Director of English
Oasis Academy Silvertown, London, E16 2BB2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
3 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS 1-6 (U1-3 as appropriate) + TLR 1B (Inner London) + Teacher Pension Scheme
Additional allowances
TLR 1B (Inner London)
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity to join the team at Oasis Academy Silvertown
Oasis Academy Silvertown is looking to recruit a talented, humble and highly motivated leader to the key position of Director of English to lead English to excellence and to support the Principal, staff and our students as we work to get ‘Ready for university, ready to lead’.
Are you passionate about the power of English curriculum, taught brilliantly for young people in East London? Do you have high aspirations for all young people, are keen to learn, develop and grow yourself as a leader and ready to prioritise strong relationships in all of your work? Are you a highly successful and experienced teacher, ready to take your next step to develop yourself as a leader?
What the school offers its staff
Our offer to you
The academy has been through considerable change in the past year and is now in a new phase of growth ensuring that we improve student outcomes through a renewed focus on high aspirations, strong relationships and love for learning.We know that we have work to do and are working hard to ensure that we are successful in our mission, ensuring that every student leaving us is Ready for University and Ready to Lead. We are now in our final period of expansion as we move towards full student capacity (600 students, September 2026).
We are seeking an exceptional leader who is looking for an opportunity to:
- Learn and develop as a leader through experience and training in this role
- Work with a new, passionate, dedicated and supportive team developing a small and growing academy
- Work in a values-led organisation, focused on pursuing social justice and the excellent education that all of our students deserve
- Serve a diverse and aspirational community
- Be supported by a strong, national MAT with shared resources, subject and leadership networks and CPD
- Work in an academy that values its staff with smart policies that consider carefully how teachers can best use their time
Other benefits include
- The Oasis benefits package
- Cycle-to-work Incentive
- Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme
- Free eyetests
- Flexible working opportunities
- Integrated IT provision to support teaching, including your own laptop and iPad
Commitment to safeguarding
Oasis Community Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to zaynab.kadir@oasissilvertown.org
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oasis Academy Silvertown
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 489 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Oasis Academy Silvertown website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- zaynab.kadir@oasissilvertown.org
- Phone number
- 02070592500
Oasis Academy Silvertown is a successful, oversubscribed inclusive secondary academy in the Royal Docks area of East London. Oasis Silvertown received its first Ofsted Inspection in May 2017 and were delighted to be awarded “good” with 3 “outstanding” judgements for Leadership and Management, Personal Development, Behaviour, Welfare and Student Outcomes. We received an ungraded visit in September 2022 and are delighted to remain “good” with an excellent report. We have an ambitious mission statement for all our students: Ready for University. Ready to Lead. Our mission is underpinned by our core values, which staff and students hold: Be proud, be professional, be nice, be independent, and be resilient.
We moved into our state-of-the-art building in September 2022 and are delighted to be in our permanent home in the heart of the West Silvertown community.
Arranging a visit to Oasis Academy Silvertown
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email zaynab.kadir@oasissilvertown.org.
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