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Head of English

Chichester High School, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8EB

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• Start date details

  ASAP or September 2023

• Closing date

  18 April 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
  • 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TBC + TLR 1C

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to recruit a motivational and talented Head of English.

You will have outstanding leadership skills and appropriate experience to lead and deliver to English at KS3, KS4 and KS5 across year groups 7 to 13. If you are an enthusiastic, dedicated and creative leader we would love to hear from you to discuss the post of Head of English.

The role will include leading the delivery of English. As Head of Department, you will have full autonomy to ensure your department meets targets and exceeds the needs of our learners. You will lead by example, supporting and empowering your department’s teachers, staff and pupils to achieve to the best of their ability. The Head of Department will also line manage the English department, supporting the SLT link and Headteacher to ensure the department achieves to its maximum potential. Chichester High School is a happy and vibrant place of learning. We are proud to be a genuinely comprehensive school and offer a wide and diverse range of excellent opportunities, inside and outside the classroom, that we believe enable our young people to develop exceptionally well both academically and personally. The English department comprises a strong and professional team of 14 committed practitioners dedicated to ensuring the progress and success of the students in their charge. Chichester High School is a friendly and supportive school with a robust team ethos, excellent facilities and an exceptional professional development programme with great opportunities for further career development.

What the school offers its staff

Things you may wish to know about CHS:

• Five period day with 55 minute lessons
• Highly effective behaviour and inclusion system
• Superb CPD including from our ‘Teaching and Learning Team’
• OFSTED ‘good’ (June 2019)
• OFSTED ‘outstanding’ Sixth Form (June 2019)
• Friendly and supportive working environment
• Responsible to:The Principal and the SLT link to English General Management Duties:

To provide effective leadership and management and thereby build and maintain an effective teaching team which continually enhances the quality of learning and achievement. If you are passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

For further information, application details and job description, please click on the following link:https://tkat.livevacancies.co.uk/#/Please contact Mrs B Hulse, Head’s PA atoffice@chs-tkat.orgif you require any further information. Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Further details about the role

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse Equal Opportunities:

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic; this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly.

Access to interview - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist, we will.

Commitment to safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

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About Chichester High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1353 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Chichester High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@tkat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chichester-high-school (opens in new tab)

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