Teacher of Ethics (Maternity Cover)

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  16 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: PSHE, Religious education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS

Teacher of Ethics (Maternity Cover) job summary

About the Role

We are seeking an outstanding Teacher of PSHE with the ability to deliver high-quality teaching and learning to our students. The successful candidate will join a growing Ethics Department made up of strong specialist practitioners.

Alongside teaching the faculty’s PSHE curriculum across Years 7-13, the successful applicant will also have the opportunity to teach on the department’s examined courses, including GCSE Religious Studies and A Level Philosophy, Sociology, and Psychology. Please state clearly within your application which subjects you are qualified and confident to teach, together with your relevant experience.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successful classroom practice, supported by strong subject knowledge. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills, who can engage, inspire, and motivate students to achieve their full potential.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate and enthusiastic about learning and their specialist subject
• An inspirational, creative, and highly effective teacher
• Committed to securing excellent progress for all students, particularly disadvantaged learners
• Hardworking and imaginative, with excellent organisational and time-management skills
• A collaborative team player who values working with colleagues across all levels of the school

At Meadowhead School and Sixth Form, you will find:

• Students who are eager to succeed
• Supportive and committed colleagues
• Excellent professional development and guidance

We are committed to investing in the successful candidate through extensive CPD opportunities, including pathways to middle leadership via nationally recognised leadership programmes. A personalised CPD plan will be developed to support career progression in line with your aspirations and goals.

Staff benefits also include enrolment in the enhanced Smart Clinic package, offering a wide range of health and wellbeing support services.

If you would like to join our school, where every person matters, please submit your application by the closing date below. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit, please contact Fiona Cope at copef@meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk

Safeguarding Statement

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, including those relating to ethnicity, gender, transgender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any role involving work with children requires the declaration of all convictions and cautions, including those considered spent. A DBS check will be completed before employment begins. Shortlisted candidates will also be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will carry out an online search of shortlisted candidates. This search will review publicly available information relevant to suitability to work with children.

References will be requested prior to interview at the shortlisting stage and may be used as part of the selection process. Where previous employment has involved working with children, at least one referee must be from that employment, even if it is not the most recent role. Any gaps in employment must be clearly explained within the application form.

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 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 Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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