Head of Faculty - English
Melksham Oak Community School, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6QZThis job expired on 18 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
18 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 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
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS to UPS plus additional TLR1C
Head of Faculty - English job summary
Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.
The Head of Faculty - English role is for full time 32.50 hrs per week, all year round contract on permanent basis.
The post is to start in September 2025
Salary: MPS to UPS plus TLR 1C dependant on experience
Vacancy Details
Melksham Oak Community School is a large, thriving 11-18 secondary school where students of all abilities, aptitudes and social backgrounds are nurtured, encouraged and challenged to achieve their best.
We couldn’t do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we have an exciting opportunity for an outstanding teacher with the experience to step up into a Head of Faculty position in our school to lead the English department and to actively promote whole school literacy strategies to improve literacy levels across the whole school.
If you are a qualified and enthusiastic teacher with looking for the next step in your teaching career, within a challenging but highly rewarding role, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us in a key role on this exciting journey to help every student in our school reach their potential.
All About You
Do you have what it takes to join us? The Head of Faculty - English we would like to join us will be:
A dynamic, inspirational and enthusiastic classroom practitioner with high expectations for students.
Passionate about your subject, able to inspire and motivate students and staff.
A role model for our students and staff.
Why Work for us?
We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why:
We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.
Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.
Our children are engaged and eager to learn.
We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.
As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities.
Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange.
The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us.
The Advantages of joining our Federation
In addition, our employees reap the rewards of a competitive benefits package, including:
Employee Assistance programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Discounts on Gym Membership
Menopause support network
Discounts, save money on holidays, clothing and much more.
Discounts for Teachers - All staff within the Trust can take advantage of the discounts
Blue Light Discount
Eye Care Vouchers
Tusker Car Purchase Scheme
Development
Access to up-to-date training on safeguarding and child protection to ensure staff are fully supported in their roles, including ongoing updates on statutory safeguarding guidance and legislation.
CPD Programme
Supportive leadership team to help you reach your full potential
Pension / Leave and Service
Excellent Pension Scheme*
Employer contributions above national standards
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
An additional White Horse concessionary day’s leave per year
Ready to Apply?
We hope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here. If you would like come and join us, then please apply today – we are looking forward to hearing from you.
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.
About Melksham Oak Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1271 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Melksham Oak Community School website
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