Head of English

Southlands High School, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2NJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  31 January 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: £56,315.83 - £62,201.11 Annually (Actual) Leadership scale L6 - L10

Head of English job summary

The Head of English is responsible for leading and managing the department, creating, and developing a shared sense of vision and purpose and maintaining high professional standards in the team. The role requires someone who is an excellent teacher, has an ability to think and act strategically, and has an ability to motivate members of the department. A keen commitment to achieving academic success at the same time as developing an innovative, progressive and vibrant programme of extracurricular and enrichment activities that develop engagement amongst all the students at Southlands High School.

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Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Southlands High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 926 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Southlands High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southlands-high-school (opens in new tab)

Southlands High School is an improving school. Our motto ‘Endeavour for Excellence’ demonstrates that we expect all stakeholders, staff and students to drive for the highest standards in everything they do. Southlands High School is striving to be ‘Better’ than ever before as a successful and inclusive school that works in close partnership with families and the community to achieve the best for our young people.

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