Teacher of English
Grade: MPS 1-6 / UPS 1-3 (£31,650 - £49,084 per annum)
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
St Leonard’s Catholic School is a highly successful and oversubscribed secondary school with sixth form located in the historic cathedral city of Durham. Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which pupils can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Catholic commitment.
St Leonard’s was named as part of the national School’s Re-Building Programme and with plans in the advanced stages, the new school build will open in Spring 2026. At present, the school is split across two sites in close proximity to one another.Our new temporary site; Our Lady of Help, opened earlier last year.
St Leonard’s is one of the highest achieving schools in the North-East with a GCSE progress score of c.+0.70 in 2024. Our students also achieve equally impressive results at A Level and we are amongst the most successful schools in the region for applications to Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities.St Leonard's was judged to be outstanding in all five areas by Ofsted in October 2024.
We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England and will have a total of 48 schools.This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational and dedicated Teacher of English to join our English Department in September 2025.
The successful candidate will be a strong classroom practitioner who has the ability to motivate young people of all abilities and will be able to work well as part of a dynamic hardworking team who put teaching and learning at the forefront of everything that they do.You will contribute to the development of an excellent standard of teaching within the English department. You will be passionate about raising the achievement of all students, particularly the disadvantaged, including those with SEND.
For further details about the school, please visit www.stleonardsdurham.bwcet.com or to arrange a visit, please contact Kate Woodall on 0191 3848575.
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Closing date: 1 June 2025Interview date: TBC
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.