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Deputy Subject Leader for English

Brompton Academy, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5HT

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• Job start date

  1 September 2019

• Closing date

  31 May 2019 at 1am

• Date listed

  2 April 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,000 to £39,413
• Additional allowances:

  up to £3,000 incentive payment + trust responsibility payment of £6,963 per annum

Deputy Subject Leader for English job summary

Academic Aspects:

• To be responsible for liaising closely with the Subject Leader to ensure an exciting, coherent and relevant curriculum is established and managed, key skills delivered and links with industry and business developed.
• To be responsible for the management of specific assessments (in line with whole Trust, LA and National policy) to target set, motivate, monitor and measure student learning outcomes and progress linked to the National Curriculum.
• To ensure that all students can access the Curriculum and fulfil their potential through differentiated Schemes of Work and Assessment.
• To advise Departmental members and Line manager on new learning theory as it impacts on teaching styles within the Department.
• To liaise with the SENCO in the identification, target setting and monitoring of Special Needs Students and their IEPs and IBPs.
• To be responsible for formative and summative profiles in respect of the development of the National Progress File.
• To assist with the organisation of students into appropriate teaching groups based upon ability.
• To support the personal and professional development of team members, and to be part of the whole Trust mentoring programme to aid staff development.
• To seek to ensure the effective use of the department’s equipment, proper maintenance of the materials and fabric of the department and the observance of relevant Health and Safety regulations.
• To undertake specific duties within the department as negotiated with the Subject Leader.

Pastoral Aspects:

• To be responsible for the overall welfare, good order and discipline of the student body in the department.
• To be responsible for promoting a positive ethos within the Trust by use of the Reward and Merit system.
• To build strong supportive relationships with the team and support them in their role in relation to attendance, punctuality, discipline, uniform, behaviour and communications with parents, rewards, detentions and contact diaries.
• To supply, when requested academic and social information, with regard to individual students, to the Principal, Vice Principals, Assistant Principal et al.

General Aspects:

• To deputise when necessary for the Subject Leader.
• To develop purposeful relationships with each curricular area.
• To present information to the Trustees, when requested.
• To be responsible for the development of activities for the Enrichment programme.
• To participate in whole staff performance management process
• To adhere to professional and staff codes of conduct at all times.
• As an employee to comply with the duty, under the Health & Safety at Work Act of 1974 and other relevant legislation, to take reasonable care when carrying out work duties and other activities, to avoid injury to oneself or to others, and to co-operate with the employer and others in meeting statutory requirements.
• To ensure complete commitment and compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures and promote the welfare of children and young people.
• To carry out any other duty as may reasonably be requested by the Principal or line manager.

Commitment to safeguarding

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search, once, as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is intended to help us identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online.

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About Brompton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1403 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brompton Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brompton-academy (opens in new tab)

Brompton Academy is an extremely popular oversubscribed academy with a 400+ Adult learner education programme. We have fantastic new buildings, with outstanding facilities, and Apple technologies for all, enabling us to enhance and support cutting edge learning strategies required for continuous improvement. Brompton Academy is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit for further
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