Lead Practitioner
The Spires College, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3PE9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Lead Practitioner Pay Range 6 - 10
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Lead Practitioner to join our extended
leadership team. Candidates will be skilled in the classroom, articulate and
dedicated to bringing positive outcomes for young people in our school
community. The successful candidate will be an exceptional teacher as well
as inspiring, intelligent and thoughtful in their approach to leading others.
Lead Practitioners have a whole-college focus. The successful applicant will work as a small team with the other Lead Practitioners and two Vice Principals to support the development of teaching and learning across the College. Lead Practitioners at the College have two central responsibilities in addition to their own teaching: to work with staff individually to guide their practice and to facilitate small group CPD and coaching. They work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the College offers the right support to all staff.
This post is open to applications from experienced teachers of all national curriculum subjects. First and foremost, we are looking to appoint an exceptional teacherand this matters more than the subject offered. The post holder absolutely must model great teaching. They must also have a good understanding of how children learn and what makes great teaching to allow them to work alongside others to address their development needs.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented teacherto impact more widely on students’ success beyond their own classroom. If you are ready for the next step in your career but wish to focus completely on developing teaching and learning, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.
The successful applicant will:
- put children and young people first;
- be an exceptional classroom practitioner, who is able to teach a national curriculum subject at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5;
- be able to use a strong pedagogical understanding to guide teachers to develop their practice in a genuinely useful way;
- have experience of developing the work of colleagues at various professional stages;
- have the ability to motivate and inspire others;
- have an up to date knowledge of the emerging issues in education;
- be confident to work with a degree of autonomy whilst also being collaborative and an effective team player;
- be a committed, highly-competent, reflective and resilient individual;
- have a sense of humour and good interpersonal and communication skills.
What the school offers its staff
The College is a close community, with a shared desire to be the best we can be. We are committed to staff’s professional development and invest heavily in ensuring our teachers grow and flourish as practitioners.
We offer:
- the opportunity to be part of a successful and supportive Extended Leadership Team;
- excellent professional development and a wide range of professional opportunities, including significant leadership development opportunities;
- a high level of support for all new staff;
- the opportunity to work to your own initiative whilst receiving ample guidance and support;
- the opportunity to take a leading role in ensuring teachers retain their professional autonomy;
- a friendly, supportive environment;
- a modern, purpose-built building and excellent facilities;
- further benefits including free access to the college gym, discounts for external gym memberships and retailers, a salary sacrifice scheme to assist with high value transport and tech purchases and access to an 24 hour employee assistance programme.
The Spires College is a co-educational, 11-18 Bilateral School with a selective stream. We are a friendly, caring school which puts the needs of our children at the heart of all we do.
Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding and to the promotion of the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list information.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@thespirescollege.com
CVs are not accepted.
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About The Spires College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1152 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Spires College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@thespirescollege.com
- Phone number
- 01803 400660
The Spires College is a co-educational, 11-18 bilateral school with a selective stream.
We are a friendly, caring school which puts the needs of our children at the heart of all we do.
As a School we are committed the professional development of our staff and invest heavily in ensuring our teachers grow and flourish as practitioners.
The College is committed to safeguarding all of its students. All staff are required to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures and regularly undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
Arranging a visit to The Spires College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@thespirescollege.com.
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