Head of English
The Duston School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6XAThis job expired on 12 April 2021
Closing date
12 April 2021 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
26 March 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR1a
Head of English job summary
The Duston School is looking to appoint a Head of English
Main duties:
Direct leadership of English faculty
Direct line management of the department
To contribute to wider school life as defined by the Principal
To attend SLT meetings as required by the Principal
To have a commitment to co-planning, leading, managing, coaching and inspiring the faculty
To have a clear commitment to a knowledge rich approach with the utilisation of workbooks and knowledge organisers
Setting the same standards and expectations for all students
To lead and oversee the implementation and embedding of Direct Instruction (Literacy) in KS3 and as part of the KS4 additional English offer
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 The Duston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1951 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Duston School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@thedustonschool.org
- Phone number
- 01604 460004
Do you want to work in a school…
That has undergone rapid cultural and transformational change?
That is the 27th most improved school nationally for its GCSE results and is in the top 5% of all schools nationally for its A Level results?
Where the teacher is valued as the expert?
That has a very clear and systematic approach to student care and behaviour, with a centralised approach and its own alternative provision?
That takes workload seriously? That has a clear workload charter, has a rational approach to marking. restricts email use at weekends and during holidays and does not see 1265 as a target to meet?
That believes in co-planning, retrieval practice, Direct Instruction and traditional approaches to teaching?
That values its staff and has a strong approach to CPD?
That is an Investors in People Gold School and an IQM Flagship School?
That is an all-through setting?
That prioritises a ‘Knowledge Rich’ curricular approach, valuing hugely the importance of the curriculum?
That offers subject teams a weekly meeting?
Where the senior team are on the ground and are highly supportive?
Where, as the staff themselves have cited, ‘leadership inspires them’?
That has attracted a lot of positive national attention, where members of staff speak nationally and internationally?
That is the home of ResearchED Northampton?
Where the staff are fully behind our ambition for excellence?
That is values-driven, wanting the very best for the students?
That has a clear coaching culture to help drive improvement?
Where we take research seriously and have our own action research team?
Where people feel valued, and morale is high across the school?
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