Teacher of English
The North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9SU42 days remaining to apply
Start date details
From September 2026 or sooner
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 November 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of English job summary
Required from September 2025
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
Role appropriate for ECT/ experienced teacher with a potential for a July start
The ability to offer Drama and/or ‘A’ Level experience in teaching English Language or Literature would be welcomed
The Academy is looking to appoint a passionate and well-qualified teacher of English. The role would suit an early careers teacher. If you want to be part of a thriving department who go above and beyond when ensuring we provide the highest quality of education to students, then NHGS is the school for you. In return, you will become part of a close team; a warm, welcoming and happy department.
All our KS4 students complete AQA GCSE English Language and AQA GCSE English Literature. (For the Literature paper we teach Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, Lord of the Flies and the War and Conflict part of the anthology). We deliver A Levels in English Language (AQA) and English Literature (OCR).
The candidate must be:
- An inspirational teacher.
- Driven in their relentless pursuit of the highest standards across the department.
- Highly organised and meticulous.
- Creative and imaginative.
- A team player
A personnel specification is attached.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The North Halifax Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1199 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The North Halifax Grammar School website
NHGS is the school that everyone wishes they went to: where enthusiasm is infectious and excellence is standard; where co-operation is at the heart of all we do, where everyone strives to achieve their goals and is mindful of the right ways to do so.
We equip our students with the knowledge, skills and understanding to navigate life with confidence and set courses of their own choosing. Together, we develop the whole person by:
Living to Learn I Learning to Live
If you share our vision of a great education, we’d love to hear from you.
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