Director of English and Literacy

About the role

Director of English and Literacy

Pay spine: MPS/UPS + TLR 1b (£12,039)

Start date: September 2025

Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one junior and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.

We opened in September 2018, as part of the Alban Academies Trust, to great excitement from our community with the aim of becoming a truly outstanding school in the future. Our motto is ‘Everyone can achieve’ and we are looking to appoint an outstanding person who can help us achieve our ambitions.

We are looking to appoint an outstanding English specialist who has the necessary breadth of experience and expertise to direct the delivery of whole school improvements in English and Literacy.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of raising attainment in English and narrowing the gap for vulnerable students. They will also have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work with and motivate a wide range of staff and students. The successful candidate will be qualified, passionate and an innovative leader.

The key responsibilities will be:

To improve student performance

Provide expertise in assessment and marking

Oversee excellent teaching and learning

Provide strategic direction informed by data

Grow KS5 provision

We can offer you:

A collaborative, supportive team with a passion for teaching and facilitating progress

Enthusiastic students who are keen to progress

Appropriate professional development through AAT, coaching with experienced core leaders

Use of gym facilities, guaranteed onsite parking, staff wellbeing programme

Ridgeway Academy is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply.

If you would like to join us on our journey and have access to career prospects through the Trust, we would love to hear from you.

We are totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, satisfactory references and medical clearance.

Applications are via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ if you have any queries, please contact the HR Officer by email BissK@ridgeway.aetrust.uk or extension 3373.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.