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Head of English

Upton Court Grammar School, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7PR

This job expired on 20 February 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  April 2023 or September 2023

• Closing date

  20 February 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 February 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Monday to Friday - 32.5h
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £29,344 to £44,919
• Additional allowances:

  TLR of £11886.00 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Provide professional leadership and management of the department, raising standards of learner attainment, achievement and well-being through monitoring and supporting learner progress across curriculum and pastoral structures of the school in accordance with the strategic plan;
• To fulfil the school’s mission: Upton Court Grammar School ensured all students fulfilled their academic and personal aspirations and thrived as successful and engaged citizens;

What the school offers its staff

The school offers free refreshments to staff during the school day. The Trust also provides an Employee Assistance Programme to all staff within the Trust Schools. Through this, staff can access support and advice on any number of things such as wellbeing, work-related issues, housing, family, financial and legal support. There is also an employee benefit scheme which offers savings and discounts across a number of well-known retailers and services. Staff across the Trust can also receive a free, annual flu vaccination. The Trustees are also active in recognising years of service for staff. Service is designed to reward loyalty to the school and recognises those who have accrued between 3 and 30 years of service.

We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results.We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we commit to employing disabled people by offering an interview to all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in our job descriptions and person specifications.

Having been one of the DfE's Flexible Working Ambassador Schools we are happy to discuss any flexible working requests with you.

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About Upton Court Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1111 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Upton Court Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@pioneereducationaltrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/upton-court-grammar-school (opens in new tab)

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