Head of English - Oakbank Secondary School
Are you ready for the next step in your teaching career? Are you seeking a new opportunity in September 2023 that offers professional progress? Are you an ambitious English teacher / second in department, ready to lead, motivate and inspire an English Team?
Location: Oakbank School - Reading
Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 1a (£7,368)
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Closing date for applications: 9am 29 March 2023
Interview Date: TBC
Following a promotion of our existing Head of English, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an extraordinary Head of English who shares our vision and commitment to the young people of this community to join our team and lead the English Department in the next phase of its growth.
Our students are at the heart of our school, and we are immensely proud of their achievements and of the great opportunities our school has to offer them. We are an ambitious and successful community, where all students are supported, valued, and provided with everything they need to thrive.
Our dedicated and inspirational teaching staff are committed to ensuring Oakbank students leave prepared for the world ahead of them, with excellent examination results and with all the skills they need to succeed in the next stage of their education.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and ambitious Head of English to lead an experienced team of staff who consistently achieve excellent outcomes for our young people. The role would suit a candidate who would like to join a growing community school in delivering exceptional learning to our students.
The successful candidate will have a strong track record in delivering strong outcomes and high-quality teaching across all key stages. You should be able to demonstrate your experience of raising standards through your teaching and the ability to motivate students as part of a team.
Oakbank School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is essential that all members of staff and volunteers share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’.