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Head of English

Wombourne High School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV5 8BJ

This 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, department, curriculum or phase
• 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

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WOM Head of English JD March 2023.pdf - 182 KB (opens in new tab)

LEASOWES IET Safeguarding Child Protection Policy 2022.pdf - 709 KB (opens in new tab)

About Wombourne High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1021 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wombourne High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@invictus.education
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wombourne-high-school (opens in new tab)

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