Head of Faculty - English

Orion Eden Park, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Upper/Main Pay Scale

Head of Faculty - English job summary

Lead a high-performing English Faculty and shape outstanding outcomes for every student.

As Head of Faculty - English at Orion Eden Park, you will provide strategic leadership for the English department, driving excellence in teaching, learning, curriculum development and student achievement. You will lead and support a team of teachers, champion high standards, and use data-informed approaches to secure strong outcomes for all students.

Working closely with senior leaders, you will be responsible for curriculum planning, quality assurance, staff development and the implementation of effective intervention strategies. You will play a key role in fostering a culture of ambition, academic success and continuous improvement, ensuring every student is equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and aspirational middle leader to make a significant contribution to a school that is committed to improving outcomes, transforming lives and enabling social mobility.

Important Information

Closing Date: 20 November 2026, 11:59pm

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Early application is therefore strongly encouraged.

Orion Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Orion Eden Park

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1148 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Orion Eden Park website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eden-park-high-school

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.

Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.

We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.

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