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Head of English and Literacy

Murray Park Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9LL

This job expired on 17 May 2021 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  17 May 2021 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 May 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: Main Payscale/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1A - £10,200 per annum

Head of English and Literacy job summary

Murray Park School is seeking to appoint a Head of English and Literacy to join our excellent department. The successful candidate would be joining a strong, hard-working team which is committed to achieving excellence. We work with a dynamic approach to teaching and learning in English Language and English Literature. We are ambitious for our students and we are seeking to appoint a leader who can bring the right blend of flexibility, commitment, energy and vision. We welcome applications from teachers with strong leadership skills, ideas, enthusiasm and an outstanding teaching ability, who can work within the demands of the department whilst maintaining its recognised strengths and attributes.

Commitment to safeguarding

Murray Park School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

This post is Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

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About Murray Park Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1107 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Murray Park Community School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@murraypark.derby.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01332 540006
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/murray-park-community-school (opens in new tab)

Murray Park is a dynamic and forward-looking 11-16 mixed comprehensive school on the western fringes of the city of Derby. It is a Foundation Status school, but has a close working relationship with the local authority.

We cater for approximately 1030 students, situated on a spacious site surrounded by greenery. We serve students from the Derby City area, within reach of the Derbyshire countryside and our cohort sizes are growing each year. Our students reflect the full academic ability range and there is a huge breadth to the socio-economic status of our families.

Our students reflect the full academic ability range and there is a huge breadth to the socio-economic status of our families.

Arranging a visit to Murray Park Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@murraypark.derby.sch.uk.

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