Subject Leader- English
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L12 9HZ16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MRP1-UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR 1.2
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Be a well-qualified English teacher with a record of delivering good and outstanding lessons
- Able to teach English at KS3,4 and 5 and have excellent curriculum knowledge
- Have a solid understanding of current educational research
- Have the ability to lead and motivate pupils and staff
- Have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
- Be an enthusiastic and passionate individual who can provide first class teaching
What the school offers its staff
- A vibrant school with outstanding facilities.
- A welcoming staff culture, where we focus on supporting each other to grow and develop as teachers and aspiring leaders.
- An environment where pupils have an excellent attitude to learning where they can grow academically and personally. Pupils’ behaviour and safety was judged by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’.
- Pupils who, through the wide and diverse academic and extra-curricular opportunities they are offered, grow as individuals and happily contribute to the school community.
- Regular opportunities for staff to collaborate and share best practice.
- Opportunities to regularly develop your own professional practice through in-house CPD.
Further details about the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our English Department as a Subject Leader. This key role will lead the English department providing class teachers with expert subject knowledge and leadership.
This post will involve leading and teaching English at KS3,4 and 5. The successful candidate will have a strong passion and firm commitment to securing exceptional outcomes in GCSE English Language and Literature, alongside recruiting students and enabling students to realise their full potential in A ‘level English Language and Literature. In addition they will have a firm commitment to raising whole-school achievement; have a professional approach to staff development, high expectations and a determination to succeed.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children’s welfare. This post is subject to all the relevant pre-employment checks set out in “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, including an enhanced DBS certificate with a barred-list check, together with an additional check as part of the shortlisting process, will be to carry out an online search (including social media).
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@cardinal-heenan.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1331 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- l.lewington@cardinal-heenan.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0151 235 1430
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a thriving and vibrant Specialist Sports College and a leading school in the local area.
Arranging a visit to Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.lewington@cardinal-heenan.org.uk.
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