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Head of English

Ipswich Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0SP

This job expired on 27 November 2023

• Start date details

  January 2024

• Closing date

  27 November 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 November 2023

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: Full time.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Pay Scale; L6 - L9

What skills and experience we're looking for

Ipswich Academy, part of Paradigm Trust, is seeking to appoint an inspirational, well qualified and motivated Head of English with a track record of achieving outstanding outcomes. The position would be an excellent opportunity for an experienced Teacher of English to take on a new challenge of leading this subject, or for an individual who is relatively new to the profession with the potential to move to senior leadership.

As Head of English at Ipswich Academy, you will support, develop and lead a team of teachers within your department, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning. The successful candidate will have the drive ability to provide effective curriculum planning and implementation of English across all key stages. You will be responsible for managing the work of all staff in your department, ensuring through consistent implementation, that the academy meets all of its obligations to staff and pupils.

What the school offers its staff

You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)

• A strong commitment to professional development

• We strive to be a family friendly employer

• Employee counselling service

• Cycle to work scheme

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.

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About Ipswich Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1044 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ipswich Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@paradigmtrust.org
• Phone number: 01473 356250
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ipswich-academy (opens in new tab)

"Good" co-educational Secondary school - ages 11-16

Arranging a visit to Ipswich Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@paradigmtrust.org.

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