Head of English
Park House School, Newbury, RG14 6NQ19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, 32.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR1
What skills and experience we're looking for
You will need:
- Hold a recognised degree (or equivalent) with a good classification in a relevant subject
- Teaching qualification (QTS)
- Commitment to own self development
- Recent experience of leading and developing within a team
- Recent and relevant leadership development/training in management and leadership
- Desire to further raise overall achievement in your subject area through promoting the highest standards of teaching and learning
- Demonstrate a commitment to following the School’s principles of teaching, learning and assessment and working within the School’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
- Good discipline/classroom management
- Commitment to high standards and expectations
- High levels of professional integrity
What the school offers its staff
Whats in it for you:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- An Employee Assistance Program
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Further details about the role
We are looking for a Head of English. This is an exciting opportunity to join Park House School and become an integral member of the Teaching team.
We are based in Newbury in Berkshire which in itself is in a beautiful area of the country and provides good access to Oxford and London. The area we serve is diverse, and therefore our catchment and students offer a range of expectations and challenges, being able to drive ambitions is key. Our ambition for our students to have the best chance of success is central to our drive and vision. This is best evidenced by our incredible results in the summer exams of 2023 and 2024. Whilst the nation's results plummeted back to pre-pandemic levels, Park House has had two years of significant improvements and in 2024 attained their best results ever at both GCSE and A-Level. Furthermore, the school has attained the highest grades at both GCSE and A-Level in West Berkshire. Progress 8 is again well above the national average this year at +0.6.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive, non-selective and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs with remote / hybrid working opportunities where appropriate. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 21st April 2025. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.
If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know. Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Greenshaw Learning Trust places the highest importance on its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in its care and considers this to be everyone's responsibility.
Everyone who comes into contact with children, their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children and in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action.
Trust staff have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn and should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Park House School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 980 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Park House School website
- Email address
- amay@parkhouseschool.org
Park House is an ambitious academy located in Newbury.
We believe that all children have limitless potential, and are proud to offer a broad and varied education inside and outside the classroom to all of our students.
At Park House, we have created a safe learning environment based upon our strong core values – Work Hard, Be Kind, Take Responsibility. Students are supported to achieve the very best academic qualifications and skills to ensure they are able to take the educational and career path of their choice.
Park House School is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust.
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