English Lead
Northern Saints Church of England Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 5QLDeadline is today
Job start date
1 May 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £4,693.00 Annually (FTE) TLR2a temporary until 31-03-2026
English Lead job summary
General duties
Take responsibility for the overall provision of English at the school.
Lead and take responsibility for developing the English curriculum that provides pupils with a range of opportunities and the skills they need to prepare for later life.
Be accountable for the strategic leadership and management across the English curriculum, developing and implementing plans, policies, targets and practices within the context of the school’s aims and policies.
Support staff within Writing and Reading, providing appropriate support, challenge, advice and information, as and when necessary.
Implement the school’s long-term plan for writing and implement the whole school reading scheme.
Comply with school policies and procedures, particularly those relating to the wellbeing and safeguarding of pupils.
Curriculum development
Maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the national curriculum and ensure any developments are reflected in the school’s policies.
Work with the SLT to embed the school’s curriculum intent and implementation methods securely and consistently across the school.
Ensure work given to pupils matches the aims of the curriculum and is coherently planned and sequenced towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge and skills for future learning and employment.
Plan curriculum content that successfully builds on the knowledge and skills taught at each key stage.
Ensure the curriculum contains content that has been identified as the most useful and that this content is taught in a logical progression, systematically and explicitly enough for all pupils to acquire the intended knowledge and skills.
Work with staff to promote the use of a broad range of appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
Adapt the curriculum, where necessary, to ensure it meets the needs of all pupils and develops their knowledge, skills and abilities, including pupils with SEND. Support staff with curriculum adaptations for the SEND needs in their class.
Ensure the school’s local context and diversity is reflected in the curriculum.
Report to the SLT on the impact of the curriculum plan and identify areas for improvement in the monitoring cycle
Leadership
Act as a point of liaison between the Headteacher and teachers regarding English.
Work with teachers to develop appropriate, effective and purposeful planning, learning resources and classroom practices.
Implement assessment practices that helps pupils embed knowledge and assist staff in producing clear next steps, without creating additional workload for staff.
Ensure the collection of attainment or progress data in the curriculum area is proportionate, represents an efficient use of school resources, and is sustainable for staff.
Provide staff with the knowledge and resources they need to assess and teach the curriculum effectively.
Effectively contribute to leadership discussions and decisions.
Adopt a positive attitude that motivates and inspires other members of staff, enabling them to carry out their duties to the highest standards.
Inform staff of any developments in the English curriculum and monitor changes as they are implemented.
Lead communications with parents and the wider community in relation to English.
Identify staff training needs, provide support and organise training to improve the quality of teaching and learning in English.
Organise relevant CPD to help staff members progress.
Set targets and monitor, evaluate and review progress towards staff achievement, and report this to the SLT.
Undertake self-evaluation and review as appropriate, including an annual review of English.
Management of resources
Work with the SBM to plan and allocate the curriculum budget to ensure value for money.
Monitor and review all resources used in the curriculum area in terms of quality, quantity and use, to improve the experience and outcomes of pupils, ensure efficiency and secure value for money.
Ensure the faculty’s teaching commitments have been effectively and efficiently timetabled and resourced.
Provide all staff with the equipment and resources they need to help pupils learn effectively and ensure resources are used and returned properly.
Additional duties
Promote the work of the curriculum area, e.g. through parent events and social media/ website updates
Work closely with support staff to promote inclusion, a positive ethos and personalised learning for pupils.
Attend and support to deliver all scheduled meetings for Writing and Reading.
Undertake additional duties as expected by the headteacher to ensure the effective running of the curriculum area.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Northern Saints Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 482 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy website
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