Faculty Leader for English

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and high performing Head of English Faculty to lead our well-established, successful and passionate English team. The school is at an exciting point in its strategic journey having just celebrated record GCSE and KS5 outcomes. 

As Head of the Faculty, you will have the chance to put your own mark on the faculty, creating a vision for the future direction of English at St John Fisher, as well as further extending your leadership experience. 

We can offer the necessary support and experience to enable you to develop the skills required for the next stage in your career. We want the successful candidate to flourish, and we want to support them in their journey to senior leadership. 

What can we offer you?

• Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
• On-site parking and access to canteen.
• Teacher Pension Scheme.
• A supportive organisation with a commitment to professional development and wellbeing.

St John Fisher is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust, which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools.

If you would like the opportunity to meet us or have an informal discussion, please contact Paula Deacon, Office Manager at office@sjfchs.org.uk to arrange this.

Bishop Wheeler reserves the right to close any vacancy early, please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Our school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2024, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.