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Lead Practitioner English & Literacy

St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ

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Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
8 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
18 March 2024

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject: English
Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £48,366 - £54,816
Pay scale: Leadership 2 - 7

What skills and experience we're looking for

Catholic Ethos

To actively promote, and act as a role model of, the Catholic ethos of the school, in accordance with the school mission statement.

Particular Activities

To role model excellent standards of teaching and learning.
To remain up to date with research and latest developments in the subject area, using this to improve the curriculum and drive up the standards of teaching and learning in the department.
To support subject leader to continue to develop the curriculum intent, including sequencing, schemes of learning and wider school links.
To support the effective monitoring of and making improvements to the department curriculum implementation, including teaching and learning pedagogy and assessment practice.
To lead the literacy curriculum across the school including form time sessions, interventions and wider curriculum links to other departments.
To support the Continual Professional Development (CPD) of any department staff, including through demonstration lessons, observations and mentoring of Early Career Teachers.
To peer coach colleagues across the department and wider school to ensure high quality teaching.
To contribute to the department and whole school CPD based on the most relevant research.
To collaborate with external partners
To support the subject leader in appraisal of department staff.

Skills & Abilties

A love of learning – a motivation for improvement and innovation
Ability to use assessment data to inform curriculum changes
An ability to work as part of a team
Ability to challenge and motivate young people
High level of personal motivation and drive
Initiative and resilience
A commitment to making a difference and serve the community
High personal credibility
Good organisational skills

Professional Experience

Comprehensive knowledge of the subject curriculum across all key stages
Excellent classroom practitioner
Experience of helping to secure excellent outcomes for students
Most up to date research used to inform professional and subject pedagogy
Expected level of practice and professional responsibilities as defined by the Teacher Standards
Ability to support others to improve their teaching

What the school offers its staff

The school is proud to be able to offer a number of benefits to its employees including:

Access to CareFirst 24/7 our EAP confidential support
Cycle to work scheme
Sick pay
Wellbeing forum
Termly staff breakfasts
Weekly rewards to the employee of the week
Continued Professional Development reviewed annually

Commitment to safeguarding

Positions are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.

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