Teacher of English

Queen's Park High School, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7AE

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS to UPS

Teacher of English job summary

Thank you for your interest in this post. I would like to wish you a warm welcome to Queen’s Park High School, an academy within The Learning Trust, beautifully located to the south of the River Dee in the heart of Chester. We work in partnership with Christleton High School, Chester International School (CIS) and Belgrave Primary School to serve young people, to educate, enlighten and give them the expertise and confidence to succeed. More information about The Learning Trust can be found at https://www.tltrust.co.uk.

Our expectations in terms of achievement and behaviour are very high. If our students are to reach their full potential as responsible citizens, we believe there has to be a culture of mutual respect, honesty and understanding; a culture which is at the heart of our school community.

We have hard-working and committed staff, who regularly go above and beyond to ensure that all our students enjoy their learning, feel safe and are able to achieve to their full potential. In 2024, we were thrilled to be named ‘Secondary School of the Year’ at the Excell Standard Education Awards! This incredible achievement celebrates the unique culture of our school and the exceptional dedication of our staff.

In February 2025 we received our second full inspection as an academy since our conversion back in 2017. We are extremely proud that we are officially rated as a ‘GOOD’ school in all categories. Whilst we felt very strongly that this was the case, this judgement brings welcome recognition and validation of all the hard work which has taken place across the school over a number of years.

Our school is brimming with the potential for future excellence. This is an exciting time to join Queen's Park High School and a great opportunity for someone who wants to engage in A-level teaching. As our journey of success includes a large growth in student numbers, I am looking for staff who want to join us during this exciting period of growth as we strive to become an ‘outstanding’ school.

I hope that this application pack gives you a flavour of the many qualities and strengths of our school. As a prospective member of staff, I hope you are interested in applying for this post. Please follow the link: https://www.qphs.co.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=19 and click on ‘Apply Now’ in the MyNewTerm section on our website’s vacancy page.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 12pm (midday) on Monday 16th June 2025.

Interviews will take place on Friday 20th June 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to Queen’s Park High School.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Queen's Park High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 764 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queen's Park High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-s-park-high-school-chester

Queen’s Park High School values its hardworking and dynamic staff and seeks to recruit and retain the very best people. We are a smaller than average 11-18 academy within The Learning Trust, beautifully situated, close to the heart of the historic city of Chester. We work in partnership with Christleton High School, Chester International School (CIS) and Belgrave Primary School to serve young people, to educate, enlighten and give them the expertise and confidence to succeed.

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