Teacher of English

St John Fisher Catholic High School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JN

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 Annually (Actual)

Teacher of English job summary

Teacher of English

Required for September 2026

We are looking to appoint a skilled, committed and enthusiastic member of staff for the above position from September 2026. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and innovative person to develop their career in a dynamic, supportive environment. This would be an ideal opportunity for a newly qualified teacher or an experienced teacher who is looking for a change.

The successful candidate will teach to at least GCSE and will be:

Innovative in their techniques to inspire students

Focussed on the further development of a stimulating curriculum

Highly motivated with well-developed interpersonal skills to support the motivation of colleagues and the student community

Committed to learning and the raising of standards

St John Fisher is an 11-18 comprehensive school with a rich Catholic ethos. There are 800 students on roll including the Sixth Form. The school has excellent facilities and well-equipped rooms. The school was judged Good by Ofsted in October 2013, November 2017 and June 2023. It was also judged Outstanding by the Diocese in December 2013, 2018 and again in March 2022.

We continue on our journey to excellence and so this is an exciting time to join us as we build on recent success and continue our drive to raise standards.

What the school offers its staff

We are a school where the mission statement: ‘I have come that they may have life and have it the full’ is lived out daily. We believe that all students and staff should have the opportunity to flourish and be the best version of themselves. We believe that we are;

Supportive, committed, caring and friendly community

An organisation with the commitment to high quality professional development

An organisation who centralises the importance for staff wellbeing

A small, welcoming school

Teacher Pension Scheme

On-site parking and access to the canteen

Visits to the school are welcome.

Full details and how to apply are on the Vacancies section of our website: www.stjohnfisherschool.org.uk

This school is a safe school and we ensure our culture is one that keeps children and young people safe from harm. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We take safe recruitment very seriously and the successful applicant will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau). Shortlisted candidates should be aware that online checks may be carried out as part of our due diligence.

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.

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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 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 St John Fisher Catholic High School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: Up to 815 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John Fisher Catholic High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-fisher-catholic-high-school-pe1-5jn

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