This job expired on 18 October 2021
Application deadline
18 October 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 October 2021
Job details
- Job role
- Leadership
- Subject
- English
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- Up to £50k (Leadership Scale), commensurate with experience
Job summary
Strood Academy has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Practitioner for English to join our established and successful team from January 2022. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach and lead English across the Key Stages and will be creative, innovative, efficient and committed to raising standards. They will have excellent subject knowledge and join a motivated and dedicated team of highly collaborative teachers committed to a creative and stimulating approach to teaching and learning, and to instilling a passion for English in our students.
As a community, we believe in working collaboratively and sharing good practice. If you want to be part of a team that embraces innovation and creativity then we are interested to hear from you.
Please click here for the full Candidate Briefing Pack.
School overview
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1360 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Strood Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Contact email
- talent@latrust.org.uk
- Contact phone number
- 01634412200
About Strood Academy
What we are offering:
For our successful candidate, being a member of staff at Strood 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.
We’d like to hear from candidates who are:
An excellent leader who is passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge of the English curriculum
Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
Energetic and have a can-do attitude
Confident and has strong career aspirations
Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the academy
Prepared to be involved in leading co-curricular activities either within or outside of their teaching subject
Application process
Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidates and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.
Suitable and interested candidates are able to discuss the role with the Principal, Numera Anwar, by arranging a telephone call or a visit (subject to current guidelines). To schedule an appointment please contact Sarah West, PA to Principal, on
sarah.west@stroodacademy.org or 01634 717 121. To submit an application in full, please do so online.
The closing date for applications is Monday 18th October 2021. Interviews and associated activities will take place week commencing 18th October before breaking up for half term. If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information, please contact the LAT Talent Team at talent@latrust.org.uk.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust, and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
School location
Carnation Road, Rochester, Kent, ME2 2SXSimilar jobs nearby
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