Lead Practitioner - English

Unity Schools Trust, Staines, TW18 3HJ

15 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
14 April 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 March 2023

Job details

Job role: View all Head of year, department, curriculum or phasejobs
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject: View all Englishjobs
Working pattern: View all Full timejobs - 0.6 FTE
View all Part timejobs - Less than 0.6 FTE
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: LP5 - LP10 (Fringe)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an outstanding and committed practitioner to take a lead role in transforming and modelling a curriculum designed to engage and empower our students to excel. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a track record of sustained success in the delivery of English at secondary level. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to have a significant impact in shaping and refining learning both at school and Trust level.

We are seeking to recruit a Lead Practitioner in English to:

• Support the delivery of teaching and learning to ensure it continues to meet the high aspirations of our learners, providing them with the skills, knowledge and qualifications required for success in their chosen next steps

• Engage in regular training and coaching to support the development of colleagues and to enable students to achieve their full potential

• Participate in faculty and whole-school/ cross-Trust initiatives designed to ensure the highest quality of curriculum offer

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Evidence of successful teaching outcomes at KS3 and KS4 over time

• An ability to develop and sustain successful relationships with pupils and colleagues

• Recent, relevant professional development

The successful applicant will have a teaching timetable of no more than 0.6 FTE and may be expected to work between schools as required. The role will have a key focus on curriculum design and development as well as empowering subject teachers to successfully deliver the curriculum.

What the school offers its staff

Unity Schools Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust formed in September 2015 by the partnership of The Magna Carta School and Bishop David Brown School. The Trust is currently responsible for the education of over 1800 children supported by more than 230 staff. Our schools are located in Staines-upon-Thames and Woking.

The stated objective of Unity Schools Trust is to achieve Excellence through collaboration. The Trust aims to instil a love of learning by the full engagement of all of its community- students and staff- in the process of acquiring and applying knowledge and engendering the positive habits which support future development.

We place learning at the heart of our communities and aim to improve the life chances of all children. We are committed to raising the aspirations and achievement of our children by providing continuous improvement through outstanding leadership, challenge, collaboration and support.

Our vision is to be an outstanding learning community where together we learn to know, to do, to be and to live together.