Teacher of English

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

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot 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 appoint an enthusiastic, talented and committed Teacher of English to join our dedicated and ambitious team.

The successful candidate will be passionate about their subject and committed to ensuring that every pupil achieves their full potential.

This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner to contribute to the continued success of our school. We are looking for someone who has high expectations, can inspire and motivate young people, and is committed to delivering high-quality teaching and learning.

In return, we offer a supportive working environment, excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to work as part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team.

Applications are welcomed from both experienced teachers and those at an earlier stage of their career.

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

What we offer you:

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.

Visas cannot 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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description & Person Specifcation - Teacher of English (1).pdf - 373 KB (opens in new tab)

About Boston Spa Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1498 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• 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

Boston Spa Academy is a mixed, secondary school for children aged 11-18 based in Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire with a growing reputation for academic excellence, high quality personal development provision and strong pastoral support. The school has around 1,500 students of which approximately 260 attend the growing sixth form.


In September 2018, Boston Spa Academy officially joined the highly successful and nationally renowned GORSE trust. As a direct impact of working with colleagues at GORSE the academy has moved from being a school with average performance to one which is now well above the national average. Boston Spa Academy is now amongst the highest performing schools in Leeds, the Yorkshire and Humber region and the country.


The academy has invested significantly in facilities for our students in recent years, including a brand new auditorium building, new student and staff toilet areas, renovated dining halls, new classroom areas, brand-new library and IT facilities and our new Sixth Form Centre which opened in September 2026.


Our Vision and Values: Shaping Character; Cultivating AmbitionAt Boston Spa Academy, we truly value the holistic development of our students as part of our vision to be ‘shaping character; cultivating ambition’. We support students in developing the character traits required to be well-rounded individuals and for them to be prepared with the skills, habits and qualifications required for success in their future careers.


Our community is built on kindness, respect, hard work and aspiration and our enabler to achieving this are the ‘core values’ to which we hold dear and permeate through all that we do at the academy:

• Purpose


• Positivity


• Principled


• Participation


• Professionalism

Our ‘Shaping Character Programme’ is a wide ranging and incredibly exciting personal development programme which ensures that all young people at Boston Spa Academy enjoy the experiences and education required to become well-rounded individuals. This programme includes, but is not limited to, our ‘Character and Ambition Pathway’, extensive educational visits programme, House System, Student Leadership opportunities and our Enrichment++ provision, which is designed to encourage young people to learn beyond the classroom and includes opportunities to take part in sport, art, languages, humanities, science, outdoor pursuits and a range of volunteering and charitable work at local, national and international levels.


As part of GORSE, Boston Spa Academy is in the vanguard of educational developments in Leeds, Yorkshire and on a national level. As a school community, we strive to deliver an exceptional standard of education and this is reflected in the excellent outcomes that students achieve at both GCSE and A Level.


At Boston Spa Academy, we are proud that, in our most recent Ofsted inspection graded “Outstanding”, it was commented that ‘staff feel valued and are proud to be members of the school’. The report also recognises that ‘leaders are highly supportive’ and ‘proactively seek to manage workload and support the well-being of staff’. As well as feeling part of a community with a common purpose, our professional body also benefits from outstanding CPD and support which is personalised to your particular needs and experience.


Mr Peter Hollywood
Principal

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