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Teacher of Media with responsibility for KS4

Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0TP

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Media studies
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS/Outer London Pay scale (£37,872 - £56,154 FTE)
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2a £3528

What skills and experience we're looking for

We wish to appoint a full-time teacher of Media to work across Key Stage 4 and 5. Students follow the Eduqas syllabus at GCSE and A Level as well as the OCR Digital Media Cambridge Technical Qualification. The Media department achieves outstanding results at GCSE and A level and all classes are taught in mixed ability groups from Year 10 onwards. The department is well-resourced with a department technician and dedicated production studio space.

We are seeking a professional who is:

1. An enthusiastic media teacher with the ability to teach across key stage 4 and 5.

2. Passionate about teaching media and has excellent subject knowledge.

3. Ambitious and committed to the very highest standards of student learning.

4. Keen to challenge and enthuse our diverse student population.

5. An excellent classroom practitioner with a drive for self-improvement and development.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer the successful candidate:

ü An opportunitytoworkwithan experienced Headteacher and forward-thinkingand supportive Senior Leadership Team

ü A pleasant environment conducive to high quality teaching and learning with friendly and motivated staff across the school

ü A caringandaffirmingculture andethos with a staff social committee who regularly organise events to enhance this

ü Opportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopmentandprogression including support for NPQs

ü Well-resourced and well-managed departments with a collaborative attitude to classroom management and commitment to raising standards and securing achievement for all students

ü Wellbehavedstudentsthatarekeentoachieveandarerespectfulof theirteachers.

ü Support for staff wellbeing through accesstoSASwellbeingservices,including

o 24-hour GP helpline

o Health screening service & Medical support services

o Physiotherapy & Counselling

ü Fair allowances for staff requiring leave of absence beyond that relating to illness

ü Non-contact time which is above the national minimum requirement of 10% of timetable

ü Cycle to Work schemes

ü Long Service days – support staff

ü Staff Social events

ü Wellbeing Activities i.e., yoga classes, staff team football

Loyalty Award Scheme

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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 Questionnaire
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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Media Studies Jan26.docx - 72.8 KB (opens in new tab)

About Trinity Catholic High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1598 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Trinity Catholic High School website
• Email address: recruitment@tchs.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-catholic-high-school

Trinity Catholic High School is large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted have ranked us as ‘outstanding’ on 5 consecutive occasions and we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community. Our school’s inspection reports can be viewed on this link: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/inspections. The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment. Trinity’s Section 48 report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".

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