Head of English Faculty

Taverham High School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6HP

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 January 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  7 October 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: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) TLR 1 £12,035

Head of English Faculty job summary

Required: January 2026
Full time, permanent

We are a successful and ambitious 11-18 school with a focus on developing all members of our school community through our core principles: compassion, opportunity, resilience and discovery. Our school facilities are excellent, and our students achieve well as a result of their excellent behaviour and the first-class learning opportunities they receive. In May 2023, the school was recognised as ‘good’ in all categories by Ofsted and our outcomes are consistently among the highest in the county.

We believe that developing a supportive and innovative team within school and forging positive relationships with all of our stakeholders is of paramount importance to the success of our community, and we seek to promote the development of our students into resilient, independent young people, who are respectful and make a positive contribution to the wider community and beyond. We pride ourselves on the professional development we offer our staff.

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic professional to lead our English faculty along with existing key stage leads. The successful candidate will have experience teaching English, language and literature across the full age and ability range. If you are dedicated to ensuring that our students have the opportunity to succeed and have a genuine enthusiasm for working with young people, we would like to hear from you.

Enrich Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

For more specific information on the post please contact Gareth Yassin, Headteacher at gi.yassin@taverhamhigh.org

Closing date for applications: Thursday 16th October 2025, 4.00 pm.

Interview Date: Monday 20th October 2025

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to regulatory checks including an enhanced-level DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Taverham High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1241 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Taverham High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/taverham-high-school-norwich

Taverham High School is a popular and successful 11-18 academy on the outskirts of Norwich. Taverham has been voted the 4th most desirable postcode to live and work in the country. The school was substantially redeveloped under the PFI in 2007 and we became an academy in April 2013; our facilities are first-class. We pride ourselves on the professional development we offer our staff.

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