Head of English
Marsden Heights Community College, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0PRThis job expired on 17 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
17 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 April 2024
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: 37.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,000 to £48,050
Additional allowances
TLR for Head of Department Role
Recruitment and Retention Payment available for exceptional candidate
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and influential Head of English from September 2024. The successful applicant must have the drive and desire to be consistently outstanding. You will be someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them. You will be passionate about your subject and will inspire our students to be so as well.
As a Head of Department, you will join our Middle Leadership Team and take responsibility for standards in English working alongside an Assistant Head Teacher.
The successful candidate must:
- Someone who is passionate about English and who will inspire our students to be.
- Perfected skills in securing outstanding progress and attainment with all groups, particularly at KS3 and KS4.
- Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
- Evidence of good to outstanding teaching and results.
- Excellent leadership skills and competencies.
- Have a commitment to support our enrichment programme by facilitating co-curricular clubs.
To apply click on the following link:
https://ce0374li.webitrent.com/ce0374li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=6102629C2D&VACANCY_ID=294738BxiN
What the school offers its staff
Rewards and Benefits:
Our pledge, to all our academy teachers, is that by working for us you will benefit from more pay, more time, and more support.
More pay…
more time…
and more support
- We pay an average of 5% above national scales – the best rates of pay in the sector.
- Cash towards medical treatment.
- Generous staff discount scheme.
- Three extra INSET days for planning.
- At least one personal day a year.
- Great training for your career.
- Exceptional curriculum resources.
- Expert subject advice.
- Support for your wellbeing.
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 Marsden Heights Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1037 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- aeames@marsdenheights.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01282683060
Welcome to Marsden Community College
Marsden Heights Community College joined United Learning in November 2020. In 2023, following rapid improvements, Ofsted inspected the school and rated it Good in all areas.
At Marsden Heights we believe that children deserve the very best of all that has been “thought and said” in every subject area by the careful selection of our core knowledge. We desire to support our pupils to grow into confident, creative and resilient adults who have a lifelong love of learning. We seek to ensure that our pupils are effective communicators, active participants and independent learners who can take their next steps into an increasingly uncertain world with secure knowledge from the range of subjects we offer.
All pupils should be:
ambitious– to achieve the best
confident – to have the courage of their convictions and to take risks in the right cause
creative – to imagine possibilities and make them real
respectful –in all that they do
enthusiastic – to seek opportunity, find what is good and pursue their talents and interests
determined – to overcome obstacles and reach success
In order to support our pupils in their academic and personal development, we believe it is essential they experience a wide range of opportunities. Our commitment to ‘Education with character’ provides wider opportunities for our pupils to access a well-rounded curriculum that extends learning beyond the classroom.
The college’s focus on learning is the driving force behind everything that we do and students are offered a diverse and challenging curriculum both inside and outside the classroom. We have high expectations and we make no apologies for being very demanding of our students and our staff, as only the best will do for our children.
Honesty, respect and trust are important to us, as is being prepared to learn and take on new challenges. We know that no one is the ‘finished article’ and we strive to do our best for our students every day. We are a welcoming school and if you join us, you will experience our ‘no blame’ culture, where everyone works together for the good of the students. It is essential that you have a restless determination and belief that all students can and will perform to the highest level.
As a United Learning academy whose motto is ‘The Best in Everyone’ you will be someone who wants the very best for all young people, irrespective of their background. We are earnest in our commitment to safeguarding our young people.
I hope you find the information you need in the accompanying pack and am sure you will find other useful information from visiting our website. You are also warmly invited to contact us by phone or visit Marsden Heights Community College ‘in action’ and meet our fabulous pupils and staff. Please visit our website: www.marsdenheights.co.uk
I look forward very much to welcoming you to our school.
With kind regards
Alyson Littlewood
Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Marsden Heights Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aeames@marsdenheights.co.uk.
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