Teacher of Biology

The Blue Coat CofE School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3SQ

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 May 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, Key stage 5
• Subject: Biology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a well‑qualified, enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Science, with the ability to specialise in Biology ideally up to A level. Biology is a popular and highly successful subject within the school, with five/ six large A‑level groups and 60 students each year opting for Triple Science at GCSE.

We are looking for a teacher with the potential and ambition to be outstanding, who can inspire, motivate and challenge students to achieve the highest possible standards. This post would suit either an ECT or an experienced practitioner seeking a new challenge within a thriving and supportive department.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of teaching science in a comprehensive school (as a teacher or as student teacher),
• Can establish good relationships with, motivate and inspire young people, and who shows the potential and commitment to become and outstanding teacher,
• Is a flexible and perceptive classroom practitioner who can engage students across the age and ability range and enable all to learn, enjoy and make progress,
• Is commitment to personal, professional development and becoming the best that you can be,
• Has good interpersonal skills.

What the school offers its staff

Working for The Blue Coat School means that you would be part of the Cranmer Education Trust, a successful, growing Trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.

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

The Blue Coat School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please refer to:

The Cranmer Education Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy:
Trust Policies | Cranmer Education Trust

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher of Biology - Job Pack (May 26).pdf - 1.77 MB (opens in new tab)

About The Blue Coat CofE School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1669 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Blue Coat CofE School website
• Email address: hr@blue-coat.org
• Phone number: 0161 624 1484
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-blue-coat-cofe-school

We are very proud of our school, which attracts students from across Greater Manchester and beyond. It first opened in 1834. Our founder, Thomas Henshaw, was a committed Anglican who left a bequest to fund a school which would provide education for the orphaned boys of the parish.

From these humble beginnings, the Blue Coat School has become one of the biggest and most successful schools in the country. The school has a national reputation for high quality teaching and learning, pastoral care, consistently excellent examination results and outstanding progress. Our most recent OFSTED inspection in 2011/2 judged the school to be outstanding in every category. As a result, Blue Coat has been designated a National Teaching School which means that we work with schools nationally and locally to develop the very best educational provision. Blue Coat is grounded in tradition and history, and is evolving and forward looking. Our historic campus has been restored and developed extensively; our students enjoy picnic lunches in front of a Grade II listed building but their learning takes place in superb 21st century classrooms, laboratories and studios.

Blue Coat is dedicated to serving young people, to enable them to become everything they can be and everything that they are meant to be. We are a Church of England school that welcomes members of other Christian denominations, and of other faiths.

Our Anglican beliefs, values and worship are at the core of our life together in school.

Arranging a visit to The Blue Coat CofE School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@blue-coat.org.

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