Head of English
The Priory Pembroke Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 4JP23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
19 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2b
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Priory Pembroke is an oversubscribed Academy seeking a positive and forward-thinking Head of English to join our exceptional staff body. The successful candidate will teach English up to and including GCSE and will be a creative, thoughtful leader of an expert team.
The successful candidate will join a team of specialists who are proud of our diverse and inclusive student - centred culture. This is an exciting time to join us as over the last two years we have embedded and enhanced our systems and procedures to ensure that students are happy and productive and excel through exceptional pastoral support and a broad academic curriculum.
A
Pembroke teacher is an inspiring and innovative professional, with enthusiasm
in abundance and who has high expectations for all of their students. We have a
particular focus on improving outcomes for our disadvantaged students with
reading and writing across the curriculum as key drivers for success
What the school offers its staff
We express our vision, culture and values by Achieving Together through consistently high standards and expectations through the values of wisdom, courage, generosity, curiosity and passion.
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally ambitious for, and committed to, the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our staff benefit from comprehensive induction, extensive CPD opportunities, our Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team. The Trust follows national school teachers’ pay and conditions and adheres to the national pay recommendations.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Priory Pembroke Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 591 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Priory Pembroke Academy website
- Email address
- dlindsey@prioryacademies.co.uk
Arranging a visit to The Priory Pembroke Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dlindsey@prioryacademies.co.uk.
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