Head of English

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
September 2025

7 March 2025

**Job overview**:
Job Title : Head of English

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary : United Learning PayScale (Competitive with MPS/UPS)**Plus TLR ranging from £6,000 - £8,000 depending on experience.

Reporting to : Director of English

Start date: September 2025

**Role Summary**

To contribute to the overall leadership of Irlam and Cadishead Academy. You will provide professional leadership and management to the English department in order to secure high quality teaching, the effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement of all students.

We are looking for an innovative and experienced Head of English to lead, manage and develop the department, maximising student achievement and progress through a creative and challenging curriculum.

**Main responsibilities**:

- highly motivated and enthusiastic.
- A committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills.
- The ability to motivate both students and peers.
- dedicated to setting high standards and expectations in student outcomes, behaviour, attendance and appearance, and to celebrate success and achievements.
- To support and promote the academy ethos.
- act as a role model to students so professionalism and confidentiality will be your key attributes.

Our pledge, to all our academy teachers, is that by working for us you will benefit from **more pay, more time, and more support**.

**More pay**
- We pay an average of 5% above national scales - the best rates of pay in the sector
- Cash towards medical treatment
- Generous staff discount scheme

**more time**
- Three extra INSET days for planning
- At least one personal day a year

**and more support**
- Great training for your career
- Exceptional curriculum resources
- Support for your wellbeing

If you would like to arrange a visit to the school please contact Mrs Karen Thornton,

Closing date: 7th March 2025

Interviews: w/c 17th March 2025

**About**Irlam and Cadishead Academy**:
**Irlam and Cadishead Academy**
- Station Road, Irlam
- Manchester
- M44 5ZR
- United Kingdom

+44 161 537 0660

**Welcome to Irlam & Cadishead Academy, a state-of-the-art secondary school for ages 11-16.**:
At our academy, we believe that every student has the potential to achieve great things. Through our ethos of 'Empowering Excellence, Expecting the Extraordinary’, we work hard to create a warm and aspirational culture that enables all students to thrive both academically and as individuals.

Our dedicated team of teachers and staff are committed to delivering a high-quality education to our young people, preparing them for success in an ever-changing world. We want to foster a love for learning, develop critical thinking skills and empower students to become lifelong learners.

We have an ambitious academic curriculum for all our students, alongside a varied and exciting extracurricular programme. The Aspire curriculum gives students the opportunity to take up leadership roles, and participate in enrichment activities and trips as well as a fantastic range of after-school clubs. These support students’ character development and enable them to become well-rounded, responsible global citizens.

We are proud to be part of United Learning, a national group of schools with a number in the North-West of England, whose ethos of ‘the best in everyone’ we wholeheartedly share.

You can learn more about our programmes, initiatives, and the wonderful opportunities on offer to our students at Irlam and Cadishead Academy on our
- website


You can also take a virtual 3D tour
- here


If you would like to find out more, please arrange a visit - we would be delighted to welcome you.