Head of English

“Pupils, and students in the sixth form, flourish at this school. They are immensely proud of their school and its history. Pupils experience an ambitious curriculum that is successfully designed to build a deep and secure body of knowledge over time. They are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their education.”  (Ofsted 2022)

Head of English

Required for September 2023

TPS plus TLR: 1c £12,718

Full time, Permanent

We want to appoint a dedicated, creative, inspiring and energetic professional to direct English throughout our Outstanding school, managing our English Department and help lead, develop and improve the quality of teaching, learning, pedagogy and classroom practice. We are looking for someone with the expertise and credibility who will inspire our dedicated team of English teachers and who can also contribute to our wider system leadership work through our Teaching School Hub (East Manchester Teaching Hub). Blue Coat School is located in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and easily commutable from most of the cities and towns in the North West via the M60, M62, M6 and M56.

English is a large, successful and important department within the school, based in its own building, with 12 modern and fully-equipped classrooms, an office for the Director of English and a staff room for the department. There are currently 12 members of staff in the department. All pupils take AQA GCSE Language and Literature in Year 11 and numbers are strong at A Level. At A Level we use WJC and offer both English Literature and English Language.

This post would be ideal for an outstanding practitioner , passionate and informed about the best classroom practice in English with ambition and drive, and some leadership experience (perhaps as a head or second in a subject or department or leading on literacy, curriculum, T&L or assessment) and who sees a faculty leadership position as the next step in their career. A-Level teaching experience is preferred but by no means essential.

Working for The Blue Coat School means that you would be part of the Cranmer Education Trust, a successful, growing Trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.

Alongside Blue Coat, the Trust is made up of St Anne’s Academy in Middleton, The Brian Clarke CE Academy and two primary schools - East Crompton St George’s and Mayfield Primary. The Trust also incorporates a teacher training school and the East Manchester Teaching Hub; both of which support the training and development of new and existing teachers across the North West of England. For further details please visit https://careers.cranmereducationtrust.com/.

We offer:

·        Opportunities for professional development in a growing Trust

·        Teachers career average pension scheme including life insurance and dependent’s pension

·        Central Oldham location close to good transport networks

·        Convenient location for motorway (Junction 22, M62), bus and tram networks

The Blue Coat 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 Cranmer Education Trust follows safer recruitment practices. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and appointment is therefore subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

For further information please refer to:

·         the Cranmer Education Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy:

Trust Policies | Cranmer Education Trust

·          The Trust’s statement on the employment of ex-offenders, in the vacancy Supporting Documents section.

·          The job description and person specification for further information regarding the safeguarding responsibilities of the role.

Follow the link Cranmer Education Trust - Careers site to apply for this vacancy.

Please note CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 6th April, 2023 @ 9.00am

Interviews: Week Commencing: 17th April 2023

The Cranmer Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.