Head of English - Tiverton High School (Blackdown Education Partnership)
- Mid Devon, Devon
- Multiple Terms
- MPS/UPS + TLR allowance £12,957
Tiverton High School is seeking to appoint an ambitious, inspirational and highly effective Head of English to provide professional leadership and management of English in order to secure high quality teaching and learning, effective use of resources, and outstanding outcomes for all students.
As part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we are committed to ensuring every child receives an exceptional education and has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. We are looking for a leader who shares our belief that literacy, communication and a love of reading are central to transforming life chances for young people.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced leader or an ambitious classroom practitioner ready to take the next step in their career. The successful candidate will lead the strategic development of the English curriculum and promote excellence in literacy across the school. The Head of English will ensure that all students make strong progress, achieve highly, and develop a lifelong appreciation of English.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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Closing date: Noon on 23rd November 2026