Teacher of IT & Business
Bolton St Catherine's Academy, Bolton, BL2 4HU20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
31 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Business studies, Computing
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS T1 - T9 (£32,916 – £51,048)
What skills and experience we're looking for
WE ARE SEEKING A PASSIONATE CANDIDATE WHO:
- Has a sound and developed knowledge of your subject and of its examination specifications
- Has the ability and/or experience to teach IT and Business at KS3 and KS4
- Understand health and safety regulations in relation to ensuring safe working practice
- Can create and maintain a disciplined and stimulating environment in which all students are motivated and learn.
- Promotes the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of your subject, being passionate about teaching it well
- Monitors students’ progress and create opportunities for all students to reach their full potential
- Establishes good working relationships with students and colleagues with the wider school community
- Makes excellent and inventive use of available resources to assist in teaching and learning.
- Follows departmental schemes of work and assessments in planning work with each group.
- Completes regular assessments of students' work, providing them with feedback which allows them to make progress.
- Contributes to the production of resources.
- Attends and contributes to departmental meetings and contribute to departmental policies and developments.
- Attends evening meetings as required, including with parents.
- Keeps up to date records.
- Contributes to the production of examination papers and marking them when appropriate.
- Ensures that the requirements of external examinations are met.
- Ensures that the Teachers’ Standards are met or exceeded in all your work.
What the school offers its staff
IN RETURN, WE OFFER:
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Access to National College training, subject-specific CPD, leadership pathways, and mentoring programs.
- Career Progression: Clear pathways for growth, from early careers to leadership roles. We use a ‘touchbase’ informal approach to focus on professional development as well as an annual career conversation with your manager
- Wellbeing & Support: Leadership training focused on wellbeing, mental health resources, and staff networks.
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI): Commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace, with ongoing EDI training and initiatives.
- Automatic pay progression for teachers – we don’t have performance related appraisals and pay reviews
- A paid premium to a Healthcare Cash Plan to claim back contributions towards dental, optical and other medical costs via UK Healthcare.
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Benefits and discounts via UK Healthcare.
- Fantastic facilities.
- A lunch allowance for those colleagues volunteering to assist in lunchtime duties or activities.
Further information about the job
YOUR MAIN DUTIES WOULD BE:
· To teach IT and Business at all levels and to all abilities, seeking to ensure that all pupils make very good progress, enjoy their learning, and become well educated. · To contribute more widely to the well-being of our pupils, through being a form tutor, undertaking duties, and being a role model for them for their learning and their conduct.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Bishop Fraser Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to child protection screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.
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 Bolton St Catherine's Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1020 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy website
- Email address
- hr@bsca.tbft.uk
- Phone number
- 01204 332553
Bolton St Catherine’s Academy educates children and young people from 3 to 16 years of age. The values of Bolton St Catherine’s Academy are underpinned by a growing Christian ethos and is an inclusive Academy for those of Christian faith, for those of other faiths, and those of no faith. St Catherine is the patron saint of students and scholars and at Bolton St Catherine’s Academy, learning is at the heart of everything.
Students will leave the Academy with
• Good academic outcomes
• The Christian values of respect, tolerance and service
• A positive and enduring outlook
so that they live happy, healthy and purposeful lives – irrespective of their background or circumstances.
The entire Academy is geared to support every single child as they develop and progress, guaranteeing success for each individual. Bolton St Catherine’s Academy is located in a £36million building with innovative spaces and state of the art facilities to support children’s learning. These facilities are amongst the very best in the country and support in delivering a rich, varied and relevant curriculum.
Challenging targets and goals are set for every single student and staff work tirelessly to ensure these are achieved. Children learn and develop most effectively when they are happy and secure. At Bolton St Catherine’s Academy staff strive to develop an environment in which learners thrive, working to develop trust and mutual respect between everybody within the Academy and beyond.
It is through the school’s new values of Believe, Strive, Care and Achieve, that the Academy will continue to build on the progress it has made. In 2018, the Primary school gained the best KS2 results of any school in the BL2 postcode area and was in the top 3 % nationally for Maths and the top 10% nationally for Writing.
Arranging a visit to Bolton St Catherine's Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@bsca.tbft.uk.
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