Head of English Faculty
Garth Hill College, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 2ADThis job expired on 24 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
24 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
14 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 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS UPS (Fringe) Plus TLR 1
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a talented educator with a big heart who shares our commitment to excellence and achieving the very best for all our pupils? Are you looking for a post that will help you take the next step in your career?
We are seeking a new Head of English to provide leadership for the faculty area. The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner with the vision, creativity and resolve to further the success of this important subject area.
What the school offers its staff
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the Garth Hill team. Garth Hill College is a friendly and supportive school with a strong team ethos, excellent facilities and an exceptional professional development programme with great opportunities for further career development.
- Opportunity for secondment to SLT for senior middle leaders (see transmittal letter).
- Friendly and supportive working environment
- Four period day with 75-minute lessons
- Highly effective behaviour and inclusion system with ‘send out’ and support
- Centralised detentions to reduce teacher workload
- Superb CPD including from our outstanding ‘Teaching and Learning Team’
- OFSTED ‘good’ (May 2019)
The College 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 academically and personally.
Garth Hill College is committed to safeguarding children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a full disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Garth Hill College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1475 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Garth Hill College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- s-barnes@garthhillcollege.com
Garth Hill 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.
Success has been built upon high standards and expectations. We expect pupils to take responsibility, to work as hard as staff, always try their best, and to reflect upon, and learn from failure and success. We also expect our young people to demonstrate good behaviour, self-discipline and respect. We praise and reward good citizenship, but there are clearly understood sanctions for unacceptable conduct.
Garth Hill College serves the community of North Bracknell and surrounding areas for pupils aged 11-19.
Arranging a visit to Garth Hill College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s-barnes@garthhillcollege.com.
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