Head of English

Head of English

Esher, Surrey

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Permanent

Hinchley Wood School and Sixth Form Centre

HEAD OF ENGLISH

To commence September 2026

TLR 1.3 (currently £14,862)

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated Head of English to provide strong leadership and management for our excellent English department. The successful candidate will display a genuine passion for language and literature and will be a creative, inclusive and outstanding classroom practitioner, with a proven track record of achieving strong results for students of all abilities. The right candidate will have the enthusiasm, drive and energy to inspire both colleagues and students.

If you are an excellent communicator with a clear vision and have a confident understanding of the curriculum, this could be the role for you. The English department is a supportive and hardworking team, and we are looking for someone who will build on their success, lead by example and be committed to the continuous development of classroom practice, both individually and across the department.

We offer an exciting, recently revised, Key Stage Three Curriculum and students study both English Language and English Literature to GCSE (AQA). Year on year the department achieves impressive results. In 2025, 90% of students achieved Grade 4+ in English Language and 91% achieved Grade 4+ in English Literature. At A-level English Literature, the AQA course is taught, and again results are very strong - 96% of grades were A

• - C with 26% at A or A in 2025.

Hinchley Wood is a state comprehensive which is an inclusive and high achieving school. We are based in Esher, Surrey on the borders of SW London. We celebrate students' holistic progress and development as well as academic achievement and are very proud to be one of the top 200 performing schools in England and Wales. We have over 1400 students on roll including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. An Ofsted inspection in September 2023 judged us to be "outstanding" stating that, 'there is a strong learning culture across the school' and 'the development of pupils' character is exemplary.' We take student and staff wellbeing very seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school community feel supported and happy.

We offer:

• a competitive salary (London Fringe Pay Scale/dependent upon experience);
• professional development support and an extensive CPD programme;
• two-week Autumn half term;
• early close to students at 1.30pm on Fridays;
• a fortnightly early finish for 0.8 FTE+ staff (reviewed year on year)
• generous employer pension contributions;
• cycle to work scheme and free onsite fitness suite;
• priority admissions criteria, enabling any children of the postholder to be considered for priority admission to the school upon commencement of role;
• thriving and varied staff enrichment programme;
• 50% discount on wraparound provision fees for children of staff if they attend one of the trust schools (Thames Ditton Junior School or Hinchley Wood Primary School) TDJS or HWPS

The deadline for applications is Friday 1st May - 9.00am

Interviews taking place on Thursday 7th May

We welcome pre-application calls and/or visits so please get in touch to arrange this by email; details can be found on our website.

We welcome early applications and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the application deadline if we believe that the right candidate has come forward so please do get your application in as soon as you make the decision that Hinchley Wood is the right place for you.


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We are looking to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated Head of English to provide strong leadership and management for our excellent English department. The successful candidate will display a genuine passion for language and literature and will be a creative, inclusive and outstanding classroom practitioner, with a proven track record of achieving strong results for students of all abilities. The right candidate will have the enthusiasm, drive and energy to inspire both colleagues and students. If you are an excellent communicator with a clear vision and have a confident understanding of the curriculum, this could be the role for you. The English department is a supportive and hardworking team, and we are looking for someone who will build on their success, lead by example and be committed to the continuous development of classroom practice, both individually and across the department. We offer an exciting, recently revised, Key Stage Three Curriculum and students study both English Language and English Literature to GCSE (AQA). Year on year the department achieves impressive results. In 2025, 90% of students achieved Grade 4+ in English Language and 91% achieved Grade 4+ in English Literature. At A-level English Literature, the AQA course is taught, and again results are very strong - 96% of grades were A
• - C with 26% at A or A in 2025.
  
  Hinchley Wood is a state comprehensive which is an inclusive and high achieving school. We are based in Esher, Surrey on the boarders of SW London. We celebrate students' holistic progress and development as well as academic achievement and are very proud to be one of the top 200 performing schools in England and Wales. We have over 1400 students on roll including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. An Ofsted inspection in September 2023 judged us to be "outstanding" stating that, 'there is a strong learning culture across the school' and 'the development of pupils' character is exemplary.' We take student and staff wellbeing very seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school community feel supported and happy., We welcome early applications and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the application deadline if we believe that the right candidate has come forward so please do get your application in as soon as you make the decision that Hinchley Wood is the right place for you.
  
  a competitive salary (London Fringe Pay Scale/dependent upon experience);
• professional development support and an extensive CPD programme;
• two-week Autumn half term;
• early close to students at 1.30pm on Fridays;
• a fortnightly early finish for 0.8 FTE+ staff (reviewed year on year)
• generous employer pension contributions;
• cycle to work scheme and free onsite fitness suite;
• priority admissions criteria, enabling any children of the postholder to be considered for priority admission to the school upon commencement of role;
• thriving and varied staff enrichment programme;
• 50% discount on wraparound provision fees for children of staff if they attend one of the trust schools (Thames Ditton Junior School or Hinchley Wood Primary School) TDJS or HWPS