Teacher of English
BOA Digital Technologies Academy, Birmingham, B7 4EU17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
15 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Teacher Main or Upper Pay Scale
Teacher of English job summary
JOB ADVERT
POST TITLE: Teacher of English
POST RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of English
START DATE: January 2027
SALARY: Teacher Main or Upper Pay Scale
CLOSING DATE: 15th October 2026
INTERVIEW DATE: WC: 19th October 2026
This is not just another English teacher role. It is an opportunity to help young people find their voice, develop a love of reading and become confident, thoughtful writers. At BOA Digital Technologies Academy, you will teach English within a digitally innovative academy and a Trust with a deep commitment to creativity in education.
The BOA Group is seeking to appoint a motivated and dedicated Teacher of English to join the team at BOA Digital Technologies Academy. We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner who can deliver high-quality teaching, build strong subject knowledge and help every student make progress.
The BOA Group is a growing Multi-Academy Trust committed to high standards and creative education. Our academies provide learning environments that bring together the expressive arts, specialist technical education and digital skills. The Group comprises BOA Creative, Digital and Performing Arts, BOA Stage and Screen Production, and BOA Digital Technologies, all based in Birmingham.
Our academies benefit from facilities that support academic achievement, vocational learning and a rich programme of extra-curricular opportunities.
THE ROLE:
BOA Digital Technologies Academy is seeking an exceptional Teacher of English to join a committed team. The role will be primarily based at BOA Digital Technologies Academy, with opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the BOA Group.
You will plan and deliver engaging English lessons that develop students’ understanding of language and literature. You will help students read widely and critically, communicate clearly, and write with accuracy and purpose. You will use assessment to identify gaps in learning, adapt your teaching to meet students’ needs and support them to achieve ambitious outcomes.
You will contribute to the development of the English curriculum and work closely with colleagues to share effective practice. We are looking for someone who sets high expectations, builds positive relationships and helps students recognise the value of English in their learning and future lives.
The Group believes that all young people deserve to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first-rate educational environment. You will be supported to develop your expertise and contribute to the wider life of the academy.
If you share the Academy Trust’s ambitions, have a passion for English and enjoy working collaboratively, we would be delighted to hear from you.
HOW TO APPLY:
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who meet the requirements of the person specification.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All offers are subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS checks and successful completion of a contractual probationary period.
To apply for this position, please complete the online application including the cover letter.
Where appropriate, please state within your application your specialist subject(s) and other subjects and at which level you are able to teach.
CV submission alone will not be accepted. No agencies please.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For an information conversation or for more information please contact Marie Bagley, Office Manager, who will direct you to the most appropriate person.
E: Marie.Bagley2@BOA-Digital.co.uk
T: 0121 359 9400
FURTHER PARTICULARS
We are a growing multi academy trust operating specialist academies, working in partnership with the Ormiston Trust and Birmingham City University to offer exciting and unique educational pathways for learners with interests in performing arts and digital technologies.
About the BOA Group
The BOA Group is led by chief executive, Kate Tague, and the Board of Directors, chaired by Dr Jonnie Turpie MBE. The Academy Trust was founded in 2011 with the opening of BOA Creative, Digital and Performing Arts Academy and converted to Multi Academy Trust status in 2021.
BOA Creative, Digital & Performing Arts - a digital and performing arts academy for learners aged 14-19. Opened in September 2011 on a brand new and purpose-built site with superb facilities for academic, vocational and extra-curricular activities. Rated good in every category by OFSTED and with continual outstanding results, students at BOA Creative have the opportunity to individualise their learning pathway, following performance, production and creativity routes.
BOA Stage and Screen Production - a production and broadcast technologies academy for learners aged 16-19. Opened in the Jewellery Quarter in 2021, BOA Stage and Screen provides an industry lead curriculum for young people in both existing and emerging production techniques and broadcast technologies. Working in close collaboration with our creative and industry partners to develop and deliver specialist programmes of study, students learn the skills they need to join the very best production houses all over the world.
BOA Digital Technologies - an academy for 11-18-year-old learners passionate about digital technologies, which opens for the first time in September 2022. BOA Digital Technologies will deliver a specialist education in creative and digital technologies, maximising future opportunities for all students working closely with the industry to ensure that we address the growing demand for digital level skills now and in the future.
Our academies are regional and admit students from across Birmingham, the Black Country (including Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) as well as from Coventry and Solihull. Please see the individual academies websites for further information and admissions policies.
We aim to inspire our students to “Imagine Everything” and ensure they leave us with the qualifications, technical knowledge and employability skills they require for the next stage of their lives.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About BOA Digital Technologies Academy
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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