Head of English
Spalding Grammar School, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2XH23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to U3 depending on experience
Additional allowances
TLR D (£10,242 currently)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and Professional Development. E = Essentia D = Desirable
- Qualified Teacher Status E
- Good Honours degree E
- Evidence of recent, relevant and continued professional development E
- Enhanced DBS check E
- Further recent qualifications relating to education, management, school leadership, or subject specialism D
Experience
- Experience of working in more than one school D
- A minimum of five years teaching experience D
- Experience of using data to support learning, set targets and monitor, evaluate the performance of all students E
- Substantial knowledge, understanding of, and commitment to teaching and learning across KS3-5 in English E
- An exemplary classroom practitioner with the ability to teach English across KS3-5 E
- Curriculum and/or pastoral leadership demonstrating a measurable impact on standards E
- Supportive of our commitment to tutoring and personal development of all students within your form group E
- Commitment to high quality CPD for yourself and others in the dept, including induction of ITT and ECTs E
- Experience of line management and performance appraisal D
- Experience of personnel issues, managing staff and holding them to account D
- Experience of working with school governors D
- Experience of financial management e.g. Dept budget D
Leadership knowledge and skills
- To think strategically and support the Headteacher in building and communicating a coherent vision E
- Excellent inter-personal skills E
- Involvement in dept self-assessment and improvement planning E
- Leadership and management of the quality of T&L within the dept through a clear QA process E
- Commitment & understanding of the principles & strategies that promote the highest quality teaching, learning and pastoral support E
- Current knowledge and understanding of the national education agenda E
- Experience and understanding of data analysis and the ability to use data to set and achieve improvement targets E
- The knowledge and experience of collaboration with other schools D
Personal attributes and skills
- Lead and work as part of, a high performing and cohesive team E
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a wide range of audiences E
- Maintain & develop the excellent relationships that exist between the School, staff, students, parents, governors and wider community E
- Successfully inspire, lead, manage and motivate staff and students to maximise their potential E
- Reliability, integrity, credibility, loyalty, enthusiasm, a sense of perspective and good humour E
- Commitment to promote the caring community ethos of the School and its collaborative approach E
- Ability to deploy a range of leadership skills appropriately E
- Demonstrate self-management including time management, working under pressure and meeting deadlines E
- Ability to manage and resolve conflict effectively and sensitively E
- Commitment to uphold and follow School policies and the Teachers’ Standards E
What the school offers its 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 Spalding Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 995 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Spalding Grammar School website
- Email address
- dhaslam@spaldinggrammar.lincs.sch.uk
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Founded in 1588 by Royal Charter, Spalding Grammar School was located within a part of Spalding Parish Church, called St Thomas's Chapel, until the 19th century. The School moved to its current site in 1881 and doubled in size when it amalgamated with Moulton Grammar School which closed in 1939. The School now occupies an enviable, spacious site, including 17 acres of Governor-owned playing fields, five minutes from the town centre. Teaching accommodation has been significantly improved and developed in the last twenty years, incorporating a large sports complex, a new English block and Library, a dedicated Business Centre, extended Sixth Form facilities and a multi-purpose Atrium. The School was awarded Academy status in 2013.
The School is academically selective and admits the top 25% of the population as determined by standardised verbal and non-verbal reasoning tests. There are generally six forms of entry with an admission number of 150 pupils. Pupils are taught mainly in mixed-ability groups throughout the School, although setting does operate in mathematics from Year 7, and in English, modern languages and science from Year 9.
There is a common curriculum for the first three years, in which pupils study the National Curriculum core and foundation subjects. Every student studies a modern foreign language as well as Latin. Pupils also engage in lessons in core physical education and PaCE (Personal and Careers Education).
At GCSE, the majority of pupils will take ten subjects, including four options. Depending on ability, some pupils will take a second qualification in mathematics; others will take dual award science, rather than three separate disciplines. Pupils continue to pursue both core physical education and PaCE.
The Sixth Form, which is coeducational, has grown in recent years and now attracts many students seeking to join us from other schools. At present there are approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form, of which approximately one quarter are female. Our curriculum model, in light of post-16 reform, is that all students take three A Level courses, alongside an enrichment elective in Year 12. For some students, an additional pathway of four A Level subjects is available.
The School aims to develop individuals, both personally and academically, and has thus implemented a form system which allows all year groups to come together for a variety of structured activities such as mentoring, personal study, presentations and debating sessions. All teachers, as well as some members of the support staff, carry out the role of Form Tutor within one of the School’s six Houses.
A large part of what goes on at the School happens outside the classroom. The School’s main sports are Rugby, Football, Hockey, Athletics and Cricket, but numerous other options are available. The School competes very successfully with many other schools in the county and beyond. Many students are involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and are developed through the challenges and opportunities that this affords. We also offer a skiing trip each year, exchanges and work experience activities in France, Germany or Spain, as well as several other foreign visits.
The School’s principal aim is to ensure that all students and staff have every opportunity to attain their potential intellectually, socially and personally. Relationships between staff and students of all ages are exemplary, and there is a friendly and orderly atmosphere which, in combination with a stimulating academic environment, develops the qualities that lead to successful examination results.
Staff have the use of a modern staff room, complete with catering and reprographic facilities. Many staff who join the School speak of the warmth with which they have been received and they consider it a very friendly place to work. Continuing Professional Development for the staff, under the guidance of a dedicated Staff Tutor, is of paramount importance and there are many opportunities for individuals to both develop their practice and advance their career. The teaching and learning environment is supported by a dedicated team of support staff who work in harmony with the teaching staff to create a mutually supportive work place.
The School operates as a cohesive community. The Parents’ Association is very strong; it enriches the life of the School through a wide variety of events, as well as raising money for the School each year. Support for charities and community projects is also very positive. The Governing Body is also highly supportive of the School and its members are often a visible presence around the place.
Located in South Holland, Spalding is a pleasant market town in a largely rural area within easy reach of Peterborough and the A1. The people are very friendly and the pace of life is relaxed. There is a local entertainment venue, the South Holland Centre, in the town which provides a variety of live entertainment. House prices compare very favourably with those in most other parts of the country and there are a number of primary schools within the local area which provide for all abilities and faiths. The town is also served by our sister grammar school (Spalding High School) and a non-selective secondary academy.
Arranging a visit to Spalding Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dhaslam@spaldinggrammar.lincs.sch.uk.
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