Head of English

Harper Green School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0DH

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  14 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 May 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: £62,200.00 - £65,286.00 Annually (Actual) Mainscale L10-12

Head of English job summary

Head of English

Salary: Leadership Scale L10-L12

£62,200 to £65,286 per annum

Permanent

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head of English. We are looking to appoint a Head of English who is committed to ensuring our young people are equipped with the key Literature and Language skills to be successful and make accelerated progress in English. Our school community requires an ambitious, inspirational, committed Head of Department who has a proven track record of increasing outcomes, and is passionate about their subject. Our students want someone who understands the power language has in transforming students’ lives, and is committed to ensuring our students receive a challenging curriculum built to serve their needs.

This position would suit an experienced Head of Department, or someone new to post who has experience as a postholder in a successful English Department.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a school and staff body who put students at the centre of all we do. You will be joining a team that is committed, welcoming, supportive and friendly. We are an ambitious community, committed to our young people and supporting them on their journey to achieve their dreams and ambitions. We strive to meet the needs of every learner; we enthuse them, motivate them and support them to achieve their potential. We celebrate all success and truly believe that every student matters and that it is our job as educators to ensure they know and feel that they matter.

Harper Green is looking for its Head of English to; be an excellent practitioner with a clear understanding of the English curriculum and pedagogy have high expectations of themselves, staff and students be flexible, collaborative & resilient be an accomplished teacher of history, with a proven track record of curriculum design to improve student outcomes contribute to the school’s extracurricular programme have the highest of ambitions for our students, the school & yourself be a positive role model In return we will offer you; ambitious, motivated students and supportive parents enthusiastic, willing and professional staff a network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with & learn from within the school and wider Trust a happy, supportive working environment with high expectations and standards an aspirational supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body. Harper Green is looking for its Head of English to;

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, please contact the HR Team at vacancies@harpergreen.net

Required for September 2025

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 14th May 2025

Interviews will be on Friday 16th May 2025

The trust is committed to safer recruitment and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service clearance. The 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 Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from as diverse a group as possible.

Harper Green School is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust, we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

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

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About Harper Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harper Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harper-green-school

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