Head of English
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 April 2026 |
| Location: | Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2XH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 28592c1f-6205-4446-93d6-69b3e8c72ff3 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and Professional Development. E = Essentia D = Desirable
• Qualified Teacher Status E
• Good Honours degree E
• Evidence of recent, relevant and continued professional development E
• Enhanced DBS check E
• Further recent qualifications relating to education, management, school leadership, or subject specialism D
Experience
• Experience of working in more than one school D
• A minimum of five years teaching experience D
• Experience of using data to support learning, set targets and monitor, evaluate the performance of all students E
• Substantial knowledge, understanding of, and commitment to teaching and learning across KS3-5 in English E
• An exemplary classroom practitioner with the ability to teach English across KS3-5 E
• Curriculum and/or pastoral leadership demonstrating a measurable impact on standards E
• Supportive of our commitment to tutoring and personal development of all students within your form group E
• Commitment to high quality CPD for yourself and others in the dept, including induction of ITT and ECTs E
• Experience of line management and performance appraisal D
• Experience of personnel issues, managing staff and holding them to account D
• Experience of working with school governors D
• Experience of financial management e.g. Dept budget D
Leadership knowledge and skills
• To think strategically and support the Headteacher in building and communicating a coherent vision E
• Excellent inter-personal skills E
• Involvement in dept self-assessment and improvement planning E
• Leadership and management of the quality of T&L within the dept through a clear QA process E
• Commitment & understanding of the principles & strategies that promote the highest quality teaching, learning and pastoral support E
• Current knowledge and understanding of the national education agenda E
• Experience and understanding of data analysis and the ability to use data to set and achieve improvement targets E
• The knowledge and experience of collaboration with other schools D
Personal attributes and skills
• Lead and work as part of, a high performing and cohesive team E
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a wide range of audiences E
• Maintain & develop the excellent relationships that exist between the School, staff, students, parents, governors and wider community E
• Successfully inspire, lead, manage and motivate staff and students to maximise their potential E
• Reliability, integrity, credibility, loyalty, enthusiasm, a sense of perspective and good humour E
• Commitment to promote the caring community ethos of the School and its collaborative approach E
• Ability to deploy a range of leadership skills appropriately E
• Demonstrate self-management including time management, working under pressure and meeting deadlines E
• Ability to manage and resolve conflict effectively and sensitively E
• Commitment to uphold and follow School policies and the Teachers’ Standards E
What the school offers its staff
Wellbeing support and professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Qualifications and Professional Development. E = Essentia D = Desirable
• Qualified Teacher Status E
• Good Honours degree E
• Evidence of recent, relevant and continued professional development E
• Enhanced DBS check E
• Further recent qualifications relating to education, management, school leadership, or subject specialism D
Experience
• Experience of working in more than one school D
• A minimum of five years teaching experience D
• Experience of using data to support learning, set targets and monitor, evaluate the performance of all students E
• Substantial knowledge, understanding of, and commitment to teaching and learning across KS3-5 in English E
• An exemplary classroom practitioner with the ability to teach English across KS3-5 E
• Curriculum and/or pastoral leadership demonstrating a measurable impact on standards E
• Supportive of our commitment to tutoring and personal development of all students within your form group E
• Commitment to high quality CPD for yourself and others in the dept, including induction of ITT and ECTs E
• Experience of line management and performance appraisal D
• Experience of personnel issues, managing staff and holding them to account D
• Experience of working with school governors D
• Experience of financial management e.g. Dept budget D
Leadership knowledge and skills
• To think strategically and support the Headteacher in building and communicating a coherent vision E
• Excellent inter-personal skills E
• Involvement in dept self-assessment and improvement planning E
• Leadership and management of the quality of T&L within the dept through a clear QA process E
• Commitment & understanding of the principles & strategies that promote the highest quality teaching, learning and pastoral support E
• Current knowledge and understanding of the national education agenda E
• Experience and understanding of data analysis and the ability to use data to set and achieve improvement targets E
• The knowledge and experience of collaboration with other schools D
Personal attributes and skills
• Lead and work as part of, a high performing and cohesive team E
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a wide range of audiences E
• Maintain & develop the excellent relationships that exist between the School, staff, students, parents, governors and wider community E
• Successfully inspire, lead, manage and motivate staff and students to maximise their potential E
• Reliability, integrity, credibility, loyalty, enthusiasm, a sense of perspective and good humour E
• Commitment to promote the caring community ethos of the School and its collaborative approach E
• Ability to deploy a range of leadership skills appropriately E
• Demonstrate self-management including time management, working under pressure and meeting deadlines E
• Ability to manage and resolve conflict effectively and sensitively E
• Commitment to uphold and follow School policies and the Teachers’ Standards E
What the school offers its staff
Wellbeing support and professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.