Head of English
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4RP21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £45910 - £63344
Head of English job summary
Main Pay Range / Upper Pay range plus TLR 1c
Full time
Required for September 2025
WB Yeats said “Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.” Do you agree?
Are you a motivational leader, who can guide and develop your team in their working practices? Can you also inspire students to increase their enjoyment of English and obtain improved outcomes? If so, we want to hear from you.
We have a vacancy for a committed and motivated Head of English to lead and make a difference to a very successful and well-resourced faculty.
We think that our Academy is a great place to develop as a teacher and leader. Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a direct quote from our last staff wellbeing survey: “This workplace is highly supportive, and the leadership have the best intentions to support you, and to do their best to help you grow. “
Here at Sir Christopher Hatton Academy we provide an education with character, encompassing our core values of Excellence, Aspiration, Achievement, Inspiration and Community to ensure that all our students are flourishing and prepared for the tests of life, not just a life of tests.
For more information, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr Alastair Mitchell, Co-Principal on mitchella@hattonacademy.org.uk To apply for this post, please go to
https://www.hattonacademiestrust.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies/
Closing date for receipt of applications: 9.00am Monday 17th March 2025
Education without limits; Integrity at all times
Hatton Academies Trust are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, race, religion, disability or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Bureau Service check and any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references.
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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1475 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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School location
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