Head of English
Thomas Alleyne's High School, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8DU23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- 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 (Can be done as a job share): Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TMS – UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR 1.2 - £11,586 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you have the potential to inspire, engage, motivate and support students to raise attainment?
We have an exciting opportunity to join our English Department as a Curriculum Leader. This key role will lead the curriculum team providing class teachers with expert subject knowledge and leadership.
The post of Head of English at Thomas Alleyne’s High School, will involve leading and teaching English at KS3, KS4 and KS5. The successful candidate will have a strong passion and firm commitment to securing exceptional outcomes in GCSE English Language and Literature, at alongside recruiting students and enabling students to realise their full potential in A-Level English Language and Literature. In addition, they will have a firm commitment to raising whole-school achievement; have a professional approach to staff development; high expectations; and a determination to succeed.
If you would like to discuss the role please contact: Rebekah Lindsay at lindsayrfl@tahs.org.uk or for more information and an application pack download the attached documents.
Visit our website: http://www.thomasalleynes.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=134
e-mail: personnel@tahs.org.uk
Telephone: 01889 561820
Closing Date: 9.00am on Friday 7th February 2025
Interviews will be held: Friday 14th February 2025
Please email completed and full applications to: personnel@tahs.org.uk
What the school offers its staff
Thomas Alleyne’s High School is a 13 – 18 school at the heart of its community, which provides a broad and balanced curriculum for all students. We are committed to ensuring that every child has access to an outstanding education. Our successful track record of ensuring students make excellent progress has ensured improved outcomes for young people.
We are passionate about staff development and are looking to develop future leaders and outstanding teachers. We offer a comprehensive CPD programme to develop teaching practice as well as supporting emerging leaders, both through internal development and external programmes.
Commitment to safeguarding
Innovate2educate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. All staff are also required to complete safeguarding training.
Please see the link below to our Safeguarding Policy
https://www.thomasalleynes.uk/_site/data/files/users/2/0A7C9F69F027FCBD99E2BD7D729E493B.pdf
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to personnel@tahs.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Thomas Alleyne's High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1001 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Thomas Alleyne's High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- personnel@tahs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01889 561820
Thomas Alleyne’s High School is a 13 – 18 school at the heart of its community, which provides a broad and balanced curriculum for students. We are committed to ensuring that every child has access to an outstanding education. Our successful track record of ensuring students make excellent progress has ensured improved outcomes for young people.
As a National Teaching School, we are passionate about staff development and are looking to develop future leaders, and have a proven track record of appointments to leadership positions. We offer a comprehensive CPD programme to develop teaching practice as well as supporting emerging leaders, both through internal development and the NPQ programmes.
Arranging a visit to Thomas Alleyne's High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@tahs.org.uk.
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