Associate Assistant Headteacher or Curriculum Leader for English

The Governors of this very successful Catholic High School wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational leader for English to join our strong and dedicated English Department as either Curriculum Leader or Associate Assistant Headteacher.

This role will offer the successful candidate exciting challenges that will be both rewarding and fulfilling and will support you to achieve your own personal career goals and aspirations.

Cardinal Allen is a great place to work and an excellent community to belong to. We receive tremendous support from our parent body and our committed group of Governors. Our pupils actively engage in all aspects of school life, and there is a culture of mutual support and openness.

Governors hope to appoint someone who will:

Love and care for our children as much as they would their own;

Be, in every sense a great English teacher;

Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved;

Have high expectations of both themselves and those they work and lead;

Be able to lead and inspire colleagues to continuously improve;

Always be willing to go the extra mile for our children.

First and foremost, Governors wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational teacher of English; an individual with a sense of vision, and the enthusiasm, energy, and ability to develop a spirit of teamwork across the department and, possibly, the wider school community. We are looking for an exceptional candidate who will be excited to take a leading role and make a significant contribution to our journey in providing the very best for the children who have been entrusted to us. Governors want to appoint someone who is a ‘grafter’, a colleague who will give their absolute all for our children and staff, because they deserve nothing less.

Our children deserve the best, and so, in acknowledging the national recruitment crisis, Governors would be delighted to offer an Associate Assistant Headteacher role to an exceptional candidate with appropriate experience. If you feel that your application falls into this category, Governors will be happy to discuss this at interview, along with any additional responsibility this may include – better still, simply call / visit school to discuss the possibility with Headteacher. Whilst the advertised range for this role is L8 to L13, an appointment will almost certainly be made at the upper end of this range.