Team Leader – English

About this role

Westborough
High School is a caring, vibrant and happy learning community. We value all our staff and work together to
make a difference to children’s lives.

An exciting
opportunity has arisen for an inspirational Team Leader of English to join our school. This vacancy will suit a highly effective
teacher of English ready to take on or develop their leadership. You will support the Director with the development
and implementation of the English curriculum across both key stages, ensuring
pupils achieve their full potential in this subject. You will be supported to build
on your current excellent practice both as a leader and a highly effective
teacher of English.

Westborough has
a strong team leader development programme and there are opportunities to
network with other English departments.
Westborough has an established staffing platform and can develop teachers
and leaders whatever their career stage.

Following the Section 8 Ofsted inspection in
June 2026, Westborough achieved the green expected judgement in every
category. Inspectors were highly complimentary about the quality of
education provided at Westborough, recognising that ‘pupils are supported
well to achieve.’ The inspectors
praised the professional learning provided to staff and commented ‘staff
value this support and recognise how this shapes their practice,’ ‘staff are
proud to work at the school.’ ‘They feel supported by leaders who take
workload and wellbeing into consideration’. The Ofsted team also recognised
that ‘leaders and staff have high expectations of pupils’ in all aspects
of school life, from academic achievement to standards of behaviour. Inspectors
further noted that ‘leaders and staff act as role models for pupils. They
build effective relationships that are the foundation for highly effective
pastoral support.’ This reflects the caring and ambitious culture that we
strive to provide for every young person.

Applications
are welcomed from candidates who:

• Have experience
  of planning a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
• Consistently
  deliver highly effective lessons in your subject area
• Have experience
  of developing effective teaching resources and strategies
• Have
  the skills and energy to inspire, lead and motivate others