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  • Start date details

    January/ April 2025

  • Closing date

    10 December 2024 at 9:34am

  • Date listed

    12 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£57841 - £64910 per annum

Head of English job summary

Salary: L4 - L9 (Outer London Weighting) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: January 2025 / April 2025

Are you looking for your next step?

Kingsley Academy is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring or experienced leader. We are seeking an outstanding teacher to join our team as Head of English. This role is perfect for a passionate educator eager to lead and develop our thriving English department while making a lasting impact on student's academic journeys. We are privileged to offer secondment opportunities to our Senior Leadership Team, providing pathways for further career progression.

As Head of English, you will teach students across Key Stages 3 to 5, joining a dedicated, experienced, and supportive team that warmly welcomes new members. At Kingsley Academy, we prioritise staff well-being by offering:

* One late start or early finish per week
* Support from a subject specialist Assistant Principal
* Opportunities to be part of the teaching and learning team

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a dynamic, successful department, we would love to hear from you!

About Kingsley Academy:

Kingsley Academy, a 'Good' 11-18 Secondary School that has made significant progress. Kingsley Academy has grown significantly in numbers over the last three years and we are now full in every year group with a waiting list across all years demonstrating the successes the school has seen and the positive culture with exceptional student behaviour. Kingsley Academy is inclusive, supportive and truly serves the local community, offering to give every student the opportunity to achieve academic excellence. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

The role is due to commence January 2025 / Easter 2025. This is a full time, permanent position.

Closing date: Monday 9th December 2024

Interview Date: Friday 13th December 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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About Kingsley Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
939 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Kingsley Academy, a ‘Good’ 11-18 Secondary School that has made significant progress since 2019 that matches the unapologetic ambition of the leadership team and staff to give every student the opportunity to achieve academic excellence. This year our dedication to improvement was validated with a 25% improvement in our 4+ English and Maths figure alongside a 26% improvement in our 5+ figure compared to 2019. This improvement marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey at Kingsley Academy and an opportunity to be part of something much bigger with our next target of 90% of students achieving 4+ in English and Maths by 2028.

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