English - english and

4 days ago

London, United Kingdom Wetherby Pembridge Full time

Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of over 119 premium private schools spanning six continents which utilise proven educational practices, ensuring over 90,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
In over 25 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
By joining our award-winning team of over 13,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.
The School:
Wetherby Pembridge is the latest demonstration of Inspired's commitment to providing the highest academic excellence, curriculum rigour, extensive premium co-curricular facilities, and the very best support in accessing the top universities in the world.
This exceptional co-educational senior school will open in Olympia, London in September 2025 and will enable students to gain access to Inspired’s global best practices in teaching and learning, as well as global exchange and summer camp programmes, providing students with even more opportunities to transform and broaden their horizons.
The school will build on the academic success and heritage of our Wetherby and Pembridge Hall Pre-Prep and Prep Schools. Wetherby Pembridge will provide a premium, academic senior school pathway for students who are looking for an academically excellent, London co-educational senior school.
The school will feature state-of-the-art learning environments with future-ready classrooms and labs, a library with an eight-floor glass atrium, professional-standard theatre facilities, STEAM Maker Spaces using the latest AI and VR technology, a vibrant Creative and Performing Arts programme and outstanding provision for sport both onsite and nearby.
The Role:
We are delighted to welcome applications from outstanding, dynamic and suitably experienced individuals for the role of Head of English, to be in post ready for the school opening in September 2025. This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate to work with the Founding Leadership Team to develop a world-class, innovative whole-school English curriculum from the ground up. The successful candidate will have responsibility for all aspects of both curricular and super-curricular English in the school, and will have considerable autonomy in developing an innovative, ambitious and comprehensive provision for this exciting new chapter in the Wetherby Pembridge journey.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
# Being responsible to the Deputy Head (Academic) for all aspects of English provision within the school
# Developing a robust and innovative English curriculum, which will serve to inspire and motivate academically able, intellectually curious students while also ensuring that they are thoroughly prepared for public examinations
# Developing comprehensive associated Schemes of Work
# Line managing all teaching staff within the English Department
# Developing and annually updating the departmental handbook
# Taking responsibility for standards of teaching and learning within the English Department, including conducting regular lesson observations
# Organising and chairing regular departmental meetings and playing an active role in meetings of Heads of Department
# Assisting the Headmaster and Deputy Head (Academic) with the shortlisting, interviewing and appointment of teaching staff as required
# Ensuring the provision of a comprehensive super-curricular offering from the English Department, and fostering a culture in which broad and regular super-curricular engagement is a routine aspect of student life
# Teaching an appropriate period allocation of English, including the preparation of classes for public examinations; there may be some opportunity to teach Drama for suitably qualified candidates
# Creating annually a departmental timetable that ensures an appropriate and equitable spread of teaching across the Department
# Overseeing and promoting a culture of Continuing Professional Development within the Department
# Working with the Admissions Department to develop and mark assessment papers for candidates for entry to the school via the standard entry route and via Scholarship
# Working closely with the SENDCo and with the Admissions Department to ensure that appropriate provision is made both in entry assessment and in the Department’s Schemes of Work for candidates and students with additional needs
# Liaising with the Examinations Officer to ensure that all public examination entries are made correctly and in a timely manner
# Arranging for the setting and marking of internal examinations as required
# Taking overall responsibility for the departmental budget
# Leading on ensuring that the English Department is routinely an organised, tidy and inspiring learning environment
# Liaising with the Director of Performing Arts and others as appropriate to develop and support Community Partnership opportunities

The ideal candidate will have:
# PGCE, QTS or equivalent with strong academic credentials, including a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university
# Significant experience of delivering outstanding English provision in a high-performing school environment
# Ideally, current experience as a Head of English or Second in Department in a high-performing school
# The ability to teach English Literature to A Level and English Language and Literature to GCSE
# The resilience, drive, strength of character and sense of both humour and perspective to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding and ambitious environment

Safeguarding:
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
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