Teacher of English
Job Title: Teacher of English
Employer: St Edwards College
Job Type: Teaching & Learning
Job Phase: N/A
NOR: 1168
Grade: M1-UPS3
Actual Salary: £31650-£49084
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full time
Location: Liverpool
Start Date: Monday, September 1st, 2025
Closing Date: Friday, May 9th, 2025
About the School
St Edward’s College is a Catholic school, located in the heart of Liverpool, educating 11-18 year olds. With its strong track record of academic success, pastoral care, and enrichment of every student, the school has become highly popular and is consistently oversubscribed, receiving 900 applications for just 176 Year 7 places.
The College has built close ties with the local community, including a partnership with its co-located primary school, forming the Cathedral Choir School for the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
The College offers a broad range of extracurricular activities, from music and drama to a wide variety of sports, and academic clubs such as mathematics and science, where students have excelled in national competitions. These activities are supported by excellent sports facilities, including an indoor swimming pool. The thriving Sixth Form, with over 300 students, is one of the largest in the city and is further enhanced by the Honours Programme, which targets Oxbridge and Russell Group universities.
In September 2024, the College appointed a new Headteacher, who has a compelling vision to make St Edward's College the preeminent Catholic school in the city and beyond. With their leadership, the College is set to enter an exciting new chapter, continuing to build on its successes and offering even greater opportunities for its students.
About the Role
At the core of this role is to uphold and support the College mission statement. The primary responsibilities are for learning, teaching and pupil progress – preparing and delivering an engaging curriculum, monitoring and assessing pupil progress and providing appropriate pastoral support to pupils within your care.
It is a presumption of main scale teachers that they are working within the parameters outlined in the Teachers’ Standards (England) 2012, and as they progress from M1 to M6 do so with increasing confidence and consistency.
Performance management will therefore be expected to comment positively upon the level of confidence and consistency in the Teachers’ Standards evidenced in the teacher’s performance.
It is a presumption of UPS teachers that they are (a) confidently and consistently working within the parameters outlined in the Teachers’ Standards (England) 2012; (b) Furthermore, in becoming a UPS teacher, they have demonstrated and therefore committed to continue to make a significant, substantial and sustained contribution to the successful development of the College, its staff and pupils, as outlined in the Post-Threshold Standards.
Performance management will therefore be expected to comment positively upon both (a) and (b) above. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES To support and apply the aims and ethos of the College.
To follow agreed policies for communication within the College.
To comply with the College’s Health and Safety policy.
To promote equal opportunities within the College and to seek to ensure the implementation of the College’s Equal Opportunities policy.
To teach to a high standard, following our lesson cycle and Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy.
To maintain up to date information that may be used for management purposes (including the College Self-Evaluation Form and Faculty Self-Evaluation Form and Improvement Plan).
To comply with other College, faculty and departmental documentation and procedures as appropriate.
To attend College public events, including Open Evening, Mass for the Feast of St Edward and Founders’ Day.
To attend relevant parent/subject teacher review meetings To complete cover for absent colleagues in accordance with national guidelines.
To complete appropriate supervisory duties, as per the rota, during break time, lunchtime, before school and after school.
ACADEMIC / CURRICULUM RESPONSIBILITIES a)Pupils To adopt a range of methods to teach, according to their educational needs, pupils assigned to allocated classes, including the setting and marking of work in accordance with College policy.
To make appropriate use of the College rewards system to recognise and encourage good effort by pupils.
To maintain discipline in accordance with the College’s Behaviour and Discipline Policy and apply appropriate and effective measures in cases of misbehaviour.
To promote good pupil practice with regard to punctuality, standards of work and uniform regulations.
To monitor the progress of pupils and maintain up to date records.
To contribute towards the process of target setting within the department. To ensure pupils are regularly assessed in accordance with College policy.
To report pupil progress to parents using the College reporting system. To prepare pupils for external examinations. To take attendance registers for all lessons. To raise, where appropriate, concerns over pupil progress (group or individual). b) Curriculum.
To maintain up to date subject knowledge.
To plan lessons and prepare appropriate resources, matched to learning objectives. To make appropriate and effective use of ICT to deliver the curriculum and promote the use of ICT amongst pupils c) Resources
To assist the Head of Faculty / Department in identifying resource needs and contribute to the effective and efficient use of physical resources.
To cooperate with other staff in ensuring a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the College, the department and pupils.
To take responsibility for teaching resources used during lessons. d) Staff. Where appropriate, to support the work of trainee teachers and newly qualified teachers. Where relevant, to provide appropriate direction to Learning Support Assistants. To attend departmental and faculty meetings and contribute towards departmental development. e) Development.
To undergo Performance Management, as laid down in the College Performance Management Policy. To participate in regular in-service training (INSET) as part of continuing professional development. PASTORAL RESPONSIBILITIES Classroom teachers are expected to undertake the role of form tutor and as such will have responsibility for the following:
To mark an attendance register and monitor pupils’ attendance and punctuality. To pursue parental authorisation for absences and amend registers as appropriate. To commence each morning with a daily act of worship, which is recognisably Catholic in character.
To deliver the Personal Development programmes in keeping with published schemes of work. To prepare and deliver year group assemblies as per the published rota. To write pastoral and Citizenship reports. To keep a record of rewards and sanctions received by members of the form group. To liaise with subject staff and Head of Year to improve achievement and help resolve academic difficulties, as appropriate.
To provide pastoral support and guidance to ensure the pastoral welfare of members of the form group. To liaise with parents as appropriate. To attend relevant pastoral meetings. To attend Parent / Form Teacher Review meetings as appropriate. To write personal references for pupils (for example, UCAS references in Year 13).
A classroom teacher is line managed by his/her Head of Department or Head of Faculty (curriculum role) and Head of Year (pastoral role) and is accountable for the responsibilities outlined above. In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, a Classroom Teacher is expected to be flexible and may be asked, within reason, to perform other duties, determined through negotiation with his / her line manager.
Personal Qualities
We are seeking to appoint an energetic, innovative and hardworking Teacher of English to join the department and inspire pupils and students. The successful candidate will be: An experienced teacher of English across the age and ability range, with a track record of high achievement (both raw and value added scores) at GCSE and A Level. Well qualified, enthusiastic, innovative and passionate about the study of English. Willing to develop the particularly valuable extra-curricular side of English.
How to Apply
Applications must be made using the Catholic Education Service Application form. Please also complete the consent to references form, please see the documents attached to this advert. We can not accept your application without this.
Closing Date: Friday 9th May 2025
Recruitment Documents
Job Description: Download Document
Application Form: Download Document
Consent for references: Download Document
Contact Details
St Edwards College
North Drive
L12 1LF
Contact Name: Tracy Wood
Contact Telephone: 01512811999
Contact e-mail: finance@st-edwards.co.uk
Website: www.st-edwards.co.uk
NOR: 1168
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