Head of English

**Salary**:
MPS/UPS + TLR 1c (initially)

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
September 2025

16 January 2025

**Job overview**:
**What we are looking for**:
Would you like to be part of an exciting journey by joining a newly opened and growing school, based at our brand-new site with outstanding facilities off Thorpeville, from September 2025? Would you like to work in professional partnership with a school (NSB) ranked as the top state comprehensive school in the East Midlands by the Sunday Times for 2022 and 2024, based on GCSE and A Level results?

The NSB Trust is looking for a Head of English to join our growing, co-educational, 11-16 academy, Northampton School. We are seeking applicants who share in our ambitious, supportive and aspirational culture and can help to deliver our curriculum to the highest standards whilst also embracing the ethos, values and visions of The Trust. You will work closely with the Deputy Headteacher for Quality of Education to ensure consistent levels of provision across the school.

You will also join part of an incredible team of teachers who are passionate about providing young people with the opportunity to grow and thrive in this growing community. We are already immensely proud of our extracurricular programme of activities, and it is essential that the successful applicant can contribute to drive this provision forward at Northampton School.

We offer a truly exciting range of CPD opportunities for all teachers and leaders across the school and are wholly committed to investing in the development of our staff in The NSB Trust.

The TLR allowance will increase to a level of 1b when our first cohort of students move into Year 10 and start their GCSEs in September 2026.

**How to apply**
- We welcome all interested applicants to arrange a telephone/video call so that you can learn more about Northampton School and what we could offer you as a member of staff._ _Please also take the chance to browse our website to learn more about our past and how we are looking to the future._

**Closing date: 9am, Thursday 16th January 2025.**

**Interviews: w/c Monday 20th January 2025.**

**Applications to**

**or The HR Office, c/o Northampton School**_for Boys_**

**Billing Road Northampton NN1 5RT**

**Northampton School Headteacher: Matthew Edwards**

**About**Northampton School**:
**Northampton School**
- Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton
- Northamptonshire
- NN3 7TR
- United Kingdom

+44 1604 815815

Northampton School is an 11-16 state funded co-educational school on the North-Eastern outskirts of Northampton near Moulton. The school is part of The NSB Trust, with its partnership school, Northampton School for Boys, which has an illustrious heritage being founded in 1541 by Thomas Chipsey in Bridge Street, Northampton before moving to its present site in 1911.

Northampton School opened to 210 Year 7 students for the first time in September 2023 and moved onto its brand-new site with outstanding facilities in time for the start of the 2024/25 year. We are already providing an incredible opportunity for experienced and Early Career Teachers giving them the chance to create an outstanding school for future generations of students within the Northampton area. We offer a truly exciting range of CPD opportunities for all teachers and leaders across the school and are wholly committed to investing in the development of our staff in The NSB Trust.

The NSB Trust is also a key strategic partner of the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub and as such there are further outstanding professional development opportunities available to all teachers.

The Trustees actively seek ways in which to attract and retain good teachers. This currently includes, amongst other things: a Surface Pro Device, access to the 25M Pool and School Gym at Northampton School for Boys, a salary sacrifice car scheme, a cycle to work scheme, free counselling and mental health support and free access to qualified physiotherapy.

Northampton School provides a strong and traditional academic curriculum, delivering consistently high-quality teaching and learning, ensuring that all students are afforded the opportunity to maximise their full academic potential whilst at the school. Furthermore, students have a wide range of extracurricular activities with a key focus on the Performing Arts (Music/Dance/Drama) and Sports. It is our strong belief that an active student is both a happy and successful one and therefore students are provided with a vast range of activities both inside and outside of the curriculum.

Our school motto is ‘Nurturing Success’. We feel that the student body, the facilities and the warm, supportive environment make Northampton School a fantastic school in which to either start or to develop a successful teaching career.