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We are recruiting for a Teacher of English (0.6 proportion)
Required for September 2026
Salary Range: Main Scale/Upper
Hours: Part Time / Permanent
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
This is a fabulous opportunity in a very good school. The English Department is very experienced and well qualified. It has a team of 7 staff all based in the same block; schemes of learning are well sequenced, and students make excellent progress. Students secure very good GCSE results, 86.5% achieving grades 9-4 in 2025 and 28.6% of students achieving 9-7 grades. Students achieve well in English at A level and are consistently above national averages, with value added scores of +0.55 and +0.43 for Language/Literature 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.”
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering our school vision by supporting the day-to-day English Teacher activities. Our teachers and support staff are talented, professional, supportive, caring and ambitious to achieve success.
We welcome applications from both Catholics and non-Catholics but expect all employees to support the Catholic ethos and values of the school. If you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification and feel that you could make a positive contribution to our school, then we can’t wait to receive your application.
Safeguarding Statement
Hagley Catholic High School is a part of the Emmaus Catholic MAC which is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and medical clearance..
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Effective from September 2022, KCSIE states as part of the shortlisting process school and colleges should consider carrying out on-line searches, as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. All shortlisted candidates are now subject to an on-line check and if there is anything concerning, then the shortlisted candidate will be asked to comment on it either prior to or during the interview