Key Role Information

Salary
£64,691.00 - £69,596.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
20/04/2026 09:00
Interview
To be confirmed
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Leadership Scale L10-L13
Department
English
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

We seek to appoint a committed, dynamic and forward-thinking Leader of English who can support Wade Deacon High School in continuing to provide an exceptional quality of education for all students, and contribute to an already thriving learning community. You will lead an exceptionally hardworking, compassionate and collegiate team of very experienced staff in an extremely successful department. You will oversee the ongoing evolution of our highly developed flagship curriculum, ensuring that it continues to offer challenge, breadth and extensive opportunities to foster a love of English.


The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of high-quality leadership and the ability to secure excellent outcomes. We pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress and high-quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering on this commitment. Applications are invited from motivated and inspirational leaders who are eager to develop their leadership and contribute towards moving our school forward. We can offer the successful candidates an opportunity to work with highly trained and supportive staff, as well as a whole school commitment to professional development, since we believe that staff development is a fundamental aspect in raising standards further for our students. Our school community is also a highly rewarding place to work. A comprehensive programme of CPD and a commitment to wellbeing supports colleagues at all career stages; through the School and the Trust, we provide excellent career opportunities for our staff. Colleagues seeking a varied, challenging and rewarding career can find this in the Wade Deacon family.


If you are interested in visiting the school we will be holding a recruitment evening Thursday 16th April from 4pm-6pm, please contact Miss Claire Rutland on 0151 423 2721 or email: c.rutland@wadedeacon.co.uk.


The Wade Deacon Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical clearance. 

Qualifications

Degree in a relevant subjectessential
Qualified Teacher Statusessential

Skills

Experience/Knowledge

To have knowledge of developments with regard to the National Curriculum and other Government initiatives.essential
To have knowledge of issues in the area of special needsessential
To understand curriculum continuity and progression.essential
To understand the process of learning.essential

Organisational Fit

High motivation and professional commitmentessential
A commitment to student-centred educationessential
A commitment to involving parents as partners in the education processessential
A commitment to and understanding of equality of opportunity essential

Personal Attributes

the ability to relate to and motivate staff, parents and studentsessential
the ability to listen to and understand others; constant and consistent expectations of high standards.essential

Relevant Skills

Shown the ability to (in consultation with others): establish and review targets and make decisions and relate to and work with others as a member of a team.essential

Wade Deacon High School

Catherine Rogers

c.rogers@wadedeacon.co.uk

Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road,
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 7TD

Safeguarding Information

The Wade Deacon Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure. All applicants should read the school’s Safeguarding/Child Protection policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on our websites.