Teacher of English

Boston Spa Academy, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6RW

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026 or earlier for the right candidate

• Closing date

  21 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Boston Spa Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Teacher of English. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy in ensuring that children can achieve their full educational potential in English.

The ideal applicant will have:

• A good honours degree related to English and qualified teacher status (or currently an ITT/GTP trainee)
• Detailed knowledge of current developments in education including the use of the Pupil Premium.
• A passion for education and making a difference.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Boston Spa Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1456 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Boston Spa Academy website
• Email address: susie.dubber@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/boston-spa-academy

Working in partnership with The GORSE Academies Trust, Boston Spa Academy is a vibrant and successful and school, achieving excellent results and judged to be a Good School in the OFSTED inspection of April 2015.
Located between York, Leeds and Harrogate, Boston Spa Academy is committed to the development of the whole student, the physical, aesthetic, emotional, moral, spiritual as well as the intellectual.

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