Associate Leader - Head of English (Member of Senior Leadership Team)
Calthorpe Park School, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5JA23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L11 (£63,815 per annum) - L13 (£66,919 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Ability to lead, inspire, motivate and support students and colleagues
- Excellent organizational, administrative and ICT skills
- Ability to demonstrate strategic thinking
- Reflective and flexible approach
- Energetic, positive and able to self-direct
- Ability to think creatively and imaginatively
- Proactive and committed approach to professional development
- High levels of personal and professional integrity and an ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality
- Ability to demonstrate personal warmth to gain the confidence of students, staff and parents
- Ability to build positive rapport with students
- High standards of personal presence and presentation and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate concisely and sensitively, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences
- We expect our leaders to role model the schools’ values
- Ability to work collaboratively and to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to respond positively to feedback from all stakeholders
- Honours degree
- A postgraduate teaching qualification including QTS
- Evidence of further relevant professional development
- A proven track record of delivering on academic performance
- Evidence of successful, inspiring and innovative teaching at all level
- Experience strong leadership and collaboration with team and colleagues
- Ability to teach English at KS3 at GCSE level
- Up-to-date knowledge of successful and innovative teaching and the latest curriculum developments and initiatives
What the school offers its staff
The English Department at Calthorpe Park School is committed to promoting and motivating progression in all areas of English. We have a record of excellent organisation and learning initiatives which have resulted in outstanding examination success. We work cohesively and ensure consistency across all teaching groups and have high expectations of all students. Our students enjoy the learning and teaching of the subject.
Some of our benefits include;
- Top grades in English across Hampshire
- Free parking on-site
- Discounted Everyone Active membership
- Modern Facilities and on-site barista cafe
- Focus on Staff Wellbeing and mental health
- Extensive learning and training opportunities
- Excellent Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Access to Hampshire benefits
Commitment to safeguarding
Calthorpe Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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About Calthorpe Park School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1591 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Calthorpe Park School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- school.recruitment@cps.hants.sch.uk
Calthorpe Park School is a highly successful place to learn and grow. The school is in an exciting phase of ongoing development as its numbers increase year on year within the context of outstanding standards of care and expectation. The school’s projected growth over a number of years creates many ongoing opportunities for staff to develop, enhance and advance their careers within the same institution. The recently completed building work also offers staff and students first class learning and teaching environments.
We pride ourselves on the excellence of our exam results but our ethos is to support all students to have the opportunity to succeed and the experience of success in a culture of care and consideration; challenge and commitment; respect and responsibility; integrity and impression. These four are the tenets of ‘The Calthorpe Way’. We aim to educate the whole child for the whole of their life: no ceilings or parameters; aspiring to excellence in everything we do.
Arranging a visit to Calthorpe Park School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email school.recruitment@cps.hants.sch.uk.
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