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Teacher of English

Blue Coat Church of England Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2ND

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 March 2025

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: English
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPR dependant on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified professional who is both passionate and knowledgeable to teach English to meet growing curriculum need in this area of the school’s work. Applications from teachers in training, newly qualified and experienced teachers would be welcomed. *A TLR, focussing on promoting a whole school love for reading, could be available for a suitably qualified candidate.

What the school offers its staff

The school has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in each of its last three inspections, most recently in January 2023: “Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive school where kindness flourishes. The school’s values include wisdom, service, endurance and hope. The school’s culture is rooted in these values. There are positive relationships between staff and pupils. Staff know their pupils well, and pupils feel cared for. Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these.”

Blue Coat Church of England Academy is one of the oldest educational establishments in Walsall, is well-respected and valued by the community it serves. We operate on a very collaborative approach to school improvement working with a range of other schools and nationally recognised trainers. The school is very proud of the family ethos which pervades all aspects of its work, which is grounded in Christian values. We offer an extensive and innovative staff development programme, including an excellent support programme for newly and recently qualified teachers.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Teacher of English Advert.pdf - 298 KB (opens in new tab)

Classroom Teacher .pdf - 197 KB (opens in new tab)

About Blue Coat Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 932 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Blue Coat Church of England Academy website
• Email address: applications@bluecoatacademy.org
• Phone number: 01922 720558
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blue-coat-church-of-england-academy

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