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  • Job start date

    19 August 2026

  • Closing date

    14 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    7 May 2026

Job details

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Subject

Law

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

T1-T9 £32,178 - £49,725

What skills and experience we're looking for

At Birkenhead Sixth Form College, we’re passionate about teaching and creating a positive, progressive environment for both our students and staff.

We seek to appoint a dedicated and outstanding teacher to join our Law team. This is a permanent, full time position. The department offers both A Level Law and the BTEC Extended Certificate in Applied Law following the Pearson specification. The A Level Law course, follows the OCR specification. Law is a popular course at the College, with over 300 students that study the subject across both courses.

The suitable candidate will be an individual who is immersed in their subject and loves imparting this passion onto their students. Not only will they be highly effective in the classroom but they will also drive the process outside the classroom, maintaining up to date records of work submission, student performance, attendance and promptly tackling issue as they emerge.

Both experienced teachers and NQTs are encouraged to apply. Whatever your experience you will be supported in a way that best supports your development, in a College renowned for its innovation as well as the exceptional progress of its students.

What the school offers its staff

Rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, Birkenhead Sixth Form College is the leading provider of A Level and BTEC courses for 16-18 year olds in the area.

The College has over 1500 students who join us from across Wirral, Merseyside and Cheshire and we have won multiple national and regional awards for our exceptional academic performance and commitment to improving the lives of every student studying with us.

We are the only specialist sixth form college in the area, meaning that our expert subject teachers are able to devote their time to delivering A Level and BTEC courses with 100% focus.

Our values of Positivity, Ambition, Resilience and Thoughtfulness underpin everything that we do, so that our belief in meaningful hard work results in students achieving the best possible outcomes. The cornerstone of our ethos is that every individual can achieve success, no matter their background or starting point. By concentrating on the process of learning and offering far more than just an academic education, the results that our students celebrate each year look after themselves.

Located in Claughton Village, overlooking the iconic and picturesque Birkenhead Park, our campus has a university-like feel with a calm and focused atmosphere, and government awarded grants have seen investment in teaching and learning facilities with multi-million pound new buildings being built on the campus in 2019 and 2023.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Additional documents

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About Birkenhead Sixth Form College

School type
Academies, ages 16 to 19
Education phase
Sixth form or college
School size
0 pupils enrolled
Age range
16 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
hrdept@bsfc.ac.uk

You will be joining a highly successful, innovative and nationally recognised sixth form college. The College was awarded the UK Sixth Form College of the Year by the TES in 2018 and this followed being graded outstanding in all areas by OFSTED in December 2016. All staff play a vital role in the experience that students have with us and ultimately their success.

The College currently has a 16 to 19-year-old student population of 1450. Demand for places for places at the college is very high and as a result the college has recently expanded with the opening of a 1.7m new state of the art teaching facility in September 2021. A further brand new 3 storey classroom block is opening in April 2023 as part of the college’s expansion project.

In response to the pandemic and disruption to the learning of students the college introduced a new timetable in 2021/2022 to combat the deficits that students have. This includes teaching time increasing by 60 minutes each week we are confident that the 5.5 hours students receive each week is one of, if not the highest in the country. Whilst student teaching time has increased, the new timetable has reduced the overall teaching time for teachers each week. Full time teachers will teach a maximum of 4 classes, 4 times a week and teachers have their own groups, we do not have shared teaching groups at the college.

Arranging a visit to Birkenhead Sixth Form College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hrdept@bsfc.ac.uk.

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