8 days remaining to apply
Expected start date
19 April 2022
Application deadline
8 December 2021 at 9:00am
Date listed
24 November 2021
Job details
- Job role
- Teacher
- Subject
- English
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- Teachers Payscale
Job summary
‘Once you learn to read you will be free forever’
- Fredrick Douglass
The Laurus Trust - Unashamedly Academic
An opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic Assistant Subject Lead in English and Literacy to join the team at Laurus Ryecroft. You will facilitate and encourage learning which enables students to achieve high standards, to share and support the corporate responsibility for the well-being, education and discipline of all students.
We are looking for an individual who:
*Has excellent and demonstrable subject knowledge and can deliver high quality teaching and learning across all Key Stages
*Inspires students to strive for excellence and is committed to our ethos that we do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure that all students achieve their potential
Employee Benefits
At the heart of our success at Laurus is the passionate belief in the importance of professional learning for all our staff. A rich diet of research informed pedagogy ensures that our teachers are at the cutting edge of their practice. To support this, we financially support masters and doctoral level study alongside the NPQ suite of qualifications.
We also offer a wide range of other employee benefits to all of our staff in return for their commitment to our schools, and to help contribute towards improving their overall well-being. These can be found detailed in our Candidate Applicant Pack (vis TES).
Applying to the Laurus Trust
If you want to work in a highly ambitious and successful school, and have the passion and commitment to join us at an exciting time of continuous progression and growth, then we would like to hear from you.
For more information about The Laurus Trust, or for further information relating to the role and the School you’re applying to, please download the Candidate Information Pack (via TES) or visit https://www.laurustrust.co.uk/
Please note: an application form must be completed as CVs will not be accepted. To complete an application form please click ‘Quick Apply’.
Disability Confident Committed
The Laurus Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities for all candidates. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview and given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents and abilities.
If you would prefer to request a manual application pack, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 579 7000 or via e-mail at; recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
Closing Date: Wednesday 8th December 2021 at 09:00
Interview Date: Monday 13th December 2021
The Laurus Trust and its affiliated schools are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Additional allowances
TLR 2
Applying for the job
Please apply via TES.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
School overview
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 518 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Laurus Ryecroft website (opens in new tab)
- Contact email
- recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
- Contact phone number
- 01615497000
About Laurus Ryecroft
About Us
The Laurus Trust is a highly successful and growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England. Laurus Ryecroft is a secondary free school which opened in September 2018 in Tameside for 150 year 7 students, growing year on year to full capacity of 1050 students and 300 sixth form students. The school replicates the outstanding provision offered by the Laurus Trust founding school Cheadle Hulme High School.
All our Laurus Schools are hugely oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds. In the recent Staff Engagement Survey, over 95% of our employees stated that they would recommend working for Laurus Trust to their friends. In 2020/21 our average teacher turnover rate for secondary schools was 2.39%, which falls way below the National Average of 15%.
The Laurus Trust is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of individual background or circumstance.
Arranging a visit to Laurus Ryecroft
To arrange a school visit, please contact Laurus Ryecroft directly on 0161 507 5500.
School location
Lumb Lane, Manchester, M43 7LJSimilar jobs nearby
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