Head of English

Tes is supporting the appointment of a Head of Secondary English Teacher to join a special education school based in Shropshire.

As Head of Secondary English, you will promote a relentless focus on the quality of education and delivery of a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum that meets the needs of children and young people along with producing positive outcomes. Must be willing to work with students with SEMH needs. You will have a Degree and Teaching Qualifications and experience teaching English.

You will be joining a high achieving School and executive team, leading your own outstanding school and positively influencing the lives of many young people. As part of this team, you will focus on developing self-esteem and wellbeing, as well as academic performance and development.

About the Group

The school group can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

They provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Their specialist SEN provision, coupled with their expertise within residential care means they offer thousands of vulnerable children and young people across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish. It is by no accident that 94% of their homes are rated as Outstanding or Good.

The group welcome staff who share their commitment to help children experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, they ensure staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

About the school

The school provides specialist education to children with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties. They are within a commutable distance of Telford, Dudley, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton and surrounding towns.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to the school so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Holidays are equivalent to 5.6 weeks per annum
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• And a market-leading benefit offering through a Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, they place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in their services at the heart of everything they do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

By applying to this job advertisement you are providing consent for the Tes Recruitment team to propose and discuss your application with the employer.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: LC1663809 in the email subject line.