Teacher of Economics
Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Bristol, BS1 5TS10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
17 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 5
Subject
- Economics
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week (full time)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teachers Pay Scale - M1 to M6 (£32,916 to £45,352)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic Teacher of Economics to join our high-performing team from September 2026. If you join us, a typical week in this role may see you delivering engaging and thought-provoking Economics lessons across Key Stage 5, inspiring students to develop a strong understanding of economic theory and real-world application.
You are likely to have developed expert subject knowledge and strong teaching practice through your career or personal experience. You will be someone who has a positive disposition, who has attention to detail, who is a rule follower and who is a team player. You will have Qualified Teaching Status (or soon to acquire it, if training).
What the school offers its staff
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
Further information about the job
- To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
- To find out more about Amplify Education, please visit our website: amplifyeducation.co.uk
- Informal enquiries can be made via email to Kate Bracken, recruitment assistant, on recruitment@bristolcathedral.org.uk
How to apply …
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
- Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 17th May 2026
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Thursday 21st May 2026 at Bristol Cathedral Choir School
- All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bristol Cathedral Choir School
- School type
- Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School website
- Email address
- recruitment@bristolcathedral.org.uk
Amplify Education is a dynamic new multi-academy trust of 22 schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, formed through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. United by a shared vision, we are a bold voice for Bristol - committed to building belief in every young person, expanding opportunities, nurturing potential, and strengthening citizenship.
We are ambitious, reflective, and collaborative - driven to improve outcomes for young people while working together, learning from one another and continually strengthening our practice. If you are looking to make a real difference within a forward-thinking and supportive Trust, Amplify Education could be the place for you.
Bristol Cathedral Choir School is a highly oversubscribed state cathedral choir school with a rich history and a Christian ethos. It is a music school, educating choristers for Bristol Cathedral for the past 880 years and offers an enhanced and rich musical experience for all. The school provides a traditional academic curriculum to its students, regardless of their background or ability, and emphasises the teaching of ‘Powerful Knowledge’.
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