Curriculum Leader for English

Landau Forte College, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2LF

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  22 April 2025

• Closing date

  2 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: to be discussed with Principal

Curriculum Leader for English job summary

Our opportunity for you

We have a job vacancy for a Curriculum Leader for English. Do you want to work with inquisitive students and dedicated staff? Do you value being at the heart of a vibrant city? Does this sound like your perfect job?

Then Landau Forte College Derby is the place for you!

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate Curriculum Leader for English, to act as second in department and support the Director of Learning for English. You will have outstanding subject knowledge, a passion for English and want the students to love the subject as much as we do! We warmly welcome and encourage potential applicants to visit LFCD. Should you wish to discuss the role further or visit LFCD please contact Laura Rowe (Vice Principal) by email lrowe@landau-forte.org.uk who will be happy to assist.

Key information

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Start date: 22 April 2025

Salary: To be discussed with Principal

Closing Date: 02 February 2025

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment – Landau Forte College Derby is a great school!

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)

Person specification

The person we are looking for should:

Be creative and hardworking.

Have excellent personal organisational and leadership skills.

Be adaptable with a good sense of humour and able to take the initiative.

Be a very good team worker with the capacity to build relationships at all levels across the organisation.

Be prepared to contribute to broad aspects of English.

Be proactive; a forward thinker with an effective grasp of developments within English.

Be able to work successfully as part of a highly effective and successful team.

Qualifications and experience:

A graduate with qualified teacher status.

An outstanding teacher in English, with a strong teaching record.

Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment.

Excellent in-depth knowledge of the place of the English curriculum in the development of young people and of the place of within the wider curriculum. An understanding of the importance of a rigorous reading strategy to ensure students’ confidence and reading fluency.

Job description

Introduction to the Department

The English team currently consists of 10 teachers, 5 of whom hold positions of responsibility across the Key Stages in English, including a Director of English. English is extremely well taught across all Key Stages including Sixth Form education with students reaching high levels of attainment and achievement. You will be joining a highly performing team with a proven track record of delivering excellent GCSE and A level results.

Duties of role will include:

Bringing impactful leadership capacity to the team, including working in close collaboration with the Director of Learning for English.

To be able to secure high standards of learning and achievement in English across the full ability range at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.

To be able to demonstrate excellent subject knowledge.

To be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge and understanding of the curriculum, a range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies and know how to use them to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential.

To have high expectations of our young people.

To be prepared to contribute to broad aspects of English.

To be able to work effectively as part of a team, to identify opportunities for sharing good practice.

Plan and deliver high quality teaching and learning which:

Ensure the curriculum has appropriate depth and breadth, is sequenced effectively and fulfils the national curriculum.

Ensure effective implementation of the curriculum, supporting the Director of Learning with quality assurance.

Meets the needs of all students taking into account the individual requirements of each student.

Fulfils the demands of the relevant specifications, tutor guides (schemes of work) and College ethos.

Makes a positive impact on student attainment and achievement.

Work with other staff in contributing to student learning including:

Supporting students outside their timetabled learning sessions through support clinics and tutorials.

Enhancing students’ experience of English through involvement in enrichment and extension activities.

Actively participating in and contributing to English team meetings, leadership meetings, leading meetings/ professional development sessions as when appropriate.

Working with other staff to enhance the English curriculum, innovate new ideas to improve student outcomes and provide wider enriching experiences for students.

Supporting reading across the College, including students in the early stages of reading.

Assessment and Reporting:

Ensure regular formative assessment takes place to address knowledge gaps and inform teaching.

Ensure assessments are appropriate to the needs of the curriculum.

Provide students with regular, incisive feedback in response to their written work, in line with College policies.

Ensure recording and reporting are in line with College policies.

Be able to accurately assess each learning groups’ levels of attainment against student targets and national benchmarks.

Fulfil wider professional responsibilities including:

Set and maintain high standards, expectations and aspirations for both staff and students, ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect and that they receive appropriate guidance, support and recognition.

Maintain a safe and well-ordered learning environment, safeguarding students’ health and safety, managing behaviour effectively and rewarding success appropriately.

Actively seek opportunities for professional development to further enhance pedagogy and practice, and keep up to date with curriculum and qualification changes.

The Curriculum Leader for English should also ensure:

the curriculum is highly effective in its planning and delivery;

the curriculum policy is appropriate and clearly reflects the ethos of the College and is preparing students for their next stages;

there is a positive and productive working relationship with the Director of Learning (DOL) for English, working in collaboration with the DOL to move the team forward and constantly improve the offer available for our students;

there is a clear sense of purpose, direction and leadership for the teachers in the team.

audit and review of the student learning. Consequently, improvement plans must be prepared, implemented, monitored and evaluated;

planning of student learning is of high quality and supports the subject curriculum;

• facilities and resources are used efficiently and effectively;
• appropriate administrative procedures are in place to maintain accurate assessment records and that these reflect the College 'Assessment, Recording and Reporting' policy and procedures;
• roles and responsibilities are delegated appropriately. Objectives are set which provide opportunity for the English team to professionally develop;
• the English team have adequate guidance and support in order to enable them to fulfil their roles and responsibilities and meet their objectives;
• professional development needs of team members are identified;
• there is appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the work of the individual and the team as a whole.

that clear communication pathways and structures exist within the English team, with other relevant teachers and leaders.

About the Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.

Landau Forte College Derby

Landau Forte College Derby is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed 11 – 19 school with a strong record of success across all aspects of its work. We are an inclusive and diverse school and we hold outstanding teaching and learning at the centre of everything we do. We aim to inspire, engage and challenge all our young people, regardless of background, to be the best that they can be. We have the highest expectations of all in a supportive, happy and welcoming environment. Our students are active, responsible citizens, ready to make a difference in the local, national and global community.

The local area

Derby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great history. The school is located just a few minutes’ walk away from Derby city centre. Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District. Within a 10 minutes’ drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.

Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25

London is 90 minutes away by train

East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away

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If this sounds like the ideal job opportunity for you, please download and read our Information for Applicants document before applying:

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Landau Forte College Derby

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Derby

DE1 2LF

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Landau Forte College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1240 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
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