Teacher of English

King's Leadership Academy Warrington, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4PF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 - December 2026

• Closing date

  15 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

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 - £51,948.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS

Teacher of English job summary

King's Leadership Academy Warrington is seeking to appoint an inspiring and passionate Teacher of English to join our Ofsted Outstanding in all areas academy. King's Leadership Academy Warrington is a non-selective free school with a rich foundation in traditional values and cutting-edge international research. Our school is highly regarded and significantly oversubscribed. In the most recent DfE performance tables, King's is proudly ranked in the top 2% of schools in the North West. As a school, we are unique in our approach in that we seek to develop character and leadership skills in our students. Every student at the school is conscientious, hard-working and an absolute pleasure to teach, our staff never have 'Sunday night dread'. For the successful candidate, this represents a rare opportunity to join a caring team of outstanding practitioners, dedicated to each other’s well-being and the future of every child. The English department are forward-thinking and have established a scholarly community where innovative teachers develop talented students. For the successful candidate, this is a unique opportunity to join a superb team and shape the future of our thriving department. Our curriculum is exciting and knowledge-based, with students across all ages genuinely enjoying their lessons. Departmental resources and schemes of work are provided and are of a very high standard that support teacher work-life balance, additionally with minimal marking and research-informed pedagogy. As part of the Great Schools Trust, we are relentless in our focus on people and wellbeing, ensuring that staff are supported, developed and valued. With dedicated weekly CPD time, access to leading leadership programmes and a trust-wide commitment to work-life balance, this is a place where both students and teachers thrive.

We’re looking for an inspirational English Teacher with:

• Strong subject knowledge and a passion for your specialist subject.
• The ability to engage and motivate students.
• High expectations for academic achievement and personal development.

Why Join Us?

• Ofsted Outstanding since September 2019
• Supportive, aligned staff culture - a school where values are lived
• Exceptional CPD offer - including coaching, trust-wide leadership development and a team-building away trip once a year with an overnight stay
• Wellbeing-first approach - with access to BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities for growth across a nationally recognised and expanding MAT
• Modern, tech-forward learning environment - every student has access to a personal tablet
• Smaller class sizes and year groups - allowing you to connect with students truly

Important Information:

• Curriculum Overview
• Ofsted Report
• Academy Newsletters
  

Ready to Apply?

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification (attached in the recruitment pack) before applying.

If you would like to visit King's Warrington, please reach out to Stacey Perrie at s.perrie@kingswarrington.com

Safeguarding Commitment

King’s Leadership Academy Warrington is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, references, and vetting procedures as outlined in our safer recruitment 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.

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

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 King's Leadership Academy Warrington

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 808 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King's Leadership Academy Warrington website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-s-leadership-academy-warrington

“King’s Warrington – Winner of the first National Character Award”

King’s is an 11-18 school that was founded on traditional values. The school is highly regarded and significantly oversubscribed. In the 2018 national performance tables, King's was ranked in the top 2% of schools in the North West.

We are unique in our approach in that we seek to develop character and leadership skills in our students. Every student at the school is conscientious, hardworking and an absolute pleasure to teach - our staff never have ‘Sunday night dread’. For the successful candidate, this represents a rare opportunity to join a caring team of outstanding practitioners, dedicated to each other’s well-being and the future of every child.

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