Teacher of History

Salary
MPS/UPS £32,916 - £51,048 Contractual hours
32.5 Basis
Full time Region
Rotherham Job category/type
Teaching - Secondary Date posted
05/06/2026 Job reference
REQ23201

St Francis CMAT - St Bernard's Catholic High School, Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 3BE.

Permanent, full time, 32.5 hours per week.

Closing date: 9am on 19th June 2026.

Interview date: 22nd June 2026.

Start date: September 2026 although January 2027 may be considered.

We are delighted that you are considering applying for the role of Teacher of History at St Bernard's Catholic High School.

St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2022 as part of the Bishop of Hallam’s vision for education. Today the St Francis family embraces 14 schools, 12 Primary Schools and 2 High School across the Local Authorities of Doncaster, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham. We are set to grow to 24 schools at capacity.

We serve our children and families through being committed to providing the highest standard of education, where academia and personal growth are our priorities rooted in our Catholic faith.

Our schools are unique serving wide ranging communities; we celebrate this individuality and support our schools to meet the needs of the children and families in their care. As individual schools we are joined together in our Catholic faith, delivering education which is rooted in Gospel Teachings. This creates our community which comes together to share excellence, learn from each other and champion our children.

We believe that education, along with the community that we have grown, is the most powerful tool we have to shape the future for our children.

About the of the Role

This role is designed for a dedicated educator who combines excellent classroom practice with strategic leadership. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality education while driving curriculum development and ensuring the safety and progress of every pupil.

For full details please see the recruitment pack.

About the Candidate

We are looking for someone to join the trust in:

• Blessing our schools with community, wisdom and awe.
• Support in teaching not just from books but from lessons of kindness, humility and compassion.
• Support with instilling a love for learning, a thirst for knowledge and a passion for always making the world a better place.
• Providing guidance so that all our community can reach their true potential.

About St Francis

At St Francis, we are passionate about being the Employer of Choice for our staff. We are committed to identifying and nurturing talent, succession planning for the future and implementing outstanding training and development so that our staff progress in their careers from the earliest starting point of ITT and apprenticeship through to executive leadership.

We are also dedicated to providing the highest level of support for wellbeing and personal growth. We want our staff to genuinely love coming to work and we will work tirelessly to create a working environment to ensure that this is the case.

Think this is the role for you?

To find out more about the role please review the Recruitment pack.

If you are interested in this post, informal visits to our school are very warmly welcomed; just contact us to arrange an appointment to come and meet with the Headteacher.

Applications close at 9am on Friday 19th June 2026 and should be submitted online via https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk.

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.