Subject Leader for English - Required for September 2024 or sooner

Thank you for your interest in the opportunity to join our team at Meols Cop High School, part of Southport Learning Trust.

As a research informed school, we are very fortunate to have a culture in which staff are truly committed to professional development and as a leadership team we actively encourage an environment in which our colleagues grow and develop. The successful candidate will not only have access to exceptional development opportunities for their own career but will also play a pivotal role in supporting the development of staff across the school.

At Meols Cop we are extremely ambitious for our whole school community with a vision of ‘Brokering Aspirations’. We are committed to ensuring that our young people have the skills, qualifications and characteristics to lead a successful life. We provide a curriculum that will challenge them academically, that will allow them to develop as citizens of the world and to undertake experiences that will allow them to explore passions and make informed choices about their futures. The successful candidate will take a lead role in making this become a reality through developing a culture amongst our staff and students of high expectations and high standards.

We appreciate the challenges in making this significant career decision at this time so we welcome the opportunity to discuss this position further with you. We would encourage you to watch our Virtual Tour to give a further insight into life here at Meols Cop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBk2xjb0gSs) and look at our website (www.meolscophighschool.co.uk), performance tables and OFSTED reports to ensure that Meols Cop High School is a school that you feel would be suitable for your professional development.

Meols Cop High School is part of Southport Learning Trust and benefits of working within the Trust include access to Merseyside Pension Fund, a cycle to work scheme and a private health and wellbeing service. In addition, as part of Sefton’s admissions policy children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at a school within the Southport Learning Trust for two or more years at the time at which the admission application for the school is made, their children will be considered for a priority placement at Meols Cop High School. 

 For your information, deadline for applications is 9am on Wednesday 17th April 2024. Interviews will be held at Meols Cop High School on Wednesday 24th April 2024. Please send applications to recruitment@meolscop.co.uk