Head of English
Wombourne High School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV5 8BJThis job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- 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: Full-time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 1A £8,706
What skills and experience we're looking for
Wombourne High School are recruiting for a Head of English
To start from September 2023 or sooner if possible
We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Head of English to motivate and challenge staff and students in this core curriculum area. The successful candidate will hold a key position within the life of the school and will provide high quality leadership based on ambition, high expectations, drive and uncompromising commitment towards securing the continued success and improvement of the department.
At Wombourne High School we highly value personal attributes of hard work, positivity and kindness, and we are looking for staff who can model these values.
Within the Trust each school retains its own separate identity, but all members are totally committed to working together to ensure that each of our students receive the best possible education. An independent style of education where students are consistently challenged to be the best that they can be.
Applications are welcome from experienced professionals who possess the necessary drive and commitment to work with our staff and fabulous students to contribute to the continued improvement of our school.
Closing date: Monday 20th March 2023 at 12 noon
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews due to take place: w/c 20th March 2023
As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010
What the school offers its staff
Wombourne High School has an excellent reputation for staff development and the Trust dimension gives real opportunities for teachers to share ideas and learn. We welcome applications from well-organised and inspirational teachers who are driven by the desire to offer elite educational experiences to all students. You should have high expectations of students, and self, displaying energy and enthusiasm in and out of the classroom and contribute to the school’s overall success
Further details about the role
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2022
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).
Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website
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.
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About Wombourne High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1109 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Wombourne High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@invictus.education
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