Head of English
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 9HE20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
2 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
13 January 2026
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR1B - Currently £12514
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, inspiring and energetic teacher to lead an excellent team, as well as actively contributing to whole school priorities. The post would suit a well-qualified and experienced teacher who is able to lead a team of teachers towards further success. The English Department is consistently high performing at both GCSE and A Level. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher of English, able to inspire students and staff. He or she will also have an awareness of the importance of English across the curriculum and will actively contribute to whole school leadership. The post would equally suit a colleague who is looking to consolidate leadership of such a valuable subject, as well as to gain whole school management experience as preparation for senior leadership. In short, we are looking for the best candidate(s) who will have the greatest impact on the school and therefore our wonderful pupils.
What the school offers its staff
Preparation for Senior Leadership
Professional Development
Employee Assistant Programme (Well-being)
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
Please complete the online application.
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About Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1001 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form website
- Email address
- ggobbitt@thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01728 723493
Thomas Mills High School is a very special, distinctive and successful school. Its focus on an academic education for all, alongside personal development for pupils is increasingly, in the current educational landscape, unique. Pupils are able to access a broad and balanced curriculum and all subjects, including the arts, are thriving. Visitors quite rightly comment on the calm and purposeful atmosphere, and one parent observed ‘it’s cool to learn here’.
Arranging a visit to Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ggobbitt@thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk.
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