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Deputy Head of Faculty - English

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0DR

This job expired on 19 May 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£5645.13)

Deputy Head of Faculty - English job summary

Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more

Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.

At Wodensborough Ormiston Academy we are currently looking for an inspiring leader and excellent practitioner who shares our belief that education is the key to opportunity. As Deputy Head of Faculty – English, you will support the Head of Faculty in leading and developing a high-performing English department. This is a key leadership role, designed to improve outcomes and raise aspirations through excellent teaching, curriculum design, quality assurance, and the mentoring of staff.

You will:

• Support the planning, delivery, and evaluation of an engaging and ambitious English curriculum from KS3 to KS4
• Contribute to the leadership of the faculty's teaching, learning, and assessment strategies
• Embed quality assurance processes, including lesson observations, work scrutiny, and data analysis
• Drive staff development and contribute to performance management and coaching, including for ECTs
• Lead initiatives that promote high standards of literacy, student progress, and behaviour
• Contribute to whole-school improvement strategies, including pupil voice, stakeholder engagement, and inclusive learning

We are a popular and oversubscribed 11–16 mainstream school with the additional expertise and facilities to include two focused SEND provisions,for young people on the autistic spectrum, and for those who are deaf and hearing impaired (ARC and Deaf Academy). Our small and bespoke sixth form (WOA6) caters for students in Years 12 and 13 who have EHCPs. Rooted in our vision — Believe, Achieve, Succeed — we are uncompromising in our commitment to high expectations, inclusive education, and transforming life chances for young people in Sandwell.

Why work for Ormiston?

Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach – they are our greatest asset.

We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, your work will have purpose and meaning

Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…

• The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before – being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive

• Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children – a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve

• Being part of a team and community where you belong – being part of a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities

• A supportive environment to grow your career – an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits

We believe that we all have an important part to play in raising standards. We truly believe that what we do in our classrooms changes lives. Why not come in, meet the team and join us on our journey?

For an informal discussion about the role, or if you have any additional queries, please contact Stephanie Thomson, PA to the principal via email to stephanie.thomson@woacademy.co.uk

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Commitment to safeguarding

Ormiston Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding children, and we expect everyone who works in our academy to share this commitment. The Child protection and safeguarding policy sets out how Wodensborough Ormiston Academy will deliver these responsibilities.

The policy must be read in conjunction with the statutory guidance documents ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (September 2023), ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (July 2018), a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

We also follow the procedures set out by the Sandwell MBC, Sandwell
Children’s Trust, West Midlands Police and Sandwell’s Clinical Commissioning Group.

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About Wodensborough Ormiston Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1184 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wodensborough Ormiston Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wodensborough-ormiston-academy

We are a popular and oversubscribed 11–16 mainstream school with the additional expertise and facilities to include two focused SEND provisions, for young people on the autistic spectrum, and for those who are deaf and hearing impaired (ARC and Deaf Academy). Our small and bespoke sixth form (WOA6) caters for students in Years 12 and 13 who have EHCPs.

At WOA, we believe that every child has the potential to achieve and we expect nothing but the best for each and every one of our students. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide an excellent education for all our students; an inclusive education which raises aspirations and brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in education and later life. Our curriculum is progressive and designed to provide children with the core knowledge they need for success along their learning journey.

We have a team of dedicated, specialist curriculum and student welfare staff who work together to ensure that the needs of each individual child can be met. We work closely with our local community – families, schools, businesses and community groups – with whom we share a common priority, that our students are front, back and centre of every decision we make at WOA.

We believe that we all have an important part to play in raising standards. Come in, meet the team and join us on our journey!

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