Teacher of English

Holy Trinity Catholic School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0AX

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st November (Negotiable)

• Closing date

  14 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (662)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £46,940.00 Annually (Actual)

Teacher of English job summary

Holy Trinity Catholic School seeks to serve young people from both the Catholic and local community, welcoming all those who embrace its values and share in its quest for excellence. We are a good school with a Section 48 inspection headline of outstanding (March 2026); an achievement we are immensely proud of as a faith school fully inclusive and committed to the diverse community we serve.

Our excellent English Department are seeking to appoint an innovative and talented teacher. The ideal candidate will be an excellent practitioner with sound subject knowledge and a love for teaching English. This could be an ideal role for an experienced teacher or an ECT looking to further their career in an ambitious and creative environment.

Role Requirement:

Dedication with a high aspiration and ambition for all pupils

QTS with classroom experience

Self-motivation and the ability to inspire others

Ability to plan and deliver creative lessons across key stage 3 and 4 including the delivery of GCSE

Hard working and Self-sufficient with the ability to lead on own area of specialism

Excellent ICT skills

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and therefore expects all staff to share the commitment. As part of our safer recruitment process, please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search and social media check, in line with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Any incidents or issues identified from the searches will be explored with the applicant at the interview. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check. A copy of our school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on the school’s website.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. If substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded

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 Holy Trinity Catholic School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 714 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Holy Trinity Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holy-trinity-catholic-school-birmingham

Holy Trinity Catholic School seeks to serve young people from both the Catholic and local community, welcoming all those who embrace its values and share in its quest for excellence. We are a good school, with a with a recent Section 48 inspection grading of Outstanding (March 2026); an achievement we are immensely proud of as a faith school which is fully inclusive and is committed to the diverse community we serve.

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