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Head of English

The Robert Napier School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2LX

This job expired on 10 January 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025 or earlier

• Closing date

  10 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £59,167.00 - £65,286.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership scale L8 – L12 plus welcome payment of £3,000

Head of English job summary

The successful candidate will be an experienced and ambitious leader with a passion for English and a commitment to delivering high-quality education to our students. We want you to inspire students and staff and raise their aspirations and unlock their potential.

The successful candidate will be responsible for demonstrating excellent leadership and modelling high quality teaching to ensure students can make accelerated progress and use effective resources to deliver highest standards of learning and achievement for all students.

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic person who:

• has a passion for helping pupils thrive and meet their full potential
• has a friendly manner and can communicate effectively with staff and pupils
• can work effectively as part of a team but can also work independently using their own initiative
• has experience of working in a similar school

In return, we offer you:

• an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
• comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD
• Care First employee assistance programme
• non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
• membership of the Teachers’ Government Pension Scheme
• two-week, half-term break in October
• cycle to work scheme

For further details on this role and to apply please visit the school’s careers page Our Vacancies - The Robert Napier School.

Visits to the School are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a visit, please contact Jo Akehurst (Headteachers PA) via email jakehurst@robertnapier.org.uk

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date and/or interview date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications.

Safeguarding commitment

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

Commitment to safeguarding

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

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About The Robert Napier School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1050 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Robert Napier School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-robert-napier-school-gillingham

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