Teacher of Humanities at St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

This vacancy is only available to internal candidates who are currently employed at St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow. Please do not apply if you are not currently employed at this organisation as your application will not be considered.

4 Days Remaining

Internal Applicants ONLY

Job Reference #

EDV/2026/SBCHSB/58158

Location

Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9LE

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£32,916.00 - £32,916.00 Annually (FTE)
MPS 1

Hours Per Week

1 FTE

Fixed Term End Date

Tue 31st Aug, 2027

Closing Date

Midnight, Wed 20th May, 2026

Start Date

01/09/2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

To be confirmed

Interview Date(s) To be confirmed

About this Role

Number on Role: 622 pupils

Age Range: 11-16

Contract: Fixed Term - FTE 1

Salary: MPS1

To Teach Key Stage: 3 & 4

Required start: September 2026

St Bernard’s Catholic School is a high performing Secondary school in a beautiful corner of Cumbria, a stone’s throw from the Lake District National Park.– an incredible place to live and work. We are a school where all are ‘known and loved’. We are proud to be part of the Mater Christi Trust comprising 16 schools (and growing) across Cumbria and Lancaster, providing incredible opportunities for growth and development for our staff.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and believe in high expectations for all, we would love you to apply for this Teaching position.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teacher of Humanities to join our team. The candidate should be an exceptional teacher with a commitment to academic excellence and helping every child succeed.

Our School can offer you;

A school where “Students describe the school as a loving environment” and “Students behave in a mature and sensible way”
“They respect each other and their teachers and enjoy learning”.
A professional, enthusiastic and supportive team of staff with the capacity and commitment to raise student achievement.
Centralised behavior systems to support teaching staff.
High quality and regular CPD
Supportive parents, Governors, Diocese and Trust.
A well-resourced school with good results.
A strong commitment to developing staff and creating the leaders of tomorrow.

Completed applications should be returned via: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/148702/EDV-2026-SBCHSB-58158

Closing Date: Wednesday 20th May 2026 - Midday

Shortlisting: Thursday 21st May 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed.

St Bernard’s Catholic High School is part of the Mater-Christi Trust in the Diocese of Lancaster. The Trust actively promotes diversity, unity and community cohesion and that it supports pupils to become successful, compassionate citizens. The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.