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  • Closing date

    30 May 2022 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    26 April 2022

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Job role

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  • Head of department or curriculum

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Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Leadership scale commensurate with experience

Lead Practitioner - English job summary

About the role: We are looking for a Lead Practitioner - English for September 2022, and warmly welcome applications from experienced teachers who are passionate about English and are dedicated to enabling students to make excellent progress.

This is a fantastic role which will enable you to develop your leadership skills by working both within the English department and across the academy to raise standards in teaching and learning and hence the achievement of all students. You will become part of a well established, highly collaborative and successful team as we are confident that our teaching and support teams, our facilities and most importantly our students will inspire you.

Through the consistent modelling of high quality teaching and learning, and coaching of colleagues, you will have a direct impact in developing the English department to make it even better and grow our talented English team to secure the very best outcomes for students at our academy.

The ideal candidate will be an expert teacher of English who is familiar with evidence informed teaching practices and likely to have had departmental leadership experience.

For our successful candidate, being a member of staff at The Leigh UTC and Inspiration Academy and the wider Trust means you’ll receive access to a great range of employment benefits from day one. Click here to view the current benefits package, and be mindful that the list is always growing.

Click here for the full Recruitment Pack.

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 The Leigh UTC

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
730 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.

On the basis that interested candidates will be keen to visit the academy before making a formal application, you can arrange this by contacting Sabrina Catanho (Office Manager) - sabrina.catanho@theleighutc.org.uk. Visits will be hosted by a member of SLT. Social distancing and other Covid-secure safety measures will be observed at all times following latest government guidelines. Please ensure you offer a range of dates when you are available in your initial email to ensure we can coordinate a visit that works for both you and the Academy.

Candidates wishing to have an initial conversation with the Assistant Principal (T&L) about this role can also arrange for a telephone call. Those wishing to do so should also contact Sabrina Catanho in the first instance.

Application closing date: Friday 20th May 2022

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 23rd May 2022

If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information, please contact Holly Neve (LAT Talent Team) on holly.neve@latrust.org.uk or 01634 412 263

The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.

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