Head of Faculty- English
Bourne Grammar School, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9JE4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
26 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 March 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
- Leadership Pay Scale (Points L5-L9)
Head of Faculty- English job summary
One of the top schools in the East Midlands both by Progress8 score and the Times Parent Power Survey, Bourne Grammar School occupies an enviable position in the South of Lincolnshire, close to the urban centre of Peterborough but adjacent also to the beautiful landscape of Rutland and the town of Stamford. The student population reflects this, with in increasingly diverse make up of young people eager to learn and perform highly as a result of an outstanding quality of education.
Bourne Grammar’s mission is anchored in a desire to provide the “best atmosphere, best support and best results” possible for all students, an objective that runs through all of the school’s operational and strategic priorities. This produces young adults who are “well rounded, well qualified and well prepared”. An extensive trips, co-curricular and personal development programme is on offer to help ensure this which includes a Sixth Form Electives (enrichment) programme, and the quality of the school’s pastoral care is excellent. Kindness and inclusivity are core features of the school’s ethos.
The Headteacher is seeking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational Head of faculty for English to lead our vibrant and successful English Department. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and dynamic professional to shape the future of English education within a school that prides itself on academic excellence and a strong sense of community.
The Role
As Head of the English faculty, you will lead a dedicated team of 13 passionate and talented teachers, driving forward standards and fostering a love of literature and language. You will be responsible for the strategic development of the department, ensuring an innovative and engaging curriculum that challenges and inspires students at all levels, from KS3 to A-Level. The current Head of Faculty has been in post for 7 years but through successful promotion moves to become our Assistant Headteacher: Head of Sixth Form.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for the English Department.
- Ensure high standards of teaching and learning, promoting excellence and innovation.
- Oversee curriculum development, assessment, and student progress.
- Inspire and support a team of committed English teachers.
- Promote a culture of reading, writing, and critical thinking across the school.
- Maintain and develop the department’s excellent examination results.
- Play a key role in whole-school initiatives and leadership.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will be an experienced and highly motivated English specialist with a track record of outstanding teaching and leadership as well as a proven track record for improving results. You will have:
- A passion for English and a deep subject knowledge.
- A proven ability to inspire, challenge, and support students of all abilities.
- Strong leadership and management skills with experience of leading teams or initiatives.
- A commitment to maintaining and enhancing the academic success of the department.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- A vision for developing English education in an ambitious and high-achieving school.
- The ability to create and lead a supportive environment with a culture of high expectations.
Why Join Us?
Bourne Grammar School offers:
- Motivated and engaged students who are keen to learn.
- A dedicated, experienced, and forward-thinking staff team.
- Excellent CPD and leadership development opportunities.
- A school with a rich history of academic excellence and a commitment to innovation.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bourne Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1726 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bourne Grammar School website
We are an oversubscribed mixed selective school serving Bourne, Stamford and Peterborough. Our students are well-behaved and motivated and are taught in modern and well-resourced facilities. The school offers 240 places to students in Year 7 and, with a growing Sixth Form of over 500, has expanded to become one of the largest grammar schools in the country. The vast majority of Year 11 students transfer into our Sixth Form where students are offered a choice of 26 A-Level subjects.
The best atmosphere, the best support, the best results
This is our purpose statement - we have no long or complicated mission statement. The order of the purpose statement is deliberate; we believe that if we get the atmosphere and support right then, given our able students and committed staff, good results will follow. The atmosphere is special and cherished by us all and something that interview candidates often remark upon. We are a large and busy school and our students are well-behaved, motivated and want to be here and their parents/carers want them to be here. Most of the students, most of the time, want to learn and enjoy lessons which are well-taught and engaging.
The teaching staff body numbers around 100 teachers supported by 40 non-teaching colleagues. All teaching staff are subject specialists and are only required to teach their own subject. Staff absence is very low, as is staff turnover. Staff who do leave often do so for promoted posts. All teaching staff at Bourne Grammar School are issued with a laptop and other benefits including no breaktime, lunchtime or bus supervision duties and free on-site parking. Tea and coffee are freely available in our two large staffrooms.
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