Head of Faculty - English & Associate SLT

Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5BA

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  28 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £56,320.00 - £65,188.00 Annually (FTE) L5 - L11

Head of Faculty - English & Associate SLT job summary

Are you seeking a new professional challenge in an innovative, well supported environment? Are you a lifelong learner looking to model high aspirations and excellence to the community you serve? Are you relentless in your mission to improve and keen to support and challenge students and staff alike to become the best they can be? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join us in our demanding mission to offer a first-class provision for our school community by raising Aspirations, instilling Resilience, creating Opportunities and securing both academic and personal Excellence. We are seeking a hardworking, committed practitioner to join us in our journey as together, we can change lives!

Our pupils require, for September 2025, an inspiring and enthusiastic Head of Faculty for English. This individual will also be an Associate Member of the Senior Leadership Team, as well as overseeing the leads for whole school literacy and oracy, a vital position which oversees one of the crucial elements of our School Improvement Plan. We are looking for an outstanding specialist - a person with vision, energy and excellent organisational and interpersonal skills in order to contribute to our overall success.

Our classrooms are happy learning environments where you will see a vibrant, effective pedagogy in action and you will be supported by an excellent bespoke CPD package.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.

We welcome visits from potential applicants.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Woodlands School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1494 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Woodlands School website (opens in new tab)
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Aspiration, Resilience, Opportunity, Excellence, is our ethos. These four pillars underpin all we do and drive us forward as one inclusive learning community.

We have the privilege to be able to teach and learn, as an 11-16 Academy, in a £26 million building. Woodlands School is proud to serve the people of Basildon and we are constantly striving to be better. We are focused on ensuring academic excellence for all our youngsters, allowing them the opportunity to thrive at further and higher education.

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