20 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    13 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 April 2026

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

History

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 19.5 Hours per week. An opportunity may be available to discuss increased hours at Interview

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916 - £51,048

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will play a key role in our school vision by delivering high quality teaching and learning. Our teachers and support staff are talented, professional, supportive, caring and ambitious to achieve success.

What the school offers its staff

Hagley Catholic High School is proud to be ranked among the Sunday Times top ten performing comprehensive schools in the West Midlands and benefits from a thriving Sixth Form. Our strong reputation is built on excellent academic outcomes, a supportive community, and exceptionally low staff turnover, creating a stable and fulfilling environment in which colleagues can grow and flourish.

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.

The History Department is very experienced and well qualified. It has a team of 4 staff; schemes of learning are well sequenced, and students make excellent progress. Students secure very good GCSE results, 67.2% achieving grades 9-4 in 2025 and 17.2% of students achieving 9-7 grades. Students achieve well in History at A level with value added scores of +0.23 in 2025. Putting our children and young people first, always.


“Forming Christ-centred pilgrims of hope with kind hearts, questioning minds, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for justice.”

We welcome applications from both Catholics and non-Catholics but expect all employees to support the Catholic ethos andvalues of the school. If you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification and feel that you could make apositive contribution to our school, then we can’t wait to receive your application.This is a fabulous opportunity in a very good school.

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 Hagley Catholic High School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1113 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01562 883193

Hagley Catholic High School is part of the Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company with five of our Catholic feeder schools. Currently our school has population of 1136 pupils aged 11 – 18 including a Sixth Form of 200. The school operates under the patronage of St Nicholas Owen and is dedicated to developing a Catholic community in which all students work towards fulfilling their potential in a safe and supportive environment.

The school is situated in Worcestershire, bordering on to West Midlands, in a semi-rural setting some twelve miles south west of Birmingham. The village of Hagley is within close proximity to the national motorway network, yet still enjoys views of the Clent Hills and beautiful surrounding countryside.

The school has a Pupil Admission Number of 190 with six forms of entry, however, we are heavily over-subscribed. The school enjoys an excellent reputation and commands a high degree of parental and parish support. Students come to Hagley mainly from Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Stourport-on-Severn, Bewdley and South West Birmingham.

Arranging a visit to Hagley Catholic High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email principalpa.hchs@emmausmac.com.

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