Lead Practitioner - English
Ernulf Academy, St. Neots, PE19 2SH8 days remaining to apply
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
18 September 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
- £57,139.00 - £63,070.00 Annually (Actual)
Lead Practitioner - English job summary
Are you a passionate and skilled English teacher ready to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a high-expectation, no-nonsense environment where your expertise can shape curriculum and inspire colleagues? If so, this is your opportunity to join a school on a rapid journey of transformation.
We are building a team of exceptional and highly skilled leaders, committed to driving excellence and rapid improvement in our school. We improved outcomes by 10% last year and want to improve by another 10% this year! If you have a deep passion for English curriculum, teaching and assessment, and a proven track record of delivering impact and excellent outcomes, this is the role for you.
At Ernulf Academy, we are looking for a Lead Practitioner of Geography to support the Assistant Principal: English in leading and developing our English provision. You will play a key role in shaping curriculum, improving pedagogy, and ensuring excellent outcomes across Key Stages 3 and 4. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a track record of delivering strong results and a passion for developing others.
Whether you're looking for a full-time or part-time role, if you're ready to make a real impact and help shape the future of English at Ernulf, we want to hear from you.
What We Offer- A knowledge-rich curriculum built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and traditional teaching approaches.
- Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources.
- Disruption-free learning and a warm/strict behaviour system.
- Whole-class feedback to reduce workload and increase impact.
- Highly visible and supportive senior leaders.
- Centralised detentions, including homework detentions.
- No formal graded lesson observations—just ongoing, no-stakes coaching and feedback.
- Excellent CPD, career development, and promotion opportunities across the Astrea Cambridgeshire region.
- Opportunities to complete NPQs.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Free on-site parking.
- A highly effective and inspiring English teacher with a strong pedagogical understanding.
- Experience in leading others and improving teaching and learning.
- A commitment to inclusive, aspirational education for all students.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills.
- A belief that all children can achieve, regardless of background or starting point.
- Support the Assistant Principal: English in leading the English department.
- Develop and implement a well-sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum.
- Lead on high-quality teaching and learning strategies across the department.
- Use coaching and feedback to improve classroom practice and student outcomes.
- Plan and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
- Monitor and assess pupil progress, providing high-quality feedback and interventions.
- Lead departmental quality assurance processes.
- Contribute to the wider leadership of the academy as directed by the Principal.
This is a fantastic time to join TEAM ERNULF on our turnaround journey. We are on a RAPID MISSION to turn our school into one of the BEST in the country! When the current leadership took over, in September 2024, Ernulf had NEVER received an Ofsted 'Good' in ANY category. In January 2025, after just one term, Ofsted rated us 'Good' in ALL categories. Last year, we improved outcomes by over 10% in multiple measures, and we want to do the same again this year! If our rapid improvement and ambition EXCITE you, then join us to disrupt disadvantage by transforming the education of our pupils. We are within an hour's commute of North London, Norfolk, Grantham and Rugby.
We belieive in keeping things simple. Our mantra is: WORK HARD, BE KIND. We don't just want children to attain incredible academic outcomes; we also want to help them become great people.
WORK HARD
Team Ernulf don't believe in fads. We know the biggest factor in a child's achievement is how hard they work. That is why we have sky high expectations. We have simple rules, centralised detentions, and we back our teachers - so that our classrooms are disruption-free. We do this to support our children who want to work hard and do well.
A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge’, underpins our teaching and learning principles. We offer a traditional approach to teaching, following evidence-based research by Rosenshine. Our pedagogy is influenced by Teach Like A Champion (TLAC). Stimulating lessons are delivered by teachers, who we back as the expert in the room.
BE KIND
Team Ernulf is WWF: warm, welcoming, and friendly. We pride ourselves on having a family atmosphere. We teach our pupils empathy and respect and have zero tolerance to bullying. A scholarly approach is at our core, but teaching pupils to be polite, considerate, and caring is just as important.
Our world-class enrichment programme takes learning beyond the classroom. In Autumn term 2024 alone, children visited Cambridge University, The British Museum, The National Gallery, RAF Hendon, Kenilworth Castle, and were on Channel 5 and BBC radio!! As well as this, every week KS3 children have the opportunity to take part in electives such as British sign language, clubbercise, building a robotic arm, chess, girls cricket, and many more!
What We Offer:- A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and a traditional teaching and learning approach inspired by Rosenshine and TLAC.
- Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources.
- Disruption-free learning and a warm/strict behaviour system, including centralised detentions. We back our teachers!
- Pay above the national scales!
- 8 INSET days per year!
- Whole-class feedback over marking to reduce workload and increase impact!
Benefits:
- Health Support: Access to AXA’s 24/7 health support line for medical advice.
- Cycle to Work Scheme: Salary sacrifice deduction for bicycles and cycling accessories.
- Discounts and Savings: Access to the Blue Light Card and Costco membership.
- Enhanced Family Leave: Paid leave to support our people when they need it the most.
- Optical Care: Financial contribution to optical care for habitual DSE users.
- Life Assurance: Peace of mind for our people and their families.
- Employee Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Discounted Gym Membership: Available at The Gym Group with 245 locations nationwide.
- Pension Scheme: Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Professional Development: Continued professional development and training opportunities.
- Convenience: Free on-site parking.
Interested in Applying?
If you are passionate about education, looking for a fresh opportunity, or simply want to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the job description and candidate pack to find out more about the role and how to apply. If you want to discuss this role in greater detail or visit the school please get in touch with Sarah McCormick - sarah.mccormick@astreaernulf.org
We reserve the right to close this position early if we receive a high volume of candidates, so do not delay, apply today!
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates:
Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.
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View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ernulf Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 743 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ernulf Academy website
Principal’s welcome – Ernulf Academy
Welcome to Ernulf Academy, an 11-16 secondary school in St.Neots located in North Cambridgeshire. The academy is part of Astrea Academy Trust, a highly successful multi-academy trust of primary and secondary academies in Cambridgeshire and South Yorkshire.
Ernulf Academy is a school fully committed to an inclusive, comprehensive curriculum for all, which is underpinned by our five core values: scholarship, curiosity, tenacity, responsibility and respect. These values are at the heart of our vision for the school and the important qualities and characteristics we want all pupils to develop. Our pupils are encouraged to develop confidence, independence and resilience. We strive for them to be ambitious and ‘be the best they can be’, whilst being considerate, tolerant and willing to contribute positively to the wider community.
Work hard
We firmly believe in a disruption free learning environment and as such we have established nine core routines which form the basis of our academic day. A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge,’ underpins our teaching and learning principles. We offer a traditional approach to teaching and learning following evidence-based research by Rosenshine and Teach Like A Champion (TLAC) which lead to inspiring and stimulating lessons. Our enrichment provision aims to take learning outside the classroom and we offer an extensive range of extra-curricular activities including sporting activities, residential visits and educational experiences.
Safeguarding is at the heart of what we do and we recognise the challenges that our pupils face. Therefore, we have a dedicated pastoral team with a Head of Year and Pastoral Co-ordinator for each year group and a ‘Wellbeing’ team including our school therapy dog.
Be kind
Ernulf Academy is a friendly and supportive school, which prides itself on treating everyone as individuals and having a ‘family’ atmosphere. We teach our pupils empathy and respect, and we have a zero tolerance to bullying. A scholarly approach is at our core but enabling our pupils to have a holistic education, preparing them for life in the 21st century and becoming global citizens is just as important.
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