Deputy Head of English
Mounts Bay Academy, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 3JTThis job expired on 16 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Mon-Fri Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1-UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR2b £5884.00
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a Deputy Head of English to help lead and develop a successful English department. The successful candidate will:
- be an excellent teacher of English
- be committed to raising standards
- have a flexible and creative approach to curriculum development
- contribute to the leadership of a successful team
- have an awareness of changes in educational policy affecting English
- be able to analyse, interpret and plan using student data.
- To work with the Head of English faculty to ensure outstanding leadership and management of the Faculty of English in terms of curriculum design and delivery, CPD, staff and student wellbeing and faculty finance.
What the school offers its staff
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
Free will writing service
Locals Discount
Further details about the role
- To implement and deliver a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
- To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher.
- To facilitate and encourage a learning experience that provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
- To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
- To share and support the Academy’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
- To act as a form tutor offering support and guidance to tutees.
Commitment to safeguarding
Mounts Bay Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check prior to employment. Details of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our website www.mountsbay.org.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mounts Bay Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1031 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mounts Bay Academy website
- Email address
- mjenkin@mountsbayacademy.org
- Phone number
- 01736353299
Mounts Bay Academy is located in Penzance, West Cornwall with 950 students aged 11-16 years. This is a beautiful part of the world, enjoying a varied coastline surrounding rugged hills and moorland and it is a wonderful place to live and work.
Mounts Bay school converted to Academy status in 2011 and a year later were awarded an Outstanding grade in a full Ofsted Inspection. In November 2017 the Academy was inspected by Ofsted to review its safeguarding arrangements and the HMI visitors noted that the Academy had a fully inclusive culture and provided excellent support for vulnerable students. Since then, we were awarded a good grade in 2021 under the new Ofsted Framework introduced in 2019.
I have been the proud Principal of Mounts Bay since March 2024, and I am passionate about the Academy and the path that we need to follow. Whilst enjoying an enviable reputation in the local area, there is work to do in terms of outcomes, attendance and the quality of teaching and learning. Our priorities are explicit, and my style is very open and honest – there are no hidden agendas here!
We have recently introduced a new behaviour policy which is having very positive effects and our teaching and learning policy has been stripped back to provide very clear expectations of staff and students. All strategies are supported by a comprehensive evidence-based programme of CPD, both internal, and through external bodies such the PTI, the Cornwall Research School, which we are delighted to lead.
The Academy enjoys a range of impressive physical resources including a purpose-built science area, subject specific teaching areas in the Creative Arts as well as a lively and bouncing Music block. Sports facilities are strong, including a large sports hall, a 3G pitch and extensive outside field areas, all of which have significant community use. Plans are currently being made with Cornwall Council for an on-site ARB to provide further support to learners.
Mounts Bay Academy is an Apple Distinguished school, and each student and staff member is provided with a digital device to support their learning and work. We believe that students should be prepared for the world in which they will live when they leave the Academy and strive daily to ensure that we update our knowledge accordingly.
We are a learning community that aspires to success for all without exception, convinced that everyone can learn at the highest level, when presented with learning experiences that are as engaging as they are adventurous. We believe that all young people can achieve; it is our job to nurture the very best in each person by identifying their strengths and talents and removing any barriers to learning.
Mounts Bay is a caring and dynamic community where students are placed at the centre of everything we do.
We provide a broad and balanced curriculum which is delivered by a team of skilled and dedicated staff, with the MBA way visible throughout the school, putting ‘Relationships, Respect and Responsibility’ at the centre of everything. Talent is celebrated, curiosity is nurtured, and every individual is given the chance to shine. We help to develop young people with a positive attitude to learning and life, ready to take on the challenges of our fast-changing world and to make a creative contribution to their community.
The successful candidate will be a brave, creative and visionary person, to join our staff to enable all to thrive in this ever-changing world. We are looking for a professional with a spirit of adventure who understands that high personal and academic standards and exciting learning can combine to change young people’s lives.
Mounts Bay Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect the candidate to share this commitment.
Since I joined the Academy, I have felt safe, I have been happy, I have felt challenged, and I have been genuinely welcomed into the Mounts Bay community. Is this not what all of us want from a school?
Arranging a visit to Mounts Bay Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mjenkin@mountsbayacademy.org.
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