Oak Academy
Bournemouth
£31,650 - £49,084 per year
Salary:
M1 - UPS3 Plus TLR 1.2
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
05 January 2026
Apply by:
5 October 2025
Job overview
Are you an outstanding English teacher ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Or an experienced leader looking for an exciting new challenge? We are seeking a dynamic, passionate and forward-thinking Head of English to join our team at Oak Academy and play a key role in shaping our academy's journey to becoming a centre of educational excellence.
As Head of English, you will:
Lead with vision – setting high expectations and fostering a culture of excellence across the English department.
Inspire progress – ensuring engaging, innovative schemes of work that empower students of all abilities to achieve their best.
Drive impact – improving standards of attainment and progress across all key stages.
Develop people – supporting and challenging colleagues, nurturing professional growth, and building a collaborative, high-performing team.
Make a difference – using creative strategies, enrichment opportunities, and robust assessment to unlock potential in every student.
We want someone who is:
A skilled classroom practitioner and role model with a track record of strong outcomes.
A strategic leader who can analyse data, plan interventions, and deliver sustained improvement.
An innovator, able to make English inspiring, relevant, and enjoyable for all learners.
A strong communicator, ready to engage parents, colleagues, and the wider community.
Committed to our ethos that "every student has the right to learn, grow and achieve."
What We have to Offer:
* A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
* A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.
* All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
* Strong potential for career progression.
* A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
* An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
* Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
* A competitive pension through Teachers' Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.
Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Shelley Morris. HR Academy Lead at
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About Oak Academy
Oak Academy
Duck Lane, Bournemouth
Dorset
BH11 9JJ
United Kingdom
Oak Academy is an 11-16 academy, part of Ambitions Academy Trust since 2017, which is perfectly placed within the community to deliver high quality teaching and learning. We are a rapidly improving academy with a new principal in post since May 2022, who works proudly alongside both established and newly appointed colleagues, driven by the shared belief that every student has the right to learn, grow and achieve. It is this ethos that motivates all members of our community in improving the academic outcomes and life-chances of students. We value collaboration and open communication at all levels and see the relationship between parents, staff and students as crucial in our shared success.
Promoting a 'no excuses' culture of learning, students at Oak Academy play a significant role in creating the warm and friendly atmosphere that makes daily life at Oak so special. This, alongside a culture driven by continued professional development of staff, ensures an environment that thrives on personal growth and success at all levels.
Oak Academy has been selected to be part of the Governments School Rebuilding Programme and plans are well advanced for a complete rebuild of the current site. We are delighted that staff and students will finally have the building they deserve with a planned completion date of September 2024.
Our Vision
At Oak Academy we believe that every child has the right to learn, grow and achieve. We recognise and celebrate that everyone has different skills, talents and abilities and develop curiosity and opportunity through a broad curriculum offer, delivered by quality first teaching and learning. Education and well-being are at the heart of what we do.
We uphold a fundamental belief that all students, regardless of socio-economic background or academic starting point, can and will achieve.
Our Core Values
At Oak we build a community centred around core values. These are fundamental to our everyday life at Oak and promoted in all we do.
Teachers seek to support and challenge students of all academic abilities through inspirational and dynamic lessons.
Our inclusion support aims to foster students' self-belief, determination, resilience and a respect for others through our assembly and Learning for Life programme.
Our extra-curricular offer promotes a wide range of opportunities for students before, after and within the school day along with a growing number of opportunities to explore life outside of Oak both Nationally and Internationally.
What we offer to candidates
We would be delighted to welcome you in person to Oak Academy to discuss any of the roles we have available. If you join our team, you will find:
* A driven Principal with an open-door policy for staff, students and parents
* An enthusiastic and driven team of teachers and support staff
* Ongoing professional development of the highest standard
* Wider school involvement
* A strong support network both within the school and within Ambitions Academies Trust
* Free onsite parking
* Own Teacher Laptop
* A positive working environment and wealth of resources including full access to ICT support
* Strong potential for career progression including NPQs for those looking to move into middle & senior leadership.
* An opportunity to be part of rapid school improvement in time for the opening of our new build.
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