12 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    24 March 2026 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    12 March 2026

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a superb opportunity for an imaginative and aspirational teacher to join an established and forward-thinking faculty. The successful candidate will work in a supportive school where students achieve and make sustained progress as a result of our ‘can do’ ethos. This role is suitable for ECTs and more experienced staff, and we will consider candidates who would like to work part time.

What the school offers its staff

If successful, we offer you the opportunity to work in a school with a strong culture of learning, where your contribution to the English team and the school as a whole, will be valued. The English team has been going from strength to strength in recent years, with excellent results at GCSE. Working in a friendly school community, we invite you to join us in our commitment to inspire every student with the skills, resilience, independence and confidence they need to achieve their potential. As a school, we have an extensive CPD programme to support you in your career. We also provide all our staff with a laptop computer.

Excellent learning and teaching is at the heart of all that we do and is supported with a full professional development programme and outstanding induction programme.

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

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 Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1161 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
ca@selbyhigh.co.uk

Arranging a visit to Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ca@selbyhigh.co.uk.

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