Head of Faculty for English

Who we are

Marylebone Boys' School is a Free School Academy which opened in September 2014. We have c600 boys in Years 7-11 and c150 male and female students in our MBS Sixth Form. 

We are an inner-city boys’ school with a cohort of 50% Pupil Premium students. We are an academically rigorous school with an emphasis on good behaviour, commitment to learning and outstanding teaching, where knowledge is valued and available to all who are prepared to work for it. Expectations are high for all pupils. Those who need extra time and support will be helped and expected to achieve their full potential, including our special resource provision for boys with autism. Our motto is “studio et industria”, which can be translated as “through application and hard work”.

In addition to our strong academic focus, we place great importance on personal development and supporting the ambitions of our students. The staff care passionately about the well-being of the pupils and are driven to ensure their educational experience is the best it can be. Our students are enthusiastic learners and actively engage with the extensive range of opportunities available to them.

All staff have access to an on-site gym, cycle and tech schemes, subsidised lunch, and a generous defined-contribution pensions scheme.

Safeguarding

We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and safeguarding checks as required under Keeping Children Safe in Education will be carried out. 

Our English Faculty

Our English faculty is extremely successful; pupils achieve well above the national average at GSCE. We are proud of a diverse curriculum adding to this success as we expose students to a strong female protagonist in Pullman’s Ruby in the Smoke, we explore the world of colonisation in Shakespeare’s The Tempest but with a twist as we enhance our study by looking at it through the lens of Inua Ellams’ decolonisation of the play, we tour the society we live in and the world through poetry - shifting from the perspective of someone who is hearing impaired in Dear hearing world, searching for identify in Agard’s Half-caste whilst traversing to South Asia in Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan. We continue our journey into KS4 as we investigate human nature through Stevenson’s renowned Gothic novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. This is only a small snippet of how our texts reflect the city we live in and the boys within our school.

We actively promote pupils’ immersion into the literary world through exploring whole texts in the classroom such as the reading of the novel Lord of the Flies in year 8 to get the boys’ reading for pleasure, whilst also bringing the texts to life aurally as students listen to audiobooks across KS3. We further this sense of immersion and boost cultural capital by allowing students to experience a range of trips to the theatre. This year has been successful in arranging trips across KS3, KS4 and KS5 - some highlights being Shakespeare's Globe, The Phoenix Theatre and New Wimbledon Theatre. We welcome applicants who embody this spirit.

In addition, we are committed to the teaching of literacy. All pupils in KS3 have a discrete, weekly literacy lesson and follow a well-resourced curriculum which focuses on reading, whilst also acknowledging the world around them through thought provoking discussion. All literacy students read a variety of genres that are both fiction and non-fiction. All books in the literacy curriculum have been selected to ensure students are eager to read and participate in every literacy lesson. Pupils enjoy a well-stocked library and take part in a range of enrichment activities linked to reading and oracy.

Our location

We are located in a brand-new building in the heart of the prestigious Paddington Basin area with a Sixth Form block recently on the same road as our main site on North Wharf Road. 

Our school is situated in an ideal location, with excellent relationships with a multitude of company headquarters based in close proximity, including M&S, Mitsubishi, Visa, amongst others.

Purpose of the advertised role

·        To lead the subject curriculum at KS3, KS4 and KS5 to ensure excellent standards of student achievement within the whole curriculum area.

·        To be accountable for student progress within the curriculum area.

·        To coach, develop and enhance the teaching practice of others within the Department.

·        To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students within the Department studying in accordance with the aims of the school.

·        To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the Department.

Job description and person specification

Please download the job description and person specification via the applicant information pack in the link below.

Application process

• The deadline to apply for this post is 8.00am on Monday 13 January 2025.
• Candidates may wish to submit their application form directly via the TES or they can complete the application form using the pro-forma provided.
• Please provide a supporting statement (maximum 2 pages) as part of your application.
• Send your applications to jobs@maryleboneschool.org.

Interview process

• will only interview candidates who provide two satisfactory references in advance, of whom one must be your current Headteacher if you are currently working in a school.
• The interview process will include an interview, an observed lesson and a data task.
• We will inform all invited candidates of the outcome of their application and offer feedback to those who are unsuccessful.