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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    25 May 2022 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    21 September 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum

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Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS + TLR 1a £8,291

Head of English job summary

CORE Education Trust is a values-driven multi-academy trust rich in cultural and social diversity. Responsible for four academies in Birmingham, the Trust was set up to innovate through adversity and to challenge the conventional boundaries of what is possible for our students. Motivated and inspired by the success of our students, our ambition goes beyond textbooks and whiteboards, we are proud to work with the young people of Birmingham. This role will be based at City Academy which is an 11-16 co-educational school. You will be joining an academy team whose sole aim is to ensure that all students get the very best support, care and guidance that enables them to achieve their very best. WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Our school is a place of possibility and we never underestimate the impact inspirational staff can have on the life chances of our students. We are seeking a Head of English who can inspire our students, instil a love of English within the school community and create opportunities to deepen learning through cross-curricular links. You will develop and embed school-wide approaches to oracy and literacy within the English department. You will demonstrate a commitment to driving up standards, expectations and aspirations, so that staff and students regularly experience success and a sense of progression, and you will be responsible for coordinating assessments, tracking the progress of all students within English, setting ambitious targets and identifying the need for intervention when students fall behind. The successful candidate will support the pedagogy and methodology of delivery for all lessons within the department; acting as a role model for staff, observing lessons and observing other practitioners regularly to promote high quality teaching. The successful candidate should be committed to improving the lives of the students at City Academy. WHAT WE OFFER The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant learning community with national award-winning credentials. The Trust works collaboratively with leaders to ensure our CORE Values are promoted, embodied, and celebrated by all the staff and children in our schools. You will: • be given the opportunity to engage with cross-trust activities that connect students and staff to their wider family of schools/peers across the city. This includes programmes such as the award-winning Echo Eternal Holocaust memorial arts initiative, The Great Get Together and The COREus Choir • be provided with a provision of support and training to foster a positive culture of wellbeing for all students and staff. We place a strong emphasis on supporting and encouraging personal development, which includes: • a CPD strategy that is designed to support the career aspirations of all staff to help them realise their potential. • access to experienced mentors who have a strong track record of developing staff. This is an exciting time to join the trust. We are about to embark on the next phase of our evolution as an outward facing, forward thinking family of schools guided by a vision underpinned by optimism, ambition, and oneness.

Commitment to safeguarding

CORE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Services) Check is required for all successful applicants.

CORE Education Trust is committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are an Equal Opportunities and Living Wage employer.

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About City Academy

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
665 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
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School website
City Academy website
Email address
recruitment@core-education.co.uk
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City Academy is a team that is ambitious in its aspirations for all students. We work within our community to ensure we break down and remove all barriers to success. We consider all our students our ‘City Lights’, as they will illuminate all our futures. Our mission is to nurture our students, ensuring they shine in society, as our leaders of tomorrow. Their successful futures depend on the development of their ‘sparkle’ each and every day at City Academy. As a family, we continuously strive to be luminous examples of hope and excellence in everything.

Care and compassion shape the way in which we work together to support the growth and development of our students. Their ‘sparkle’ shines through. We value the relationships we build with our families, working together to ensure success is realised. We only succeed as a team.

Our ambition means that we relentlessly pursue a wide range of opportunities to allow our students to grow. Our location in the city centre offers a wide range of opportunities through the partnerships we have developed. As a part of CORE Education Trust, we guarantee a provision that includes both CORE Cares and CORE Extra, ensuring all students experience enriching opportunities in the arts, sport and social responsibility. We develop by taking on new challenges.

Reflection on the past and embracing our sense of pride ensures tolerance and responsibility. Investing time and resources into projects such as Echo Eternal ignite our students’ sense of social responsibility. City Academy is a place for everyone. Everyone is welcomed, respected, and looked after. We care by respecting and looking after each other.

Excellence is expected here at City Academy: from staff and students. Our high expectations for all aspects of attitudes and attainment are driven by a limitless drive for Excellence in Everything. We achieve by giving 100% in everything we do.

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