Required for April or September 2026, Stopsley High School is looking to recruit an highly ambitious, knowledgeable and motivated leader, as 3rd in Charge of the English Department.  

The successful candidate will be joining an enthusiastic, experienced and highly ambitious team. 

They will demonstrate real enthusiasm for high quality teaching, curriculum design and development of staff. It is also vital they show a willingness to work to make an already established department even stronger. There will be a full programme of CPD available to the successful candidate.  

Applications will be considered for interview as they are received so early submission is recommended. 

Stopsley High School has been on a rapid improvement journey which included academising in September 2021 and joining the Middlesex Learning Trust. The School has benefitted from collaborative networking across the three schools, opportunities to showcase best practice and access to innovative training opportunities.  All of this hard work culminated in an incredibly positive Ofsted in September 2022, in which the school was graded as “Good” in all five areas.

There are a multitude of benefits to working at Stopsley High School, with Middlesex Learning Trust to support. Benefits include but is not limited to:

• Access to fantastic facilities at Stopsley High School in our state of the art school built in 2016, including access to our fitness suite which is free for staff
• A comprehensive New Staff Induction programme including a range of personalised CPD opportunities 
• A supportive staff body who enjoy working collaboratively
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
• Access to excellent teacher training provision via the SCITT within the Trust, based at The Compton School. SCITT has been graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in June 2022.
• Career pathways and a strong history of promotion across the Trust
• Access to national CPD programmes such as Ambition Institute NPQs to develop leadership expertise and specialisms
• Excellent public transport and road links to the rest of the UK and Europe

How to apply?

Please complete the online application. Any questions, please email recruitment@stopsleyhighschool.co.uk . 

Who are we?

Stopsley High School is part of Middlesex Learning Trust (MLT) – a Multi-Academy Trust consisting of 3 large secondary schools. The key purpose of MLT is to deliver the best possible education for our students, to enable them to maximise their progress, academically, socially and emotionally, ready to take their place in society as positive and successful adults. We are a modern, aspirational school that believes in the importance of unlocking each student’s potential. We achieve this by ensuring every student has the opportunity to grow and develop both inside and outside of the classroom.