Teacher of English
Hartford Church of England High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1LH9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
18 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
8 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.44 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Degree
- Teaching qualification
- Successful teaching experience, including the teaching of subject to GCSE level.
- Record of excellence in the classroom
- Contribution to curriculum planning, development and evaluation.
- Strong track record of one’s own continuing professional development
- Excellent teaching ability, commanding respect of students and colleagues
- Excellent use of IT in education
- Ability to generate enthusiasm for the subject(s) and for learning in general
- Ability to plan, organise, review and adapt
- Up to date on current educational issues including having a clear understanding of developments in the subject area
- Experience of leading and/or supporting extra-curricular activities
- Fully committed to the Christian ethos of the school
- Inspirational
- Ability to forgive and move on
- Ability to challenge and support students and staff
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills
- High expectations
- Commitment to school improvement
- Team worker
- Independent worker
- Resilient under pressure
- Excellent attendance
- Flexible
- Willingness to consent to apply for an enhanced disclosure DBS check
- Commitment to demonstrating a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, including the mental health of young people
What the school offers its staff
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- An Employee Assistance Programme with a helpline providing support and advice on personal and professional issues.
- Working Rewards provides discounts and offers on all the major retailers as well as access to salary sacrifice schemes
- Access to an on-site fully equipped gym.
- Staff events and sporting activities to support the school family system.
- Optional staff collective worship.
- Daily free tea and coffee as well as other refreshments throughout the school year.
- Substantial free staff parking including EV charging points.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hartford Church of England High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1070 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hartford Church of England High School website
- Email address
- sara.morris@hartfordhigh.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01606 786000
Located in Mid-Cheshire, our school is a great place to work! We have brilliant students, talented and committed staff and supportive parents. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023, demonstrated that we are a good and improving school and our ambition is to make Hartford Church of England High School an outstanding place to learn and work.
We are blessed with exceptional facilities across a large and growing site and is oversubscribed year on year. We have children who are enthusiastic to learn and who are great to teach. We have hugely supportive parents and committed staff and governors. Our school is at the centre of the community in Hartford and we are constantly looking to strengthen our commitment to one another, no matter what stakeholder we are. We have extremely close working relationships with the Diocese, local authority and our colleagues in other schools.
Arranging a visit to Hartford Church of England High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sara.morris@hartfordhigh.co.uk.
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