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Director of English

Hazel Wood High School, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7QT

This job expired on 25 May 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  25 May 2020 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 May 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Spine 6 - 10
• Additional allowances:

  plus a £5,000 recruitment and retention package

Director of English job summary

Hazel Wood High wishes to appoint a well-qualified, hardworking and enthusiastic Director of English, capable of making a strong contribution to our rapidly improving school. We are passionate about delivering a high quality and engaging English curriculum and this is a great opportunity to lead a dedicated and hardworking department where you will be supported to develop your practice. The post holder would form part of the ‘ELT’ – Extended Leadership team it is not expected the post holder would be a permanent member of the Senior Leadership Team but rather to feed in on a planned and strategic basis. We see this position as a key role in leading this faculty forward and as an aspirational step towards senior school leadership.

We believe that Hazel Wood High is a great place to work. This post offers you the opportunity to work in/with:

· A school with a strong will and determination to continue to improve
· A school that has high expectations of all who work here
· A school that places teaching and learning at the heart of school improvement
· A school that is driven by strong values, invests in its staff and students and has a high
· regard for their welfare
· A supportive and cooperative teaching staff who are committed to their roles
· A school that works effectively with all stakeholders
· A caring school where you can make a real difference to the lives of young people

You will be part of an excellent team and will be given extensive support to develop to your full potential both in this role and beyond

Employees of Hazel Wood High have a responsibility for, and must be committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau and references.

Applicants are asked to complete the application form and write a letter, which responds to the person specification, which tells us about your experience and skills relevant to the post and stating why they feel they would be suitable for the position; this must include how candidates meet all essential aspects of the person specification.
Please do not send CV’s. Completed applications and supporting letters should be returned by email to the HR department at recruitment@oaklp.co.uk. We would welcome applications as soon as possible; the final deadline is 9am on Wednesday 6th May 2020

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 Hazel Wood High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 716 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hazel Wood High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@oaklp.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hazel-wood-high-school (opens in new tab)

Hazel Wood High School opened on the 2nd September 2019 as a sponsored Academy as part of Oak Learning Partnership, the school was formerly known as Broad Oak Sports college. Our new school launched following significant improvement works and it is a school we are very proud of.

Hazel Wood High School is a smaller than average secondary school with 650 students currently on roll and standard intake number of 650 that we hope to grow to 720 by the end of the Academic Year 2022. Pupil numbers are rising and our current Year 7 is above capacity and is oversubscribed.

Hazel Wood High School retains its position at the heart of its local community and many families have sent all of their children to the school which contributes to the strong relationships we have with our parent body. We have good relationships with our local primary partners and take our students from over 22 different primary schools.

We currently have 38 teaching staff all of which are specialists in their teaching areas ably supported by 26 members of support staff. Staff are committed not only to providing a safe and stimulating classroom and learning environment but also to providing opportunities that enrich the lives of our students.

We place great emphasis on an engaging curriculum and we are very proud of our unique Year 7 transition model that aims to ensure a smooth, positive and exciting experience throughout the transition year both academically and pastorally.

Our central values of Respect, Responsibility and Aspiration permeate everything we do and we would encourage you to come into school to have a look around and talk with our staff at any time.

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