Teacher of English

St Alban's Catholic High School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3NJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  21 May 2026

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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: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of English job summary

The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our friendly and supportive English Department. We are looking for someone who can inspire engagement in the classroom and capture the enthusiasm pupils have for learning English. The successful applicant will be highly motivated to inspire pupils at all levels from ages 11-18.

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualities to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly English Faculty:

• Suitable for ECT’s or Qualified Teacher Status
• A passion for excellence in the teaching of English
• The ability to maintain and raise standards of student attainment and achievement and to monitor and support student progress
• The ability to effectively lead, manage and motivate students and the capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills

St Alban’s Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Candidates need to be willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school and to develop an understanding of teaching in a Catholic setting; however, they do not need to be Catholic themselves.

Visits to the school by potential applicants are welcomed. Please telephone Lisa Gittins, EA to Headteacher, on 01473 726178 EX 231 to arrange. For an informal conversation about this post, please contact Simon Corless, Headteacher.

All offers of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, evidence of Right to Work in the UK and satisfactory completion of all other pre-employment checks.

St Alban’s Catholic High School is committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of all of its students. Each student’s welfare is of paramount importance. and we urge candidates to read our Safeguarding Policy.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About St Alban's Catholic High School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 996 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Alban's Catholic High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-alban-s-catholic-high-school-ipswich

St Alban's Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Our mission statement is ‘Learning, Respecting and Caring’ and through this mission we aim to inspire, challenge, support and value every student to achieve their potential.

All staff have a responsibility and a duty to ensure that their work and interaction with all individuals fully reflects the school’s distinctive ethos as a Catholic School, although they do not need to be Catholic themselves.

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