Head of English

As part of a planned and exciting phase of school expansion, Uppingham Cairo is pleased to invite applications for the position of Head of English for the 2026–2027 academic year. We seek candidates who are experienced, dynamic and deeply committed to excellence in teaching. The successful applicant will demonstrate the qualities, vision and enthusiasm to contribute to a highly ambitious and stable team within this prestigious and rapidly growing school.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

- Strategic Leadership: To produce annually a 3-year development plan for the department, setting ambitious goals for the department and ensuring that the department’s aims and plans are consistent with Uppingham Cairo’s aims and objectives of delivering academic excellence.

- Operational Department Leadership: To provide leadership for the department, leading the development of long-term and medium-term curriculum planning.

- Curriculum Development: To monitor and develop the teaching and learning strategies in the department, reviewing any national developments and proposed changes by examination boards; ensure that the curriculum is regularly reviewed to reflect best practice and extend cross-curricular opportunities with other departments and the academic extension curriculum.

- Quality of Educational Provision: To ensure the highest standards of curriculum delivery and teaching, and that every pupil has the opportunity to achieve their potential and develop a love of the subject.

- Pupil progress and development: To undertake pupil assessments; ensure that all assessments are stretching and that feedback is detailed, encouraging and provides clear focus for improvement and learning strategies that will enable each pupil to maximise and achieve their full potential.

- Performance Management and CPD: To ensure that all teachers and support staff within the department are line-managed effectively, engaged and professionally up to date with the latest developments in their subject area.

- Budget, accommodation & resources management: To produce and submit annual budget requests and, following approval, manage the department’s budget effectively to ensure resources are acquired as cost-effectively as possible and the department remains in budget at the end of the academic year.

- Administration: To produce any documentation needed in the department for its effective operation; to ensure all information relating to the department is readily accessible and can be used for audit, reporting and decision-making purposes; ensuring the timely assessment of entrance tests; producing all exam entries and liaising effectively and promptly with the Exams Office; ensuring that all procedures relating to controlled assessment and coursework are followed in line with School and JCQ policies.

- Teacher recruitment: With the DHA, to produce accurate and attractive job details for teaching positions; to advise the DHA and Headmistress during the shortlisting process; to manage interview days in such a way that all candidates have a positive experience of Uppingham Cairo and the department, enabling the best candidate to be appointed.

-  Contribution to the wider curriculum: To look for opportunities to work with other departments on cross -curricular activities that enrich the learning experience of pupils; to contribute where appropriate to the extended academic curriculum, working with the AHSF and Head of Projects; to work closely with the AHCC to identify co-curricular activities which support the wider application of the subject.

- Promotion and representation of the School and department: To attend options events, representing the department and promoting its work; attending visiting day events and contributing to events for prospective pupils; ensuring that prospective parents and pupils are welcomed when they visit the department.