Teacher of English
St Katherine's School, Bristol, Somerset, BS20 0HUThis job expired on 9 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Earliest start date
24 November 2025
Latest start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
9 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 September 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: Full time 32.5 per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Up to one year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- TMS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of English
Full time.
Fixed term to cover maternity leave from November 2025 for up to one year or the return of the post holder if sooner. January 2026 start also considered.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Key Stage 3 English teacher with a love of language and literature, to join our highly successful and supportive team. This post is suitable for either an experienced practitioner or a newly qualified colleague. Applications from experienced Upper Key Stage 2 teachers would also be welcomed. The successful candidate may also be required to lead small group reading interventions.
The successful candidate will be joining a creative and dedicated team characterised by high support, high challenge and a willingness to develop as professionals through sharing good practice with one another. The English Faculty foster a pro-active culture of collaboration and reflective practice that has students’ well-being and success at its heart.
We believe in educating young people not only for their academic success, but to be powerful citizens. English is at the heart of this and our students are passionate about the written and spoken word. We teach challenging texts in mixed prior attainment sets and believe in the power of developing our students’ cultural capital alongside their reading and writing skills.
About You
Candidates must be passionate about teaching: committed to improving the learning outcomes of all students; able to demonstrate the ability to deliver high quality teaching and inspire and motivate young people to achieve outstanding outcomes.
It is possible that this post could be tailored for the right candidate. There could also be the opportunity to deliver drama or music and a knowledge of or experience in media studies at KS5 level or photography at KS4 level would also be desirable.
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
- Free onsite parking
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
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, 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 post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Katherine's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 998 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Katherine's School website
- Email address
- shelleys@skdrive.org
- Phone number
- 01275 373737
Amplify Education is a newly formed multi-academy trust of 22 schools in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, created through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. A bold voice for Bristol, we build belief in every young person, expand opportunities, nurture potential and strengthen citizenship. If you’re looking for a Trust that is ambitious, reflective and collaborative, Amplify Education could be the perfect place for you.
St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. Diversity and inclusivity are at the heart of the St Katherine’s community.
Our mission:
We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence
We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.
Our ambition is to achieve an average grade of 5.5 and 0.35+ VA in our sixth form: our work is focused on creating the conditions where every student, regardless of context, can achieve success.
We are committed to continuous professional learning and offer both internal and external leadership training including the NPQML and NPQSL programmes, leader profiling and shadowing opportunities. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop teaching alongside leadership and career progression for all staff. In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.
Arranging a visit to St Katherine's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email shelleys@skdrive.org.
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