Teacher of English
St Mary's Catholic Academy, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7EQ11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
8 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers Pay Range
Teacher of English job summary
St Mary’s Catholic Academy is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Teacher of English to join our successful and well-established department.
This is an excellent opportunity for either an Early Career Teacher or an experienced practitioner to contribute to a supportive and high-performing team. The successful candidate will teach English across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the potential to teach Key Stage 5 depending on experience. Please refer to the applicant pack for further information.
About the roleWe are looking for a teacher who:
- Has strong subject knowledge and a passion for English
- Is committed to developing students’ literacy, creativity and love of reading
- Can deliver engaging and challenging lessons across the full ability range
- Works collaboratively and contributes positively to a thriving department
- Is committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school
St Mary’s is a highly regarded, oversubscribed Catholic Academy within the Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust. We are proud of our strong community, built upon our core values of Catholic, Caring, Community and Challenge.
The English Department is vibrant and experienced, offering a rich and engaging curriculum from Key Stage 3 through to A-Level, with a strong focus on creativity, literacy and academic success.
We are committed to staff development and wellbeing. At St Mary’s you will benefit from:
- A comprehensive induction and coaching programme
- Weekly high-quality professional development
- Additional non-contact time for professional learning
- Access to the latest research as a designated Research School
- A strong focus on staff wellbeing, including healthcare support and workload-conscious policies
- Excellent facilities following a £22.5 million rebuild
- A supportive and collaborative English department
- A rich curriculum with opportunities for creative and cultural enrichment
- Students who behave well and are eager to learn
- A strong culture of professional growth and leadership development
- A welcoming and inclusive school community
If you are passionate about English and want to inspire a love of language and literature in young people, we would love to hear from you.
St Mary’s Catholic Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are dedicated to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment in which all students can thrive. Our recruitment processes follow the principles of safer recruitment and are conducted in line with statutory guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks to ensure the suitability of candidates to work with children.
This post is subject to:
- An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Satisfactory references (including a judgement about suitability to work with children)
- Online search checks as part of due diligence
- Verification of identity, qualifications and right to work in the UK
- A medical fitness check
- For teaching posts, a prohibition from teaching check and barred list check
- Compliance with the Trust’s safeguarding and child protection policies
The closing date for applications is midday on 8th June 2026.
This post is paid according to the national pay range and scale for teachers
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors.
All posts are subject to:
● DBS
● Medical clearance
● Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number.
● Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children.
● A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures.
● In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, online search be carried out.
For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out.
For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed.
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 St Mary's Catholic Academy
- School type
- Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1184 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Mary's Catholic Academy website
St Mary's is a highly regarded oversubscribed Catholic Academy in Blackpool in the Diocese of Lancaster.
The school is very much a Catholic family where everyone works together to support and challenge one another to be the best they can be.
Our Catholic Ethos, founded on the hallmarks of:
Catholic Caring Community Challenge
is key to our success. Students and staff are all encouraged, as our mission statement states, to grow in wisdom, understanding, self-esteem and closeness to God. Many of our staff and students are Catholic or Christian, we are joined by a number of staff and students who aren’t, anyone is welcome to come and be part of our family as long as they are willing to support and contribute to the ethos and success of the Academy.
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