Deputy Faculty Leader - English

Nova Hreod Academy, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2NQ

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 June 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Highly Competitive

Deputy Faculty Leader - English job summary

DEPUTY FACULTY LEADER FOR ENGLISH

An exciting opportunity to join Nova Hreod Academy

Role: Deputy Faculty Leader for English

Location: Swindon – close to the Cotswolds and in commuting distance from Bristol, Bath and Oxford

Salary: Highly Competitive

Are you an ambitious leader in English looking to develop your career further? As Deputy Faculty Leader, you will work alongside an experienced Faculty Leader and our supportive, dedicated and growing team of English teachers to impact the life chances of our students.

Nova Hreod Academy is an ambitious school with a track record of continuous improvement. Our school ethos is rooted in our principles of Drive, Integrity, Scholarship and Contribution. As our students develop these attributes during their time with us, they move towards adulthood, better prepared to take on the challenges they will face. We want all our students to flourish academically and personally in an aspirational and supportive environment.

We are proud to have a knowledge rich curriculum, research informed teaching and amazing facilities. Teachers joining our team receive excellent CPD to develop their subject knowledge, their pedagogy and their classroom management. They have access to collaboratively planned schemes of work and lesson resources.

We guarantee structures which enable disruption free learning in every lesson. We have a highly supportive and hands-on SLT who take responsibility for creating a culture which is calm and respectful. We have a dedicated team of non-teaching, pastoral and SEN staff working with SLT and teachers to support pupils.

Our house system, student leadership opportunities, Nova Charter and SuperNova extra-curricular programme ensure our students have an extensive range of opportunities to develop character, demonstrate compassion and contribute to the community.

We are looking for a conscientious, dedicated Deputy Faculty Leader who has excellent subject knowledge, a passion for English literature and language and the ability to enthuse students and staff into continuous improvement.

Our Deputy Faculty Leader needs to be someone who:

• is a dynamic teacher with high expectations and a commitment to improvement
• has a clear vision, energy and commitment to all aspects of school life
• is a well-qualified, excellent English teacher with some experience of curriculum development
• would act as a model of our values of drive, integrity, scholarship and contribution
• would demonstrate excellent organisational and inter-personal skills and the ability to lead in a team
• has a desire and passion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our students

Nova Hreod Academy can offer you:

• enthusiastic, friendly and well-behaved students who deserve the very best teachers
• a superb building with state-of-the-art facilities
• hardworking, dedicated and enthusiastic staff
• a rigorous whole-school discipline policy effectively supported by the senior leadership team.
• a fantastic team of English teachers, who have been working together to develop their Mastery Curriculum
• supportive leadership and a committed Governing Body
• a guaranteed CPD offer with real opportunities to develop as a teacher

If you are looking for the next step in your career, and would like to find out more, please email Nick Wells on n.wells@novahreodacademy.org.uk (Headteacher). We will arrange an informal phone call or a visit to talk about the role.

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About Nova Hreod Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 898 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Nova Hreod Academy website (opens in new tab)
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