The Holt School, Head of English
The Holt School, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1EE11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 February 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: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview.
Additional allowances
TLR 1c
What skills and experience we're looking for
Come and lead our fabulous English department in a truly great school where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them.
We are looking for a candidate who will:
- aspire to be an innovative, outstanding leader and practitioner
- lead and inspire a love of learning in English
- be able to teach English lit and ideally language to A level
- maximise achievement through rigorous monitoring, intervention and review
- be keen to participate in aspects of wider school life
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer:
- a strong, supportive, forward looking and effective department
- teaching across all Key Stages
- very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
- an ethos of staff well- being, including early finishes ahead of parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
- a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
- personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders
Further details about the role
THE HOLT SCHOOL Holt Lane Wokingham RG41 1EE
Tel: 0118 978 0165
holtschool@holt.wokingham.sch.uk
www.holtschool.co.uk
Head of English
Full time
Permanent
Start Date: September 2025
TLR 1c
Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview
Come and lead our fabulous English department in a truly great school where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them.
We are looking for a candidate who will:
- aspire to be an innovative, outstanding leader and practitioner
- lead and inspire a love of learning in English
- be able to teach English lit and ideally language to A level
- maximise achievement through rigorous monitoring, intervention and review
- be keen to participate in aspects of wider school life
In return, we can offer:
- a strong, supportive, forward looking and effective department
- teaching across all Key Stages
- very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
- an ethos of staff well- being, including early finishes ahead of parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
- a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
- personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders
The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school. Further details and an application form are available from the school website
Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone Katie Warner, HR manager for more information about this post and to arrange a visit.
The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Closing date: 9am, Thursday, 6th March 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Holt School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1417 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Holt School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- holtschool@holt.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 978 0165
The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school.
Arranging a visit to The Holt School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email holtschool@holt.wokingham.sch.uk.
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