Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

The Blue Coat CofE School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3SQ

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of teaching English Language and Literature in a secondary school (as a qualified teacher or ECT),
• Is committed to English and can enthuse and inspire young people across the full 11–18 age and ability range,
• Is a lively, engaging and inspiring classroom practitioner who can build positive relationships with students,
• Is a team player with a positive, can‑do approach,
• Is willing to contribute to enrichment and extension activities within the department.

What the school offers its staff

Working for The Blue Coat School means that you would be part of the Cranmer Education Trust, a successful, growing Trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.

There are 10 schools in our trust, both primary and secondary schools, across Oldham and Rochdale. The trust also incorporates a teacher training school and the East Manchester Teaching Hub, which support the training and development of new and existing teachers across the North West of England. For further details please visit: Cranmer Trust Vacancies

This position will be based at The Blue Coat School, Oldham, but may from time to time require travel as necessary to collaborate with other schools which are all locally based.

We offer:

• Opportunities for professional development in a growing Trust
• A strong school community that places children, families and staff at the heart of everything we do.
• A supportive team who will work with and alongside you to achieve the very best
• Teachers career average pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• Central Oldham location close to good transport networks

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

The Blue Coat School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please refer to:

The Cranmer Education Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy:
Trust Policies | Cranmer Education Trust

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher of English - Maternity Cover - Job Pack - May 26.pdf - 1.37 MB (opens in new tab)

About The Blue Coat CofE School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1669 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Blue Coat CofE School website
• Email address: hr@blue-coat.org
• Phone number: 0161 624 1484
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-blue-coat-cofe-school

We are very proud of our school, which attracts students from across Greater Manchester and beyond. It first opened in 1834. Our founder, Thomas Henshaw, was a committed Anglican who left a bequest to fund a school which would provide education for the orphaned boys of the parish.

From these humble beginnings, the Blue Coat School has become one of the biggest and most successful schools in the country. The school has a national reputation for high quality teaching and learning, pastoral care, consistently excellent examination results and outstanding progress. Our most recent OFSTED inspection in 2011/2 judged the school to be outstanding in every category. As a result, Blue Coat has been designated a National Teaching School which means that we work with schools nationally and locally to develop the very best educational provision. Blue Coat is grounded in tradition and history, and is evolving and forward looking. Our historic campus has been restored and developed extensively; our students enjoy picnic lunches in front of a Grade II listed building but their learning takes place in superb 21st century classrooms, laboratories and studios.

Blue Coat is dedicated to serving young people, to enable them to become everything they can be and everything that they are meant to be. We are a Church of England school that welcomes members of other Christian denominations, and of other faiths.

Our Anglican beliefs, values and worship are at the core of our life together in school.

Arranging a visit to The Blue Coat CofE School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@blue-coat.org.

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