Assistant Head of Faculty - English

Crestwood Community School is one school with two campuses serving central Eastleigh. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious person to assist in the leadership of our English department to start in September 2026. The English Faculty is an exceptionally upbeat, forward-thinking, and innovative department which is cohesive, team-spirited and collaborative. We are looking for someone who can play an active role in contributing to the already high standards within the faculty, fostering an inquisitive approach to English and reviewing and shaping the curriculum. The English faculty is a key faculty across both campuses. We have an inspirational Head of Faculty with a wealth of experience. She is enthusiastic, approachable, highly supportive and works with the faculty to promote collaborative planning; enhance teaching and learning and to drive up standards of achievement and attainment. The faculty teaches both Language and Literature and follows the AQA syllabus at KS4. The faculty comprises an Achievement Leader, working with two Assistant Achievement Leaders, two Lead practitioners, six main scale teachers, three Assistant Headteachers and a fully qualified English specialist delivering intervention. They are a cohesive team and have a strong commitment towards the highest standards of teaching and learning through a thematic, coherent and engaging curriculum. In English, students will have eight 60 minute lessons per fortnight. At Key Stage 3, they explore a wide range of topics focusing on a variety of themes. Within each theme, students study a breadth of texts ranging from Lightning Strike, The Island at the End of Everything and The Hunger Games. All Key Stage 3 students also regularly visit the library and undertake reading lessons to unpick the morphology and etymology of key vocabulary. At Key Stage 4, students study Language and Literature through an interweaving curriculum, focusing on An Inspector Calls, Macbeth, Power & Conflict poetry and A Christmas Carol as their GCSE set texts. Students are able to experience these texts through a range of extra curricular trips and visits as well as their study in the classroom.