Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy (2ic)
Alec Reed Academy, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 5LQThis job expired on 29 January 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
asap, willing to wait until Easter for the right candidate
Closing date
29 January 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday full time hours, term time working plus PD days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main/Upper Scale (Inner London) + TLR2b
Additional allowances
Main/Upper Scale (Inner London) + TLR2b
Teachers pension, negotiable salary, free parking, gym, family friendly benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Suitable degree and UK recognised teaching qualification (i.e. QTS, PGCE)
- Experience and demonstrable success within your subject area
- Demonstrable success as a teacher of your subject
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum in the subject at the relevant Key Stages
- Experience with the concept of target setting and of developing and employing criteria for measuring success and assessment for learning
- A clear and demonstrable understanding of teaching and learning issues
- Leadership skills
- Management skills
- Sound administrative skills
- Ability to enthuse and effectively communicate your subject to students both written and orally
- A commitment to teaching in a comprehensive school where all students are valued regardless of their abilities
- An interest in teaching the whole age and ability range
- Outstanding classroom practitioner with both personal impact and presence
- A demonstrable commitment to equality of opportunity
- Appropriate ICT skills including those directly related to transference of subject knowledge in a classroom context
- Committed to maintaining the high standards across the Academy
- A team player
- Adaptability and contributor to changing circumstances and new ideas
- A desire to succeed
- Ability to develop and maintain good professional relationships with students, staff and parents
- A strong commitment to one’s own professional development
- A willingness to become involved in wider Academy initiatives and activities
- The ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people including having an awareness of the safeguarding requirements of the Academy along with Child Protection Policy
What the school offers its staff
The Alec Reed Academy is an Ofsted ‘Good’ school and
an exciting place to work. In July 2018 it received praise from Ofsted who
described it as ‘at the heart of its community, an inclusive school with leadership
providing excellent role models and maintaining the good quality of education
since the last inspection in 2015’.
This role has become available due to the promotion of the current postholder after 4 1/2 successful years at the Academy. The vacancy provides an excellent opportunity to work in a high quality and well-resourced environment and to join a team of experienced, successful and highly motivated teachers. This is an important role which is currently vacant however we are willing to wait until Easter for the right candidate.
As an Investor in People, the Academy offers excellent career and professional development. The Academy is outer London but with Inner London pay, Teachers Pension, and offers free on-site parking, free use of the gym, subsidised meals and family friendly policies including dependents entitlement.
Since we’re just off the A40 at the Target Roundabout, travel connections are first-rate, with the A40/M25/M4/North Circular within easy reach and the Central Line Station just a short Bus ride away. Visit our website and the ‘Quicklinks - Vacancies’ section of our website for more information and an application form: www.alecreedacademy.co.uk. If you prefer to talk, our HR department would love to chat: 0208 8414511.
ARA is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
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 Alec Reed Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1677 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Alec Reed Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@alecreedacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0208 8414511
We are proud to be an all-through Academy for students aged 3-19 and an Adult Learning Centre. We are able to create a learning environment for our students that can support them throughout their learning journey. The combination of passionate and talented teaching and associate staff alongside excellent facilities creates an enviable learning environment.
Our ‘state of the art’ facilities have benefited from extensive capital funding. The most recent developments include the Arc in the primary phase and the Quad in the secondary phase. Extensive sports facilities including a Community Sports Centre are enjoyed by students and staff at the Academy and members of our wider communities alike. The Academy is fortunate in that it owns its own ‘Academy Fields’; a large section of fertile land and the perfect environment for outdoor learning.
Our aim: to be an outstanding learning community where individuals thrive. We value our partnerships with parents/carers and know that together, supported by all within our academy community, we can achieve success.
Arranging a visit to Alec Reed Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@alecreedacademy.co.uk.
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