Key Stage 3 Lead: English

Key Stage 3 Lead: English Start date September 2026 Contract Full time, Permanent Salary Attractive - WMAT Teachers Pay Scale £34,398 - £52,490 FTE plus TLR2B, currently £5,865 per annum This is a rare and exciting opportunity for you to join our fantastic school, as a middle leader. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, innovative and inspirational teacher and leader with the passion and enthusiasm to fulfil a key role in the school as Key Stage 3 Lead for English. English results are strong, but we are relentless in our drive for improvement and you will be empowered to bring your subject expertise, emotional intelligence and curriculum vision to secure excellent results for every child, regardless of their starting point. You are more than welcome to visit us before you apply. Weydon School is a large, vibrant and over-subscribed school in an unspoilt area of Surrey within easy reach of London. We are the founding member school of the Weydon Multi Academy Trust, which also comprises Woolmer Hill School, Rodborough School, Farnham Heath End School, Frogmore Community College, and Eggar’s School alongside primary and specialist schools from the local area. The close proximity of these schools allows many opportunities for staff collaboration, particularly on curriculum and assessment; there is a Trust Subject Director for English who works with English leaders across the Trust. The Times frequently rates Weydon School in the top 10 of 11-16 schools in England attainment at GCSE is exceptional. Weydon also features in the Good Schools Guide where it is described as “slick state schooling at its best”. Our vision: Joy and ambition Weydon is a joyful community which is ambitious for all its members and is restless to improve. We are driven by a moral purpose to provide an excellent and innovative learning experience which develops scholarship, character, confidence and leadership. Our values: Believe, Belong, Care Our values in action: The Weydon Way • We have the highest expectations of each other. These are set not by creating a fear of failure, but by our absolute belief in the potential of every member of our community to achieve great things and in our responsibility to support them to do so • We are driven by the mission for all to experience the joy of belonging to an inspiring, ambitious, safe and compassionate community in which all are valued and respected • We believe the best in everyone and therefore every interaction is considered, thoughtful and kind, even when we do not agree with each other • We believe by caring for others in our school and in the wider community, we will experience joy, purpose and pride • We act with integrity by doing and saying the right thing whether or not anyone is watching The English Department The English department is a large team, comprising 15 teachers of varying experience, but who all share a passion and expertise for their subject. It is a team who delight in collabor