Supporting Leader for English

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS plus TLR 2b (£5,872 per annum)

Supporting Leader for English job summary

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form are looking for an outstanding Teacher of English with a proven track record to assist our Head of Faculty in the leadership and management of a large department.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced teacher who is ready to progress to middle leadership.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach across all key stages and the whole ability range and assist the Head of Faculty in leading a dedicated and well-established team.

You will be a person who thrives on challenge, enjoys working with young people and is passionate about seeing them achieve.

The person we are looking for should be:

• passionate and enthusiastic about learning and about their own specialist subject;
• an inspirational, creative and highly effective teacher;
• driven to ensure excellent progress for all, especially disadvantaged learners;
• a hardworking, imaginative thinker who has excellent organisational and time management skills;
• a team player who wants to work and engage with colleagues at all levels within the school;
• willing to offer extra-curricular activities and promote the importance of literacy with students and their families.

At Meadowhead School Academy Trust you will find:

• students eager for success
• supportive colleagues
• excellent professional development and guidance

Staff benefits include:

• Enrolment onto the enhanced SmartClinic package, providing a wide range of wellbeing support for all employees

If you would like to join our school, where every person matters, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Fiona Cope at copef@meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk o arrange a visit.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

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

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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