Lead Teacher of English at West Academy
Listed on 2026-10-03
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Education / Teaching
Academic
About this Role
Job Title:
Lead Teacher of English
E-ACT West Walsall Academy | Strive for Excellence
E-ACT West Walsall Academy, an 11-18 academy committed to enhancing the life chances of every student while inspiring them to achieve their full potential. Situated justeight miles from the vibrant city of Birmingham and six miles from the bustling town of Wolverhampton, our academy plays a pivotal role in the educational landscape of Walsall.
At West Walsall Academy,we believe in the transformative power of education and are resolutely focusedon providing an environment where students can flourish academically and personally. As part of the E-ACT family, we are united in our mission to deliver outstanding education that empowers students to strive for excellence.
Take the next step inyour career with E-ACT West Walsall Academy - where excellence is not just agoal; it's a commitment.
Join us in Opening Minds, Opening Doors!
Are you ready to join a vibrant educational community where everychild is empowered to flourish and every colleague is supported to thrive? Atour academy, we are passionate about developing the whole child through anurturing, inclusive, and ambitious culture. With a strong people-first ethos,we invest in our staff just as much as our pupils,recognising that great teaching starts with great support. If you're driven by purpose and want tomake a lasting impact, we would love to welcome you.
We are looking to appoint an ambitious and inspirational Lead Teacher of English to drive excellence in teaching and learning. You will model outstanding practice, develop colleagues, strengthen the English curriculum and ensure every student achieves their full potential.
Key responsibilities:- To model the highest level of teaching and learning in your own classroom and then support and lead the improvement of others.
- Accelerate improvement and raise standards in the subject area.
- Support in planning and teaching high quality lessons, improving outcomes, whilst ensuring students engage in extra-curricular activities.
- Analyse performance data to ensure that students are appropriately supported to achieve their best possible outcomes.
- Lead the collection, analysis, and dissemination of accurate and timely data to support departmental staff in using class profiles to identify individual learning needs, monitor student progress, enable the Head of Department and SLT link to evaluate group performance against set targets.
L1 - L5 £ 53,586.00 - £59,137.00
Qualifications and Skills:- Qualified teacher status or recognised equivalent
- Degree in subject specialism
- Ability to teach 'good or outstanding' lessons
- Effective classroom management
- Knowledge of current education legislation, Ofsted framework and best practice
Join a trust that is going places!
At E-ACT, we believe everychild deserves opportunity. Our 'Opening Minds, Opening Doors' strategy breaksdown barriers and builds pathways to success; driven by purposeful leadership,collaboration, and innovation. We champion diversity, encourage a people-first culture, and ensure every voice is heard.
Weare proud to lead system-wide change both locally and nationally, providing sector-wide support while transforming futures. Most recently, E-ACT was named
Large Trust MAT of the Year 2026 at the MAT Excellence Awards. Our achievements are further recognised through winning MAT of the Year 2023 at the MAT Excellence Awards and National School Awards, as well as the TES Trust Leadership Award 2024.
E-ACTis recognised for shaping bold educational outcomes. Most recently, two of our Birmingham academies were selected by the Department for Education as RISERegional Hubs, in recognition of their outstanding work on inclusion andbehaviour. In addition,…
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