Head of English Department

St Alban's Catholic High School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3NJ

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) TLR 1 £12521

Head of English Department job summary

The Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding specialist with the skills and motivation to lead and manage the English department to help students achieve their potential. The successful applicant will have responsibility for curriculum provision in Key Stages 3-5 and overall responsibility for the development of English at the school.

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualities to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly English department:

• Qualified Teacher Status
• A passion for excellence in the teaching of English
• The ability to teach up to A Level preferred
• The ability to maintain and raise standards of student attainment and achievement and to monitor and support student progress
• The ability to effectively lead, manage and motivate staff within the team and the capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
• The attributes to be a strong Form Tutor

St Alban’s Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Candidates need to be willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school and to develop an understanding of teaching in a Catholic setting; however, do not need to be Catholic themselves.

Visits to the school by potential applicants are welcomed. Please telephone Mrs Gittins, Headteacher’s EA on 01473 726178 Ex 231 or lgittins@stalbans-staff.org to arrange a suitable time to visit. For an informal conversation about this post please contact Mr SN Corless, Headteacher.

All offers of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, evidence of Right to Work in the UK and satisfactory completion of all other pre-employment checks.

Closing Date: 10:00am Wednesday 10th June 2026

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 St Alban's Catholic High School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 996 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Alban's Catholic High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-alban-s-catholic-high-school-ipswich

St Alban's Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Our mission statement is ‘Learning, Respecting and Caring’ and through this mission we aim to inspire, challenge, support and value every student to achieve their potential.

All staff have a responsibility and a duty to ensure that their work and interaction with all individuals fully reflects the school’s distinctive ethos as a Catholic School, although they do not need to be Catholic themselves.

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