Head of English
Hyde High School, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 4SP12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 January 2027
Closing date
7 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Hyde High School as part of the Tame River Educational Trust complies with the statutory arrangements for working time that are set out in the current School Teacher's Pay and Conditions Document.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
Additional allowances
TLR 1c (currently £15,387)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 9:00am
Shortlisting: Thursday 8th October 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 14th October 2026
Start date: Monday 4th January 2027
Hyde High School is seeking to appoint an outstanding Head of English.
As Head of Department, you will lead a dedicated and talented English team, taking responsibility for pupil outcomes, curriculum quality, and excellence in teaching and learning. You will be an active, visible presence in the department, setting high standards and ensuring that all pupils are challenged and supported to achieve their best.
We are looking for a consistently strong classroom practitioner with a track record of securing high standards of progress and attainment. You will be an enthusiastic and credible leader who is able to inspire colleagues, drive improvement, and contribute positively to the wider life of the school.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- A passion for English and the ability to engage, challenge, and motivate students across KS3 and KS4.
- Proven success in driving strong progress and attainment in English.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, develop colleagues, and secure sustained improvement across the department.
- A commitment to professional development and reflective practice.
- Alignment with the school’s values: Ready, Respectful and Safe.
We strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit Hyde High School prior to interview to gain a genuine feel for our environment and community. To arrange a visit, please contact HR@TRET.org.uk.
What the school offers its staff
The Trust
The Tame River Educational Trust was founded in January 2022. You can find more information about the Trust at:
https://www.tret.org.uk/
Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage by hosting a family of great community-based schools in which to learn, teach and belong. Our Trust promotes learning, develops character, values diversity and builds cultural capital. By the age of 16 we want every student to progress to suitably challenging post-16 studies or apprenticeships.
The School
At Hyde High School we provide an engaging and inspiring educational experience that instils in our students a lifelong love of learning and respect for themselves, our community and our environment. A place where warmth, high expectations and strong values are prevalent in everything we do. A learning environment where every student can thrive.
At Hyde High, we believe in nurturing the potential of each student, and our team of passionate staff share the commitment to academic excellence, personal growth, and the development of strong values that will guide our students both in school and beyond.
We are rooted in our community where we celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of everyone. We know that a successful school depends on a strong partnership between school and home and a shared approach is key to the individual success and happiness of every student.
Life at Hyde High School is under-pinned by a clear set of values: ready, respectful, safe.
By living and breathing these values we ensure that each member of the school community can fulfil their potential and flourish in the wider world.
We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel, and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.
We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.
The Trust and its schools are dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hyde High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1134 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hyde High School website
- Email address
- HR@TRET.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01613662664
Hyde High School is an 11-16 Co-Educational Academy in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The school serves over 1200 students, is heavily over-subscribed and has an impressive modern building. We provide an engaging and inspiring educational experience that instils in our students a lifelong love of learning and respect for themselves, our community and our environment. A place where warmth, high expectations and strong values are prevalent in everything we do. A learning environment where every student can thrive and belong. Our work is under-pinned by a clear set of values Ready, Respectful and Safe.
We are rooted in our community, and we celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of everyone. We know that a successful school depends on a strong partnership between school and home and this shared approach is key to the individual success and happiness of every student.
Arranging a visit to Hyde High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@TRET.org.uk.
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