12 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    19 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    6 May 2025

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

£31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of English & Media (maternity cover) job summary

  • Required for September 2025
  • Fixed term (until 31 August 2026 or the return of the post-holder, whichever is soonest)
  • Full Time
  • Salary MPS/UPS

Required for September 2025, the Governors of this high achieving, oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy seek to appoint an inspiring, enthusiastic, motivated and well qualified Teacher of English and Media. ECT’s and trainee teachers achieving QTS by July 2025 are welcome to apply.

This appointment provides the opportunity to teach well-motivated, hard-working pupils. You will join a forward-thinking and high-achieving English faculty and be committed to delivering genuinely imaginative, engaging and varied lessons. This is an opportunity to take the subject in a new and exciting direction.


What are we looking for?

We are looking for an outstanding and proactive English Teacher, committed to high standards and expected to teach English at key stages 3 and 4, with the ability to teach English at A level. As a committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills and the natural ability to motivate pupils with a passion for making a difference to the lives of young people.

What can we offer you?

  • Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
  • On-site parking and access to canteen.
  • Teacher Pension Scheme.
  • A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The June 2019 Section 48 judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school and the March 2025 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s to be outstanding in all areas.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo-Anne Hughes, PA to the Senior Leadership Team on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.

Further details including a job description, person specification and how to apply are available via the Trust website https://www.bishopwheelercatholicacademytrust.org/Trust-Academy-Vacancies/ or the school website www.stmarysmenston.org in the vacancies section.

  • Closing date: Monday 19 May 2025, 12 noon
  • Interview date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards.

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.


St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2024, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2023, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1195 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of the high school and 9 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school. We became a Teaching School in October 2015 and a National Support School in September 2017.

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