submitted via the mynewterm portal on the following link: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/143659/EDV-2025-CLAHH-51999

If you require any other details, or would like an informal discussion, please contact enquiries@highgatehill.cola.org.uk or hr@highgatehill.cola.org.uk

Closing date for applications 10.00am Thursday 20 November 2025

We plan for interviews to take place week commencing Monday 24 November 2025 or Monday 1 December 2025

City of London Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

City of London Academies Trust Company Registration No. 04504128.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
642 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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COLAT is driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student.

COLAT currently oversees six secondary academies, three primary academies and one sixth form centre all located in north, south and east London. We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.
City of London Academy Highgate Hill, opened as a mixed, all-ability, non-denominational academy in September 2017, and is housed in a lovely building with excellent facilities for students, staff and the community. With the support of our enthusiastic students, diligent staff, supportive parents and cohesive governing body, we strive to provide a calm and purposeful learning environment underpinned by high expectations. City of London Academy Highgate Hill is based in the heart of an evolving community in Islington, and we value the diversity of our workforce. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.

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