Secondary Teacher of History & KS3 English
The Queen Katherine School, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6PJ9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
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Subjects
- English, History
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range
Secondary Teacher of History & KS3 English job summary
DO YOU SHARE OUR PASSION TO INSPIRE EVERY YOUNG PERSON TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL?
The Queen Katherine School is part of Cumbria Education Trust. CET is a growing multi-academy trust based in Cumbria; and is committed to creating outstanding, innovative and inspiring learning environments for our schools and their communities. The successful candidate will be joining CET at an exciting time, as we continue to build on our successes and move forward on our journey to establish ourselves as one of the highest performing MATs in the North of England.
This is an excellent opportunity to join The Queen Katherine School at a pivotal time for its future.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join our growing team. The candidate should be an excellent classroom practitioner, reflective in their teaching practice and focused on getting the best from every student across all key stages of the secondary curriculum.
The successful candidate will:
- Be able to teach GCSE and A level History
- Be able to teach KS3 English (a willingness to teach English at KS4 would be beneficial, but is not essential)
- Possess a relevant teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, Bed)
- Be an excellent communicator
- Ensure high standards of teaching across the curriculum and have a commitment to challenging learners to achieve well
- Be a passionate, caring and inspirational leader and teacher
- Be self-motivated and reliable
- Be enthusiastic about current research on thinking skills and building learning power.
If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.
The Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, on line searches are carried out on successful candidates.
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 are not accepted.
About The Queen Katherine School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 936 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Queen Katherine School website
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