Director of English
Bradford Girls' Grammar School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 6RB2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 8am
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £51,027.00 - £56,316.00 Annually (Actual) L2 - L6
Director of English job summary
As a Leader and subject specialist in our school, the successful candidate will lead in the development and implementation of a quality curriculum in Key Stage 3 and 4. Being able to deliver high quality teaching and learning is paramount, together with the skills to provide effective support and challenge to other colleagues.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidate will contribute to the overall vision and ethos of the school, in support of the Headteacher and other Senior Leaders.
We are a hugely successful school, with a strong set of results and we want to get even better!
Our mission is that our students leave as future leaders – equipped to perform on national and international platforms in whatever career they choose in the future. Providing broad opportunities, raising aspirations, and providing fun and memorable experiences, are all key to this, and all our colleagues contribute to extra-curricular activities.
The school’s culture is firmly rooted in values, and these shape the way that we do things on a day to day basis. We recognise our accountability to our children and the impact we make on their futures; we are self-confident in what we do; and we are prepared to persevere in our determination to succeed. We are an organisation that truly cares about what we do and how we do it, and our actions are very much based on integrity, mutual respect, and empathy.
If you are interested in joining our team and being part of our exciting future, we look forward to hearing from you.
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.
About Bradford Girls' Grammar School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1041 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School website
School location
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