Head of English
Beacon High, London, N7 0JGThis job expired on 14 February 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
14 February 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
14 January 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 10, £57,494
Additional allowances
Leadership Scale 10
Head of English job summary
Holloway School is seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic and energetic practitioner who will take this rapidly improving and well resourced department into the next stage of its development. You should have strong leadership skills and an ability to inspire both students and staff to deliver your vision. You will be joining a strong team of experienced and specialist English teachers. You will also be asked to take on wider leadership roles within the school.
Holloway School is a thriving, rapidly improving 11-16 community school on the Islington / Camden borders. We believe that our staff are the most important factor in raising attainment and this is an exciting opportunity for you to shape and develop your own career and that of your colleagues within an exciting and highly supportive environment. We have an outstanding training programme to further develop your teaching and leadership; we are committed to leadership development at all levels.
Our school is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity and to the safeguarding of children. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Core purposes of the job
• To lead the faculty in the continuous improvement of standards of achievement through high quality teaching and very good management of all human, teaching and learning resources.
• To manage the performance of all colleagues in the faculty.
• To undertake wider leadership management responsibilities across the school.
• To ensure that all students develop to the full their knowledge, understanding, skills and abilities within a secure, challenging and highly motivating educational environment.
• The ability to lead on a whole school key issue
• To improve opportunities and raise attainment by working effectively within the aims of the Key Stage 3 and 14-19 strategies and City and Islington College partnerships.
Commitment to safeguarding
Beacon High is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS with barred list check is required successful applicants.
In line with KCSIE 2022 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates' suitability to work with children. Candidates will be provided with guidance and asked to clarify their online presence.
About Beacon High
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 381 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Beacon High website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hanna.r@holloway.islington.sch.uk
Beacon High has established itself as a first choice comprehensive school with excellent facilities for teaching and learning. We have unrivalled facilities for PE, including a swimming pool and fully equipped fitness suite. The school was rebuilt and refurbished following the Building Schools for the Future programme in 2010.
Beacon High is rated Good by Ofsted and is a thriving, rapidly improving 11-16 comprehensive school on the Islington / Camden borders. We provide outstanding professional development for staff at all levels.
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