Teacher of English

Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire, St John Fisher Catholic High School

Required from September 2026

The Governors of this high achieving, oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy seek to appoint an inspiring, enthusiastic, motivated and well qualified Teacher of English to join our successful, supportive and dedicated department. The post would be suitable for an ECT.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking an outstanding and proactive English Teacher who is committed to high standards. The successful candidate will be expected to teach English across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the opportunity to teach at A-level for a suitably qualified candidate.

This appointment provides the opportunity to teach well motivated, hard working students. You will join a forward thinking and high achieving department and be committed to delivering genuinely imaginative, engaging and varied lessons.

What can we offer you?

• A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.
• Teacher Pension Scheme.
• Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK's favourite high street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
• On site parking and access to canteen.

St John Fisher is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust, which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools.

Our school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-as either a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

We value diversity and seek a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under represented communities.