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Teacher of English
Start: 1st September 2026
Salary: Main Scale
Full Time
Governors of Bishop Perowne are seeking to appoint an exceptional, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher for our English department. The successful candidate must have a passion for learning and the talent and determination to ensure all of our students receive first class teaching. Candidates must be able to teach across the ability range at key stage 3 and 4. The role is suitable for an experienced teacher or Early Careers Teachers (ECT).
We hope you feel excited by the prospect of joining the team at Bishop Perowne; our journey of school improvement is well-established. Our staff team is skilled, happy and welcoming and hugely dedicated to improving the experience and life chances of the students we serve. Read about our story on our website. We offer strong induction, mentoring and support for all new staff/ECTs and are committed to developing colleagues both professionally and personally.
The English department is a thriving and exciting part of our school. Hard work, doing the simple things well and a team work ethic is our key to improvement. The successful applicant would be joining a department with strong student outcomes, building on high levels of recent success. The department is a valued part of the curriculum.
We would encourage you to come and meet your prospective colleagues before applying. However, if a visit is not possible, please visit our website for a flavour of the school. You are able to download an application form and recruitment pack from the website or obtain copies from Mrs K J Wigley, the Headteacher’s P.A./HR at the school. Applications must be made via an Application Form available from the College with a covering letter.
Closing Date for Applications: 9.00am on Monday 2nd March 2026
Date for Interviews: w/c 2nd March 2026
Bishop Perowne 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.
At Bishop Perowne, we do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit but humbly count others more significant than ourselves. (Philippians 2:3)
Safeguarding Statement
Bishop Perowne Church of England College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.