Assistant Subject Leader of English

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy, Leeds, LS10 4AX

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  Easter 2024

• Closing date

  11 December 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + TLR

Assistant Subject Leader of English job summary

Who we are looking for:

• A strong, ambitious, and intelligent team player who is passionate about their subject and in supporting young people to enjoy and succeed through the study of English.
• An innovative, resilient, creative and motivated professional with an uncompromising belief that all children deserve an outstanding education.
• A well-informed subject expert who is up to date with the latest research developments in their subject with an excellent understanding of curriculum design and effective pedagogical approaches.
• A respected teacher who sets the highest of standards for student behaviour and focus.
• An organised, reliable colleague who is committed to working with staff and students to help them achieve.

This is an exciting time to join a motivated, friendly and mission aligned growing team in a vibrant and successful school community with many opportunities to develop in the future.

What we can offer:

• Excellent and positive student engagement in lessons supported by strong pastoral system
• An exceptional CPD programme which is research led, valuable and bespoke
• A growing school with incredible opportunities to develop, be promoted and take on further responsibility
• Allocated 16.7% for PPA per week for main scale teachers, giving more time for planning, preparation and assessment.
• Additional time is allocated for staff with a responsibility.
• A sensible approach to feedback based on a diet of whole class feedback, peer and self-assessment. No more marking for the sake of it.
• No implementation of gimmick teaching ideas, only evidence-based research that drives improvement and further innovation is adopted.
• A Staff Wellbeing group that regularly reviews our approach to workload and operates a wellbeing policy.
• All staff have access to counselling, mental health support, physio and virtual GPs.
• A highly experienced, visible, and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team
• A sensible approach to everything that we do, taking staff workload into consideration.

You must be fully committed to optimising the opportunities that are available to children and young people, secure in the knowledge that you will be joining an ambitious, forward-thinking Academy Trust that sets the standards for our family of schools and academies.

The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

This post expects the successful candidate to safeguard the welfare of CYP and uphold your professional responsibility.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.

About Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 418 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cockburn-laurence-calvert-academy (opens in new tab)

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy is a member of the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust whose focus is on each individual, acknowledging both their rights and responsibilities. Teaching and Learning drives an ambitious curriculum that seeks to stretch and challenge all students through academic rigour. A strong care, support and guidance structure supports learning throughout the school. Through dedication and hard work our students will have a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. We widen the aspirations of all students, to help them to reach destinations that are ambitious and fulfilling. We promote respect and good manners; these are fundamental to our school based on our shared Values and Expectations. We recognise the importance of each individual and the school’s place in the local community. We aim to promote lifelong learning by developing creative, independent and reflective learners. We believe in the equality of opportunity and in celebrating success for all.

To arrange a visit for Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy, St Georges Road, Leeds, LS10 4UZ, please contact us on 0113 4872837 or email recruitment@cockburnlca.org

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