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Head of English (Wider SLT)

Twyford Church of England High School, London, W3 9PP

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• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  8 January 2020 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 December 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Lead Practitioners range 6 to Lead Practitioners range 10, £54,223 to £59,076
• Additional allowances:

  • Exceptional professional development and career progression ; • Positive working relationships at all levels ; • A supportive and lively Leadership Team ; • Opportunity to gain experience within 4 different Trust schools with a common commitment to professional collaboration

Head of English (Wider SLT) job summary

We are looking for a Head of English – and member of the school’s Wider SLT - in a school that offers excellent opportunities for professional development. Twyford Church of England High School, an Ofsted outstanding school with a thriving Sixth Form, is one of four Twyford Trust schools in a growing multi academy trust. The school offers comprehensive T&L and CPD opportunities for all teachers. The role is an excellent one for an experienced post-holder who is ambitious to move senior leadership and who supports the ethos and the standards of the school.

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative teacher and curriculum planner with middle leadership experience who is ready to take on departmental leadership. The successful candidate will have responsibility for building the department in terms of curriculum planning, teaching and learning and progress monitoring. The role has been placed on the WSLT because of the value placed by the school on outstanding English teaching. The post-holder will share best practice in teaching and learning across the school – particularly focussing on the teaching of literacy. The Head of English therefore will ensure that the quality of teaching and learning in the department is consistently high and will contribute to the development of a culture of sharing best practice

The successful candidate will lead a team of strong deliverers including a number of existing post holders. She/he will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with an ability to lead training and will be an experienced curriculum and assessment planner, with proven experience of achieving outstanding student outcomes across a range of abilities. She/he must be confident in analysing student performance data and be enthused by the prospect of leading and managing others to achieve common goals. The new post-holder will be responsible for the leadership of literacy provision across school, ensuring coherence of departmental strategy for the development of students as effective Readers, Writers and Speakers and supporting implementation of consistent strategies across the curriculum.

Applications are welcomed from exceptional candidates with strong experience with a proven record of sustained success.

In the case of existing Heads of English, there may be opportunity for further pay progression and CPD within the NPQ framework.

The Trust also welcomes applications from ambitious and able applicants with experience as key stage leads. Aspects of the role and remuneration may be adjusted accordingly in this context.

For an informal discussion about this position or to arrange a visit please contact the HR/Recruitment team at recruitment@twyfordacademies.org.uk

For more information about the role please see the Job Description on the Twyford Trust website at: http://www.twyfordacademies.org.uk/recruitment/vacancies

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 Twyford Church of England High School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1633 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Twyford Church of England High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@twyfordacademies.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/twyford-church-of-england-high-school-london (opens in new tab)

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