Teacher of English
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4JL7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
24 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Saint Bede’s Catholic High School is a thriving, oversubscribed, and highly successful school located in the beautiful seaside town of Lytham, with excellent transport links via the motorway network. We are proud to be recognised as a highly effective learning community, where pupils describe their experience as “inclusive, safe, and aspirational.”
Following our most recent Ofsted inspection (March 2025), inspectors praised our school, noting:
“St Bede’s has high aspirations for all pupils. Pupils achieve well in a range of academic and vocational subjects.”
“The school is a welcoming and caring community... Pupils feel happy and safe here.”
“Staff, including those in the early stages of their career, value the training opportunities that they receive.”
We are seeking to appoint a passionate and dynamic Teacher of English to join our dedicated and forward-thinking department. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic educator who is committed to delivering high-quality teaching and inspiring a lifelong love of English in our pupils.
We welcome applications from both experienced teachers looking for a new challenge and Early Career Teachers (ECTs) seeking a supportive and nurturing start to their teaching journey. A comprehensive support programme is available for ECTs, including mentoring, professional development, and tailored guidance to ensure a successful start to your career.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- High-quality CPD and career development opportunities
- A caring school community with a strong Catholic ethos
- Well-behaved, motivated pupils who are eager to learn
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT
This school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers must follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.
Applying for the job
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About St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 829 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham website
- Email address
- skelly@stbedeslytham.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01253 667 526
Saint Bede's Catholic High School is a successful, over-subscribed 11-16 Voluntary Aided High School in the Diocese of Lancaster. There are currently 820 pupils on roll.
The school is situated in Lytham and is very easily accessible from Preston, Lancaster and East Lancashire via excellent motorway links. M55 Junction 4, for example, is only 3 miles away.
We aim to reflect the true Christian values proclaimed in the Gospel and seek to provide a caring community in which young people can grow as balanced individuals, morally, intellectually and spiritually, and so participate fully in the real world.
Arranging a visit to St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email skelly@stbedeslytham.lancs.sch.uk.
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