Assistant Headteacher English

Coombe House School; Brown Edge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking an Assistant Headteacher - English to lead the English department and drive exceptional classroom standards. The role includes strategic oversight of English, accountability for outcomes, and closing the Foundational Knowledge Gap in reading, writing, and oracy. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, ensuring high quality education and support for students in a community-focused academy.

Benefits

Co‑op colleague discount card

Flexible benefits package

Discounted gym membership

Co‑operative Credit Union access

Season ticket loans

Responsibilities

• Drive standards in English classroom practice.
• Oversee accountability for English outcomes.
• Ensure effective development of strategies to close the Foundational Knowledge Gap.

Job description

Thank you for your interest in applying for the role of Assistant Headteacher - English at Co‑op Academy Stoke‑on‑Trent. I am delighted that you are interested in joining us at such a crucial point in our evolution. With a PAN of 270 in each year group, we are a large secondary academy serving Tunstall in the north of Stoke‑on‑Trent. We are routinely over‑subscribed and the school of choice for our community. This really matters. As a founder member of the Co‑op Academies Trust our mission is to work in the service of making sure our community has the very best academy, so that our young people can overcome disadvantage to achieve success.

Co‑op Academies Trust is a working name of The Co‑operative Academies Trust, which is a multi‑academy trust.

As the leading professional in English, the successful candidate will play a critical role in driving standards in the classroom so that practice is consistently exceptional. Working with the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will have strategic oversight and overall accountability for all aspects of the English at the Academy. They will be accountable for outcomes and for ensuring that these are sufficiently strong over‑time so that the Academy is routinely exceeding national averages on all measures. Equally, the postholder will be accountable for the overall standards of teaching in the subject, working with the Head of Faculty, to ensure that all students get the very best lessons every day. Furthermore, the post‑holder will be accountable for the effective development, implementation and impact of a strategy to close the Foundational Knowledge Gap, focusing specifically on reading, writing and oracy.

Benefits

• You’ll get a Co‑op colleague discount card giving you a 10% discount in our Co‑op Food stores.
• Co‑operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme).
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which include discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more.
• Co‑operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high‑street lenders).
• Co‑op Funeralcare benefit.
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans.
• And more!

The Co‑op Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS and satisfactory references. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co‑operative values and principles.

Co‑op Academy Stoke‑on‑Trent

Shane Richardson

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Westport Road Tunstall

Stoke‑on‑Trent

Staffordshire

ST6 4LD