Vacancies
Welcome to the vacancies page for Saint Bede's Catholic High School. Here you will find job opportunities for both teaching and support staff.
We currently have one vacancy available.
Teacher of English
MPS
Required for September 2025
Saint Bede’s Catholic High School is a thriving, oversubscribed, and highly successful school located in the beautiful seaside town of Lytham, with excellent transport links via the motorway network. Our school is recognised as a highly effective learning community, where pupils describe their experience as “inclusive, safe, and aspirational.”
During our most recent Ofsted inspection (March 2025), inspectors noted:
“St Bede’s has high aspirations for all pupils. Pupils achieve well in a range of academic and vocational subjects.”
“The school is a welcoming and caring community... Pupils feel happy and safe here.”
“Staff, including those in the early stages of their career, value the training opportunities that they receive.”
We are seeking to appoint a passionate and dynamic Teacher of English to join our dedicated and forward-thinking department. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic educator who is committed to delivering high-quality teaching and inspiring a lifelong love of English in our students.
We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers. A comprehensive support programme is available for ECTs to ensure a successful start to your teaching career.
Application form and further details: Mrs S Kelly, School Manager
Website: Saint Bede’s Catholic High School - Vacancies
Email: skelly@stbedeslytham.lancs.sch.uk Tel: 01253 667 526
Closing date: Friday 13th July 2025 (12 noon)
Number on Roll: 825
Our Catholic school is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. The appointment is subject to multiple ’safer recruitment’ checks including online searches, an enhanced DBS check and supporting references.
Application Form - teaching Staff
CES Consent to Obtain References Form
CES Recruitment Monitoring Form
CES Rehabilitation of Offenders Form
INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES (ITT)
We are involved with local training consortiums (School Direct Programmes), as well as having strong links with the University of Cumbria’s PGCE programme. We are in partnership Edge Hill University ITE supporting PGCE and School Direct teacher training.
CATHOLIC TEACHING ALLIANCE
The Preston based Catholic Teaching Alliance (CTA) is a partnership between 56 Catholic primary and secondary schools and post-16 colleges with a shared vision and commitment to providing first class, professional development for trainee teachers, practising teachers and school leaders. We work in partnership with the University of Cumbria. The CTA is underpinned by a shared passion to train and develop outstanding and inspirational teachers who are highly employable and dedicated professionals who appreciate the distinct nature of working as part of a Catholic community. Based at Our Lady’s Catholic High School, Preston. You can find more information at Catholic Teaching Alliance.
NEWMAN TEACHING ALLIANCE
The Newman Teaching Alliance’s one-year course is designed in partnership with North West based Edge Hill University to offer all the benefits of a conventional PGCE with a firm grounding in practice as well as theory. The Alliance includes five local partner high schools at present. All of these schools are local, long-standing partners of Cardinal Newman College and all have been graded as outstanding or good by Ofsted in their last inspection. This course gives ITT students the unique opportunity to combine training in a post-16 academic environment as well as training at KS3 and KS4. Based at Cardinal Newman College, Preston You can find more information at Newman Teaching Alliance.