Head of English

Closing Date: 22 January 2024
Telephone: 01334 472126
Email: recruitment@stleonards-fife.org
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Employment Term: Full TimePermanent

The English Department aims to develop effective communicators who think creatively and critically about the world around them, to explore a range of important global issues through a variety of literary works and non-literary texts, and to promote a lifelong love of reading. The successful applicant will lead a team of six full-time colleagues, including those with positions of leadership in the School. The department has an extensive range of online and offline resources to support learning and teaching, and there is a strong culture of collaboration and sharing amongst teaching staff.

The department presents pupils for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language A and English Literature qualifications, and follows the IB’s Middle Years Programme in Key Stage 3 and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Literature and Language & Literature courses in the Sixth Form. In all the teaching and courses, there is an emphasis on inquiry and teaching which promotes intellectual curiosity in our pupils. In public exam results, the department consistently and comfortably surpasses IB global averages and attains well at IGCSE too. Last year, a third of Y11 pupils achieved either a Grade 8 or 9 in English Language, with 20% of candidates achieving the latter. At IBDP, over half of pupils scored a 6 or higher in the subject in 2023.

The department is also heavily involved in the co-curricular life of the school. The English Department runs Creative Writing, Debating and MUN clubs, as well as assisting the Drama Department with theatrical productions. In addition, there are a range of day and residential trips to support these activities.

Applications should be made via email to recruitment@stleonards-fife.org and should include a completed application form, which can be downloaded from the school website via the link below.

Employment opportunities at St Leonards can be found at: https://www.stleonards-fife.org/news-information/employment/current-vacancies

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to invite candidates to interview in advance of the closing date which is 12 noon, Monday 22 January 2024.

Any questions may be directed to the Deputy Head (Academic) at recruitment@stleonards-fife.org in the first instance.