Director of English and Literacy

Ridgeway Academy, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 March 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: MPS/UPS + TLR 1b (£12,039)

Director of English and Literacy job summary

Director of English and Literacy

Pay spine: MPS/UPS + TLR 1b (£12,039)

Start date: September 2025

Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one junior and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.

We opened in September 2018, as part of the Alban Academies Trust, to great excitement from our community with the aim of becoming a truly outstanding school in the future. Our motto is ‘Everyone can achieve’ and we are looking to appoint an outstanding person who can help us achieve our ambitions.

We are looking to appoint an outstanding English specialist who has the necessary breadth of experience and expertise to direct the delivery of whole school improvements in English and Literacy.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of raising attainment in English and narrowing the gap for vulnerable students. They will also have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work with and motivate a wide range of staff and students. The successful candidate will be qualified, passionate and an innovative leader.

The key responsibilities will be:

To improve student performance

Provide expertise in assessment and marking

Oversee excellent teaching and learning

Provide strategic direction informed by data

Grow KS5 provision

We can offer you:

A collaborative, supportive team with a passion for teaching and facilitating progress

Enthusiastic students who are keen to progress

Appropriate professional development through AAT, coaching with experienced core leaders

Use of gym facilities, guaranteed onsite parking, staff wellbeing programme

Ridgeway Academy is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply.

If you would like to join us on our journey and have access to career prospects through the Trust, we would love to hear from you.

We are totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, satisfactory references and medical clearance.

Applications are via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ if you have any queries, please contact the HR Officer by email BissK@ridgeway.aetrust.uk or extension 3373.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About Ridgeway Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 947 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ridgeway Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ridgeway-academy

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Hertfordshire