Head of English

The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be mutually agreeded

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 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: Competitive salary on Leadership Scale: Negotiable dependent on experience
• Additional allowances:

  Competitive salary on Leadership Scale: Negotiable dependent on experience

Head of English job summary

Are you looking for a career in a thriving, friendly and supportive environment where staff welfare is a priority? Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people in a role that really matters? If so, The Bishop of Winchester Academy wants you!

Due to the current placeholder taking on another role within the Academy, we are seeking a talented, inspirational and experienced Head of English to lead the English Department, who is dedicated to mentoring our enthusiastic and high performing team. You will play a significant role in shaping the department to ensure literature and language flourish at every stage of our students lives.

We can offer you the opportunity to deliver an ambitious curriculum where we “prioritise literacy” (Ofsted report 2023) and where our dedicated English department achieves exceptional outcomes from all year groups. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and a vision of excellence, so that our students are able to excel as both writers and linguists.

We would be delighted to take you on a tour of the school and give you the opportunity to meet the department and answer any questions you may have.

As Head of English, you will be welcomed into an experienced team of creative professionals to:

• Progress the English department to even greater success
• Oversee and shape the English curriculum’s delivery
• Lead and mentor your team, enhancing their teaching practice with innovative methods and ensuring they have a clear vision
• Manage the allocation of resources and budgets
• Collaborate with other heads of departments over learning to achieve a consistent and integrated methodology
• Be committed to the wider school community and development of students
• Promote the understanding and belief that every student can be successful

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:

• Generous employer pension contribution at 28.6% basic salary from April 2024
• Early Friday finish at 1:00pm
• Career development with a bespoke CPD programme
• Excellent newly refurbished teaching facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
• Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
• Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

To apply for this Head of English role, please visit the vacancies section of our website to complete an application form: https://www.tbowa.org/staff/vacancies/teaching-staff.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CV’s.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About The Bishop of Winchester Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Bishop of Winchester Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).

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