Teacher of English

Woodchurch High School, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 7NG

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 March 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: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPR-UPR

Teacher of English job summary

TEACHER OF ENGLISH

MPR/UPR

REQUIRED SEPTEMBER 2026

FIXED TERM IN THE FIRST INSTANCE

We are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom practitioner to teach across the whole ability and age range

in this large, popular, and oversubscribed academy. The successful candidate will have proven success in

delivering English Language and Literature throughout KS3 and KS4. They will also be able to demonstrate

positive outcomes for all groups of pupils and have the ability to engage and enthuse learners.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful and oversubscribed school. We are seeking to appoint

an excellent and dynamic classroom practitioner to join a supportive, forward-thinking, and well-resourced

English faculty. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a love for English and a commitment to

making a difference to the lives of young people. They will also model and promote our Christian values.

The fixed term contract will run from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2027 due to organisational

considerations. This post is suitable for an experienced teacher looking for an exciting opportunity to establish

themselves in a new setting, or an early career teacher looking for their first teaching role. A permanent

contract will be considered for an experienced teacher looking to further their practice, and who promotes

success in the classroom.

Woodchurch High School is an exciting place to work. It is a successful and oversubscribed 11 - 16 coeducational

comprehensive. We enjoy state of the art facilities, designed to engage and motivate learners.

Further details, an application pack and application forms can be obtained here. We do not accept CVs and

approaches from recruitment agencies. If you do not hear by 23rd March, you may assume you have not been

successful on this occasion.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects

all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is in regulated activity and is subject to an

Enhanced DBS check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education general online searches will be

undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All

applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of race, sex, age or disability.

Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data

we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing access to ‘privacy notices’ to individuals where we

are processing their personal data. This privacy notice explains how we collect, store and use personal data

about individuals applying for jobs at our school. Please access this notice via the following link.

Closing Date: Monday 16 March 2026 - 9:00am

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

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Woodchurch High School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1415 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodchurch High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodchurch-high-school

Woodchurch High School is an exciting place to work. It is a successful and oversubscribed 11 –
16 co-educational comprehensive. We enjoy state of the art facilities, designed to engage and
motivate learners. As an Academy committed to professional development, all new teaching staff will be expected to actively participate in CPD programmes.

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