Faculty Leader for English and Media
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AEThis job expired on 19 February 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
19 February 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 January 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- English, Media studies
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership L8 - L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required for September 2024, the Governors of this high achieving, oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy seek to appoint an exceptional classroom practitioner to lead our highly successful English & Media Faculty. The faculty enjoys excellent results across all key stages and is a popular option at A level.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a well-qualified teacher of English to take responsibility for leading a committed team of staff with capacity to build on the successes so far.
What are we looking for?
As an inspirational leader, you will have a proven track record in raising achievement and standards across all key stages and abilities. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a commitment to outstanding results and have the ability to lead, inspire and motivate others. This is an opportunity for a candidate who is looking to take the next step in their career within this core curriculum area.
What the school offers its staff
What can we offer you?
- Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
- On-site parking and access to canteen.
- Teacher Pension Scheme.
- A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of two high schools and 11 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection and the June 2019 Section 48 inspection both judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed; please contact Jo-Anne Hughes (PA to the Senior Leadership Team) on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.
Further details and a Catholic Education Service Teacher application form are available via the Trust website in the General Information & Forms section at www.bishopwheelercatholicacademytrust.org/vacancies/. Please email your completed application to recruitment@bwcat.org addressed to the Headteacher by the closing date.
- Closing date: Monday 19 February 2024, 12 noon
- Interview date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards
Commitment to safeguarding
St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
In line with KCSiE 2023, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.
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About St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1195 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ja.hughes@stmarysmenston.org
- Phone number
- 01943883000
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of the high school and 9 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school. We became a Teaching School in October 2015 and a National Support School in September 2017.
Arranging a visit to St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ja.hughes@stmarysmenston.org.
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