Deputy CTL of English

Sarum Academy, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 9HS

34 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual) Deputy position comes with a TLR 2b

Deputy CTL of English job summary

We are seeking an ambitious and passionate Deputy Curriculum Team Leader of English to join our secondary school. This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner who is ready to take the next step in their leadership journey and support the continued development of our English department.

Working closely with the Curriculum Team Leader, you will play a key role in shaping the curriculum, supporting teaching and learning, and helping to drive strong outcomes for all students. We are looking for someone with a love of literature and language, high expectations for every learner, and the ability to inspire both students and colleagues.

If you are committed to high-quality teaching, professional collaboration, and making a real difference to young people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

Please get in touch if you would like to learn more about the role. We would be happy to arrange an initial telephone or online conversation to provide further information. You are also very welcome to visit the school for a tour and see the school in action during a typical school day.

Further information with job description and person specification can be found int he attached recruitment pack.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sarum Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 781 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sarum Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sarum-academy

Welcome to the Sarum Academy website. Sarum Academy is a Voluntary Controlled Church of England Academy founded in 2010 delivering high quality, non-selective, personalised education to pupils aged 11-19 years. The Academy is a member of the Magna Learning Partnership Academy Trust.

Sarum Academy is an ambitious school, which celebrates excellence, nurtures creativity and engenders social responsibility. We work with all pupils in helping each child to think big, work hard, exceed their ambitions and in doing so be the person God created them to be.

What makes our school different is the care we afford every member of our Academy. Relationships founded on trust and respect are the lifeblood of our warm and happy school, this is why we care for one another, this is why our pupils achieve more than they think possible.

As a Church of England School our ethos is underpinned by Christian values and principles and embraces the Church of England vision for young people, a vision of ‘human flourishing for all’. The four basic elements of wisdom, hope, community and dignity are reflected in our values of respect, aspiration, excellence, service, tenacity and partnership. Sarum Academy pupils leave the school as young adults, successful and thoughtful, and we are proud of each and every one of them and the contributions them make.

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