Executive Head of English
Harris Academy Rainham, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9XDThis job expired on 3 May 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
3 May 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Scale (Outer London)
Additional allowances
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package. Please visit the Harris careers website for full details.
Executive Head of English job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and ambitious leader of English to work across three Harris Federation schools in the Thurrock/Havering area: Harris Academy Rainham, Harris Academy Riverside and Harris Academy Chafford Hundred. These are three highly ambitious Academies with different contexts and stages of development.
Your opportunity
You will oversee the Heads of Department to ensure the smooth running of the English departments, supporting in areas such as staff development; curriculum development; teaching & learning and assessment. You will be expected to raise standards of English across the Academies and look for opportunities for inter academy working and development.
This is a senior leadership position and would suit an ambitious and dynamic qualified English teacher with a proven track record of academic success. If you love teaching English this role will enable you to develop your expertise and leadership qualities, whilst working for a dynamic and ambitious Federation with genuine opportunities for career development.
You will have a wealth of opportunities to develop as a leader with the Harris Federation. We can offer you a range of bespoke courses and qualifications through our Teaching School, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQH for aspiring principals.
Succession planning is a key part of our success as a Federation, and we believe that we are at the forefront of developing the next generation of Leaders. We can help prepare you for your next Senior Leadership challenge, investing in your knowledge and expertise through regular support, coaching and a wide range of professional development and
What we are looking for
We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. The successful candidate will be an experienced English teacher, holding QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.
Being a part of the Harris Federation
We are recognised as the top performing large multi-academy trust in England for primary and secondary education. Closing the gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission of Harris. Holding a reputation for bringing transformative approaches to education, we hold a unrivalled track record in achieving success through rapid school improvement.
Our people are at the heart of this success. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of training programmes available at every stage of your career.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
Diversity and Equality
We are committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
About Harris Academy Rainham
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 896 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Harris Academy Rainham website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisrainham.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01708 552811
At Harris Academy Rainham we hold that our academy should provide students with a deep sense of belonging to caring community, the belief in themselves and their unbounded potential opportunities become more than they thought was possible. These are values be true drive forward. joined Federation (a not-for-profit charity 25 years experience education) September 2016. In joining Harris, have part family happy highly successful primary secondary schools London Essex benefit team experts education who can teachers leaders at great deal focused support. We teach mixed ability groups, except maths, which is divided into sets. Where need extra help, coach them small groups or one Special educational needs catered for care expertise. Ethos: combine traditional excellent uniform, behaviour manners modern approach teaching learning. Working closely families ensure supported nurtured, work hard every day make learning accessible all students.
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