Head of Department - English
Dixons Broadgreen Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 5UQ28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- DAT Leadership, L4-L8 (Actual salary £53,602 - £59,167 per year)
What skills and experience we're looking for
What the school offers its staff
Why choose Dixons Broadgreen Academy?
- Culture of high expectations; teachers can teach and students can learn
- Weekly coaching for all staff
- Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
- Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
- Schemes of work fully resourced and ready
The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of hardwork, integrity and fairnessand completely committed to our mission: to ensureevery studentsucceeded at university or real life alternative, thrived in a top job and lived their best life.
Dixons Academies Trust
Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust of 17 schools, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.
- We are values driven: our values of work hard, be nice, be good underpin everything we do
- We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years
- We are launching a boldflexible working policyto give our teachers more time back
- We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
- We are always in the top 5 nationally for progress at secondary
- We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching
- We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload
We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.
Visit our OpenSource platform to learn more about our approaches and culture.
Learn more
Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.
Interviews will takeplace in the week commencing 28th April 2025.
Please visit www.dixonsba.com or call us on 0151 3326770 and speak to Bethan Thomas, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.
We are focused on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about thishere.
Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Dixons Broadgreen Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1214 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy website
- Email address
- amcbride@dixonsat.com
Dixons Academies Trust
The Dixons Academies Trust is a family of 16 schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester: 3 primaries, 10 secondaries, 2 all-through and one standalone sixth form. We are committed to making a difference where it matters most:
Values driven
Over 30 years of challenging educational and social disadvantage
Ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
Always in the top 5 nationally for progress at secondary
Committed to recruiting a diverse workforce
Exceptional colleagues will support you to be your best
Low staff turnover
We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high quality apprenticeship.
Visit our YouTube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.
Arranging a visit to Dixons Broadgreen Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email amcbride@dixonsat.com.
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