38 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    10th November 2025 or 5th January 2026

  • Closing date

    15 September 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    6 August 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Media studies

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Permanent, Part-time (3 days) or Full time with a second subject

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPR/UPR depending on experience plus TLR 2.1

Additional allowances

Possibility of 1 year R&R to aid moving to the area for the right candidate

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an opportunity for an excellent practitioner who is innovative and committed to raising the attainment of our learners. The focus of the post will be to lead developments within the Media Department. The successful applicant will be a suitably qualified teacher or leader who is:

• A passionate practitioner who believes that education empowers not just the students, but staff.

• An excellent practitioner with an outstanding record of success.

• Able to lead the development of good practice.

• Knowledgeable about Teaching, Learning and Assessment.

• Committed to raising performance through rigorous monitoring and review.

• An aspiring senior school leader.

What the school offers its staff

Woking High School is a high achieving school with Academy status. We have an outstanding team of staff who are all committed to developing our students as individuals. All students are challenged to achieve their best. The Ofsted inspection of April 2025, which judged the school to be good, noted that, ‘‘This is a lively, welcoming school where expectations are high. Pupils live up to the school’s motto of inspire, challenge, achieve’’ and ‘‘The school’s curriculum is designed to develop pupils to be confident, responsible and articulate learners’’.

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

Woking High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As part of the requirements of KCSIE, all roles are subject to online checks including Social Media. These are carried out by a 3rd party – https://www.sp-index.com/. By applying for this role, you agree to these checks being carried out and your data being processed by SP-Index. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

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About Woking High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1208 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01483716884

Secondary Academy in Woking, Surry.

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