16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2025 or before

  • Closing date

    29 November 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    16 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

English

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£48,723.00 - £51,126.00 Annually (FTE) New 2024 salary to be confirmed once ratified by Government

Lead Practitioner of English (with responsibility for whole school literacy) job summary

We are seeking a talented and innovative Lead Practitioner of English to join our department, to deliver high quality teaching and learning to our students. This is an ideal opportunity for a teacher wishing to progress in their professional development with a passion for raising attainment and expectations.

The Adeyfield Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust. It has been an integral part of the local community for many years and we are proud to have a very friendly and diverse body of staff who have developed a vision to make a real difference. We strive to build a future for learning in our wonderful school community where all students can be the very best version of themselves.

The Academy offers:

A friendly working environment with supportive and caring colleagues

Generous pension benefits

Onsite catering facilities

Excellent facilities with significant recent investment

All staff encouraged and supported in their professional development

Desirable location to live or work with great transport links and perfectly located for job seekers from Herts, Beds, Bucks and North and West London

The Adeyfield Academy is set in the heart of the community of Hemel Hempstead and is a mixed, all ability 11-18 sponsored Academy and part of the Ambition Education Trust. We welcome visits from potential applicants. Please contact the school HR manager on 01442 406020.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

The Adeyfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at The Adeyfield Academy is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Adeyfield Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and stretching challenge.

We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.

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

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About The Adeyfield Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
762 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

The Adeyfield Academy is a 11-19 comprehensive school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. There are approximately 560 students on roll including 70 in the Sixth Form. Our aim is to provide the highest quality education for each individual, supported by our motto of Learning Without Limits. The Adeyfield Academy has an enthusiastic, energetic and experienced staff body. There are many opportunities to become involved in extra-curricular activities including drama productions, musical events, sport and residential visits. The school is a rewarding environment in which to work, with excellent relationships between all members of our school community. Teamwork is at the core of our work and we value the input of all staff equally. We know that we are strongest when we all work together to achieve the best for all our students. We operate a 25 period, two-week timetable. A faculty system operates and Heads of Faculty lead the curriculum areas. A year system operates with all students allocated to a form group. In Year 7 -9 students are taught in half-year groups with setting in the core subjects. In Years 10-11, students follow a core of English, Maths, Science, PE, Citizenship, Geography or History with four option choices from a wide range of subjects. Open access to the Sixth Form encourages many students to stay on each year. Programmes of study include A-Level and Vocational courses. As a result of growing student numbers and a wider array of specialisms offered amongst staff, our KS5 curriculum continues to expand. The Adeyfield Academy continues to go from strength-to-strength and we want all students to achieve their best.

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