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  • Start date details

    1 January 2026

  • Closing date

    18 September 2025 at 10am

  • Date listed

    5 September 2025

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) TLR2b (£5,588)

Assistant Curriculum Leader English job summary

What makes Ridgewood School special?

At Ridgewood School we are extremely proud of our school and the high quality of education that we provide, including our popular and highly successful Sixth Form. Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead,’ represents our belief in preparing our students for their future, not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which will enable them to become model citizens and responsible members of the community. Our school values: Respect-Responsibility-Resilience, underpin what we do every day and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. Having achieved an Ofsted ‘Good’ rating in all categories in our most recent Ofsted (December 2022), we are committed to this trajectory of success for our students as we aspire to move from ‘Good to Great.’ As part of this journey, in July 2023, we joined Leger Education Trust and collaborate with other schools within the trust to develop both our students and staff and be the very best that we can be.

We are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Assistant Curriculum Leader English. We are a large, passionate and dedicated team, who endeavour to promote and encourage academic success through the fostering of the appreciation of the written word in all its many forms. Together, staff and students explore the riches of communication during every English Language and English Literature lesson. Whilst promoting the passion and love for reading and writing, nurturing the character of each individual student is at the core of everything we do.

The area of responsibility will be dependent upon experience and will be discussed with the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will:

be a highly effective practitioner in their own classroom

be passionate about whole school and subject specific pedagogy

have a commitment to enriching students’ lives

be committed to continuing professional development

We offer:

an exceptional Behaviour for Learning policy that supports staff and students

a genuine commitment to manageable workload and staff wellbeing

access to high quality and bespoke CPD for all levels of experience and roles

a supportive and visible Senior Leadership Team

an excellent and supportive, in-house ECT induction

an innovative, research-led appraisal system

no formal graded lesson observations: instead, we operate a low-stakes, supportive, on-going coaching programme with a focus on continuous improvement

Why is the role of Assistant Curriculum Leader English right for you?

We are committed to offering the staff who work at Ridgewood every opportunity to become the best they can be. Our training packages, for staff at all stages of their careers, are second to none. As well as our whole school and departmental training, we also offer a personalised coaching programme, NPQs and bespoke CPD, relevant to the person’s role. In 2023, we received the Teacher Development Trust Silver Award, demonstrating our commitment and passion to providing excellent CPD for all teaching and associate staff.

If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative and caring school, dedicated to the development of staff and our students’ success, Ridgewood is the school for you.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

All staff at Ridgewood School need to act together as a cohesive team, for this reason all staff have common sections to their job descriptions. Obviously, each person will implement these general requirements with relevance to their own area of responsibility.

General responsibilities

1. Overall responsibility for A level English Language, English Literature and GCSE English resits.

2. To implement and support the aims of the school.

3. To support the implementation of the school improvement plan.

4. To work towards high standards in teaching and learning.

5. To actively maintain order and discipline.

6. To support the implementation of school policies.

7. To maintain practices which ensure the highest standard of pastoral care.

8. To attend meetings as and when required.

9. To undertake duties of a form teacher.

10. To liaise with parents where appropriate.

11. To actively seek opportunities for personal development.

12. To undertake such activities as can be reasonably expected by the headteacher.

Subject teacher responsibilities

1. To support all agreed initiatives by the faculty and school.

2. To encourage students to achieve the highest standards of work possible.

3. To make sure that all students have an equal opportunity to succeed.

4. To ensure that the learning environment is neat and well organised.

5. To ensure that high quality resources are used within the classroom.

6. To ensure that a variety of teaching methods and styles are used.

7. To undertake accurate and relevant assessment of students.

8. To work with the faculty to produce up-to-date and relevant schemes of work.

9. To support initiatives developed by the pastoral team.

Specific Responsibilities as Assistant Curriculum Leader

1. To work closely with the Curriculum Leader and Deputy Curriculum Leader.

2. To assist the Curriculum Leader and Deputy Curriculum Leader in meeting faculty targets.

3. To take prime responsibility for designated aspects of faculty administration.

4. To substitute for the Deputy Curriculum Leader when necessary.

5. To assist in the monitoring and evaluation of student progress and standards of work in the faculty.

6. To contribute to establishing strategies for maintaining effective student discipline within the faculty in accordance with school policy.

7. To assist the Curriculum Leader and Deputy Curriculum Leader in the production of faculty self-evaluation and the faculty development plan.

8. To ensure that order and discipline are of a high standard within the faculty.

9. To encourage the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of young people in the faculty.

10. To assist the Curriculum Leader in effective leadership and management including:

assisting the Curriculum Leader in monitoring and evaluating the standards of teaching and learning in the subject area;

assisting the Curriculum Leader in the creation, consistent implementation and improvement of schemes of work which encapsulate key school teaching and learning strategies;

assisting with the production of short, medium and long-term plans for the development and resourcing of the subject;

overseeing the development and quality assurance of courses;

co-ordinating (where appropriate) internal assessments and end of year exams;

liaising with pastoral teams;

supporting all teachers within the faculty;

assisting the Curriculum Leader and Deputy Curriculum Leader to ensure that members of the faculty follow procedures for feedback, assessment and homework.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

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About Ridgewood School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1453 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
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Staff and students at Ridgewood work hard every day to embody the school’s core values: Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. We are enjoying a trajectory of continued success and look forward to welcoming a successful applicant who can join us on our journey. We are incredibly proud of the progress we have made as a school, having laid strong foundations for further improvement going forward.

Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead’, represents our belief in preparing our staff and students for their future. We exemplify our motto not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which make us all model citizens. Our school values underpin what we do and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. We set our standards high and do not compromise, because we believe in the best for everyone.

Never has there been a better time to join us. We are in the early stages of planning a multi-million-pound new build that will ensure that the staff and students benefit from 21st Century resources. We are regularly oversubscribed in Year 7 and our Post-16 provision is thriving.

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