Teacher of Criminology in Blackburn

We welcome applications from experienced and Early Career Teachers, as well as those with a relevant degree looking to embark on a career in teaching, to commence August 2026. For an outstanding candidate, the college will consider a ‘golden hello' recruitment payment.

The Role

• To contribute fully to the mission and values statement of the College ensuring its effective implementation in all aspects of College life.
• To plan, prepare and deliver high quality lessons in order to achieve excellent student outcomes.
• To set and mark work in accordance with College and department Assessment policy, to record work carried out and assessment of same.
• To develop rapport with individuals and whole groups in order to facilitate the learning process.
• To liaise with both the Head of Departments in contributing to the administration necessary to support the teaching and learning within the subject area.
• To teach in other departments where required.
• To attend and contribute to team, full staff and other relevant meetings.
• To communicate and consult with parents, carers, students as appropriate, including attendance at Consultation and Open Evenings.

The successful candidate will become part of a highly motivated, supportive and collaborative team. The department works collaboratively to share resources and deliver a consistently high-quality curriculum and assessment experience for all students. An embedded culture of continuous improvement drives ongoing development. Staff hold high expectations and are committed to supporting every student to succeed.

The department includes 9 staff members with both full time and part time staff. The WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology is a popular subject at the college, delivered to over 700 students. Year 12 includes Unit 1 Changing Awareness of Crime and Unit 2 Criminological Theories and Year 13 includes Unit 3 Crime Scene to Courtroom and Unit 4 Crime and Punishment.

The Successful Candidate

Cardinal Newman College is a wonderful place to work, and this is an exciting opportunity for a teacher, with the ability to enthuse and innovate, to join our friendly and well established Criminology department. The Criminology department is looking for an excellent classroom teacher, with a high level of communication and interpersonal skills, with a relevant degree and teaching qualification (if no teaching qualification is held must be willing to work towards this). The successful candidate should be able to display a high level of skill in the management of learning with a commitment to a student-centred approach to the learning process. You should have an awareness and understanding of current developments in the subject area, the ability to manage student progress and achievement, and have a high level of organisational and administrative skills. You should have the ability to set and achieve high standards for yourself, colleagues, and students. You should display the values, attitudes, and behaviours consistent with the Catholic Ethos of the College and have a commitment to equality/diversity and the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.

Terms and Conditions

• Hours: Between full time and 0.5 fte – We will always try to accommodate the preference of the best candidate(s).
• Salary: Paid on the Sixth Form College's Salary Structure pro to £33,465 to £51,714 per annum (dependent upon experience). For an outstanding candidate, the college will consider a ‘golden hello' recruitment payment.
• Closing date for receipt of applications: 11.59pm on Tuesday 27th January 2026.

Teaching at Cardinal Newman College

We always endeavour to timetable to our staff members' strengths. Full time staff are responsible for 4 classes and Curriculum Plus (one to one support sessions for students, small group work, revision sessions etc). The structure of the timetable for 26/27 allows for homeworking on most Wednesdays between September and March. From March onwards Wednesdays are utilised for on-site revision sessions/exam preparations. Where possible, we can timetable flexibly for staff who may need to be on-site later or leave site earlier to accommodate the school run etc., adjusting the FTE appropriately. For the last few years, we have been able to allow for a week and a half off during October half term and will continue to do so where possible. As well as this, we tend to break up for Summer around early July which is a week earlier than most other colleges. We have a fantastic specialised pastoral team who, as part of their role, act as tutors and therefore teaching staff do not undertake the role of form tutors. Following the introduction of a new teaching spine in 2016 whereby incremental rises are linked to performance, we are proud to say that no member of teaching staff had an increment withheld during the academic year 25/26. We believe in supporting staff successes and incremental rises are a key part of this. As such, we do our utmost to work together to avoid withholding the rises wherever possible.

Why work at Cardinal Newman College?

We are a happy and thriving Catholic Sixth Form College committed to equality and diversity, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds into our community irrespective of their religion or belief, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status. An outstanding college in every aspect, Cardinal Newman is one of the highest performing Sixth Form Colleges nationally for Value Added. We recognise the invaluable contribution our dedicated staff make to the success of our students and the College as a whole. As such, our aim is to foster a culture where staff feel valued and supported.

We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including:

• Generous Pension schemes for both teachers and support staff
• A genuine commitment to staff health and wellbeing
• Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and Techscheme
• Free use of the on-site gym
• Access to professional development and the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications through apprenticeships
• Flu Vouchers
• Staff savings scheme

More detailed information on further staff benefits can be found within our staff perks document attached.

Apply Now

Completed application forms should be submitted by 11.59pm on Tuesday 27th January 2026. We will confirm receipt of all applications by email within one working day of receipt. Please call the HR team if you have not received a confirmation email by the closing date. We do ask that you accept, in the interests of economy, that if you have not heard from us by the end of February that you have not been selected for interview on this occasion.

Further Information

Further details are available on the college website or by telephone to the college on 01772 460181 or 07730 521 540. All offers of appointment are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance as well as a range of other safer recruitment checks.