Teacher of English
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- FTE
Additional allowances
MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified teacher status
- Recognised subject specific degree or equivalent
- Subject related higher degree
- Professional development in aspects of subject development and pedagogy
- A successful record as a classroom teacher
- A successful track record of raising levels of attainment and progress
- Strong commitment to extra-curricular provision
- Willingness and ability to teach key stage 3 Religious Education
- Experience of teaching A-level
- Effective use of data to inform appropriate actions
Professional knowledge and understanding
- Current educational issues especially related to the curriculum
- Current teaching, learning and assessment issues relevant to the needs of the department
- Effective strategies for promoting positive pupil behaviour
- Management of staff, including professional development
What the school offers its staff
- Clear sense of purpose
- Highly supportive working environment in which all are valued
- Sustained opportunities for professional development
- Promotion of professional autonomy
- Delightful pupils and supportive parents
Further details about the role
A full-time English Teacher is required for September 2025 in our award-winning and “Outstanding Church School” (SIAMS). The post offers an excellent opportunity to teach in a flourishing and successful Church of England Academy where we prioritise the wellbeing and development of all members of our school community.Our school is heavily over-subscribed and its record in public examinations is consistently strong.
The school is seeking to appoint a committed, highly motivated and enthusiastic teacher to teach English throughout Key Stages 3 and 4. Experience or qualifications to teach English Language and/or Literature to A-level will be a definite advantage; there will be some A-level teaching for the right candidate.
The English Department is successful and is at an exciting stage in its development occupying a central place in the life of our Church School. In summer 2024, 76% of Year 11 gained at least one GCSE grade 4-9 in English, and 23% at least one grade 7-9.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Christopher’s CE High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@st-christophers.org
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1313 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@st-christophers.org
- Phone number
- 01254 355214
St Christopher’s is a highly successful and popular 11-18 co-educational Church of England single academy with 1,300 pupils and students on roll. We are situated in the Lancashire town of Accrington close to the Ribble Valley. Good motorway links mean that Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Manchester, and North Yorkshire are all within a 30–40-minute car journey. The school is situated in a pleasant setting with views towards Pendle Hill.
Our pupils come from a wide catchment area. Pupils join us in Year 7 from over fifty primary schools, and the sixth form receives students from around thirty secondary schools. We enjoy an enviable reputation, built-up over many years, for providing high quality education for a comprehensive intake of pupils. Our reputation means that we are a popular school, and always over-subscribed. However, we do not allow ourselves to become complacent, always striving for higher standards in all areas. This year, for example, well over 800 applications were received for the 195 on offer. Ten per cent of our pupils are eligible for the Pupil Premium and 3% are from minority ethnic groups.
Our teaching comprises of 80 teachers and 12 teaching assistants. The core Senior Leadership Team is substantively the headmaster, one Deputy Headteacher, one Senior Assistant Headteachers, three Assistant Headteachers, and the school Business Manager.
The school’s commitment to learning extends to staff as well as pupils; there is a well-developed support structure for early career teachers and other new members of staff, and a strong culture of ongoing professional development among our teaching and support staff. We are continually looking to develop and further improve the quality of teaching and teachers are encouraged to think deeply about how pupils learn. Whilst we appreciate the contribution that technology can play in assisting learning, we remain committed to the idea that it is the teacher who makes the difference.
Arranging a visit to Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@st-christophers.org.
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