English Teacher

St Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7PE

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main or Upper Pay Range

English Teacher job summary

ST MARY’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Newcastle upon Tyne

Headteacher: E Patterson

NOR c.1450

ADVERT

Teacher of English

Full-time

Fixed Term – maternity cover

Main or Upper Pay Range

Required from September 2026 to July 2027

The Governors wish to appoint an excellent Teacher of English for this maternity cover. This post is full-time and should appeal to both recently qualified teachers or to more experienced candidates, looking to develop further in an outstanding school.

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone wishing to join an outstanding department and a highly successful school. The role will provide much professional development for the successful candidate and unstinting support will be given. If you would like to discuss this post further, please do not hesitate to contact Danielle Largue, Deputy Headteacher.

St Mary’s is a great place to work and provides excellent job satisfaction, as it is a very supportive environment. We provide excellent CPD for ECTs and recently qualified teachers, as well as on-going training for more experienced teachers. There are opportunities for teachers at all levels to help develop teaching and learning across the school, working collaboratively with teachers from other departments, whether as coaches or researchers. The working environment is, therefore, a very stimulating one for all staff and is an added attraction of this post.

St Mary’s is a very popular school, rated Outstanding by the Diocese and Ofsted. We enjoy outstanding facilities in a building, which opened in 2011. We joined the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust in June 2020. We are also very popular with parents and are one of the most over-subscribed schools in the North-East. The roll has grown from around 1100 five years ago to over 1450 by September 2025, with 5 main school year groups of around 235-240 and a Sixth Form of approximately 300 students. We expect the Sixth Form to continue to grow in the next couple of years, as strongly academic year groups continue to move into the Sixth Form.

At St Mary’s, English is a well-established and highly respected department with exceptional results. Recent highlights include:-

English

• 85% of pupils achieved at least a GCSE Grade 5 in 2025, with 91% Grade 4+

• Second highest GCSE English Attainment score in the Northeast in 2025.

• Consistently among the highest schools in the Northeast for both Progress and Attainment

• 60% of A Level English Language pupils achieved at least a Grade B over the last 4 years

• 40% of A Level English Literature pupils achieved an A* or A over the last 4 years

• 50% of A Level Film Studies pupils achieved an A* or A in 2025, with 100% A*-C

Leadership, teaching and the climate for learning in English are all outstanding, as they are across the school.

Above all, the Governors wish to appoint a leader with:-

• A clear commitment to nurturing and promoting the school’s distinctive ethos

• A passion for providing the best possible holistic education for all students

• A commitment to maximising achievement through excellence in teaching and learning

• An excellent track record as a classroom teacher

• The ability to promote a love of learning English in our students

Closing date: 9.00am on Friday 1st May 2026. Interviews will take place shortly after the deadline.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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.

About St Mary's Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-school-newcastle-upon-tyne

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