Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Bradford Forster Academy, Bradford, BD4 8RG

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  17 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover) job summary

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Salary Band MPS/UPS

Maternity Cover

Start Date: January 2027 until until August 31st 2027

Bradford Forster Academy is an 11-16 Church of England secondary Academy and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), a growing Christian Multi-Academy Trust based in Bradford. The Academy opened on 1 September 2015 and now has capacity for 1050 students on roll in years 7-11. The school is forward-thinking, providing high quality CPD and there is an exciting opportunity to work across a variety of growing diverse schools within the Trust.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a talented and ambitious professional to make a sustained and substantial contribution to the growth and development of the Academy. The role offers the successful candidate a challenge that will be both rewarding and fulfilling and will support you to achieve your own personal career goals and aspirations.

You should:

Be an outstanding and experienced classroom practitioner

Have a “Good” or better teaching record

Have strong experience working with children in a secondary setting

Be inspirational to colleagues and students - sharing best practice

Have up to date experience and knowledge of teaching up to GCSE.

In return for your commitment, we can offer:

An academy and senior leadership team that will allow you to be inspirational, proactive and play an active part in our school improvement journey to outstanding

Tailored CPD with a strong commitment on developing individual career paths

A stimulating, attractive, and welcoming learning environment

A brand-new purpose-built building with state-of-the-art technology and resources

An approach which supports and stimulates professional growth

Closing Date: Tuesday 17th November at 9am

Interviews: Monday 30th November 2027

For full details, application form with information pack, please visit our website https://bradfordforsteracademy.co.uk/bfa-vacancies/

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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

‘Everyone working in or for our school service shares an objective to help keep
children and young people safe and promote each child’s welfare by
contributing to:
• providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn
and develop in our school setting, and
• identifying children and young people who are suffering or likely to
suffer significant harm, and taking appropriate action with the aim of
making sure they are kept safe both at home and in our school setting’

BFA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its students.

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 Bradford Forster Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 892 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bradford Forster Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bradford-forster-academy

Bradford Forster Academy, which opened in September 2015 as a new 11-16 Church of England Academy, as part of the new Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust. We currently have 1033 students on roll from years 7 to 11 and Summer 2020 saw our first cohort of students successfully completing their time with us and going on to take up a wide range of local and national Post-16 courses and positions.

Bradford Forster Academy is an exceptional school with high aspirations and ambition for our young people.

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