HMC Co-educational boarding and day school for students aged 11-18.
Head of English
Available From September 2025
Leighton Park School is searching for an inspirational Head of English to lead our dedicated and forward-thinking department. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of English teaching in a school that champions creativity, academic curiosity, and student-centred learning.
As Head of English, you will lead a team of passionate and dedicated teachers, shaping an engaging curriculum and upholding the highest standards of teaching and achievement. You will have the opportunity to foster a love of literature and language, while maintaining the School’s strong track record of success at GCSE, A Level, and IB.
Leighton Park’s unique ethos, rooted in Quaker values, provides a welcoming environment where both staff and students thrive. If you are an ambitious and collaborative educator looking to make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you.
Leighton Park won Senior School of the Year in the Independent Schools Association Awards 2023-24, and this year won the national award for Future Readiness, recognising the doing the most to prepare students for a fast-changing world.
The school offers a supportive and professional workplace with excellent terms, conditions and benefits.
To apply, please submit the form on our recruitment portal or download an application form and email it to apply@leightonpark.com. If you require further information, please call HR on 0118 987 9600.
Applicants are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Developing kind and compassionate leaders for the future is an important part of how we give our Quaker values currency and purpose. Leighton Park seeks to be a leading school which delights in being diverse, open-minded and with a culture of equitable inclusion. For this reason, we warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Leighton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our recruitment process.