Head of Department - English

Ounsdale High School and Sixth Form is a founder member of the Invictus Education Trust, to learn more about the Trust please click here or  visit our website here  

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Head of Department to motivate and challenge staff and students in this core curriculum area and join our Leadership Team.

At Ounsdale we highly value personal attributes of hard work, positivity and kindness, and we are looking for staff who can model these values. 

As a founder member of the Invictus Education Multi-Academy Trust, Ounsdale High School is part of a carefully planned collaboration between six highly successful schools. Within the Trust each school retains its own separate identity, but all members are totally committed to working together to ensure that each of our students receive the best possible education. An independent style of education where students are consistently challenged to be the best that they can be.

Ounsdale High School was judged as “Requires improvement” by Ofsted in March 2018, the school is making significant strides in improvements and is confident of a “Good” judgement at the next inspection.  Since the inspection the leadership team has been remodelled, including the employment of a new Headteacher. 

We are looking for: 

• A talented colleague with a proven record of success in raising the achievement and aspirations of students of all abilities across all Key Stages 

• A consistently good or outstanding teacher who will ensure high quality teaching and learning in English

• An inspirational teacher who is committed to developing creative and successful approaches to learning in English

• A committed and inspirational leader who can inspire and build capacity in staff

• A candidate who can support staff in this successful Faculty to develop their ability to have a significant impact on student progress

• A person with high expectations of staff and students and the ability to manage change

• An enthusiastic and energetic professional who enjoys working with students who have the potential to achieve outstanding results

• An ambitious professional with aspirations to Deputy and/or Headship

We offer:

• The opportunity to work within a positive and innovative leadership team 

• The opportunity to contribute to whole school strategic development

• A fantastic ethos, where student behaviour is exemplary

• A school that believes in excellent professional development

• Opportunities across the Invictus MAT

A tour of the school will form part of the interview programme. Visits to the school prior to application are encouraged. If you would like to visit or do have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Ree Hickman, PA to Headteacher, on 01902 504934 or rhickman@ounsdale.staffs.sch.uk

Please visit our website for more information about our school: www.ounsdale.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 2nd April 

Ounsdale High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings cautions and convictions in your application form.