Teacher of English (Hospital School)
Pilgrim Pathways School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EE7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
14 May 2026 at 1pm
Date listed
7 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS1- MPS6
Additional allowances
MPS1- MPS6
Teacher of English (Hospital School) job summary
Assistant SENCo (Hospital School)
Post: Teacher of English
Salary: MPS 1-6 dependent on experience
Location: Split across various sites: Ida Darwin, Fulbourn, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge and all sites from which PPS operates
Start Date: September 2026
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Fixed Term (1 year initially)
Reports to: Headteacher
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and enthusiastic teacher to join our team! We wish to appoint an exceptional and experienced humanities teacher to deliver humanities across the school.
Pilgrim Pathways School is an outstanding alternative provision for 4-18-year-olds, operating across two hospital sites with five centres::
- Darwin Learning Centre - Education for young people (13-17) in a Tier 4 adolescent psychiatric unit.
- Beacon Learning Centre - Education for young people (12-18) in a specialist eating disorders unit.
- Home Treatment Team - Community provision supporting students with complex mental health needs to avoid hospitalisation
- Community Eating Disorders Team - Community provision supporting students with eating disorders to avoid hospitalisation
- Addenbrooke’s Hospital education team - Education for children and young people (4-18) with physical health conditions
We are entering an exciting phase of development as we expand provision for the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic school delivering excellence in hospital and SEND education.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is ambitious for young people and committed to excellent Humanities teaching.
- Is passionate about inclusion and supporting students with SEND to achieve ambitious goals.
- Can teach outside their specialism and support non-specialist teachers.
- Willing to teach primary and secondary students.
- Understands the holistic nature of education and nurtures individual talents.
- Is committed to professional development and educational innovation.
- Has a track record of outstanding practice and creative teaching.
- Understands mental health and special educational needs.
- Has excellent communication skills and can inspire and engage learners.
We offer:
- A unique educational setting and the chance to make a real impact.
- A supportive multi-disciplinary team of teachers, therapists, and medical staff.
- Strong commitment to CPD and professional growth.
- Collaborative planning with shared resources.
- Opportunities for progression within the school.
- A welcoming, skilled, and dedicated staff team.
- Generous non-contact time for work-life balance.
- Small group teaching with visible impact on pupils’ lives.
- Additional benefits: Blue Light Card, Enhanced DBS, Cycle to Work scheme, on-site parking, and local amenities.
Should you have any questions or wish to discuss the role further, applicants can visit the school website www.pilgrim.cambs.sch.uk and are welcome to contact our Head Teacher, Nadine Gooding-Hébert via email: head@pilgrim.cambs.sch.uk ccing office@pilgrim.cambs.sch.uk
Pilgrim Pathways School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all successful candidates will be expected to have a DBS and other relevant employment checks prior to starting.
CVs will not be accepted.
Due to the unique nature of our school, it is strongly recommended that candidates visit before applying. We welcome prospective candidates on:
Monday 11th May 3:30-4:30
Thursday 14th May 3:30-4:30
Closing Date: Thursday 14th May 2026
Interviews: w/c 18th May 2026
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 Pilgrim Pathways School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- 2 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Pilgrim Pathways School website
Pilgrim Pathways School is an OFSTED outstanding alternative provision, which encompasses 4 hospital schools. The Darwin Centre is an adolescent psychiatric unit for young people from the ages of 12 -18 years old with mental health difficulties. The Phoenix Centre is for young people from 12- 18 years old with eating disorders. The Croft Children and Families Centre is for children and their families with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and the education team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Education and Outreach Service work with children with physical health conditions.
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