Lead Practitioner in English
The Gateway Academy, Grays, Essex, RM16 4LU5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
2 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Hours are in line with teachers pay and conditions
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L5 - L10
What skills and experience we're looking for
Lead Practitioner of English
Salary - Leadership Pay Scale L5 £53,392 - L10 £60,272
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Closing Date: 21 March 2024 at Midday
The Gateway Academy is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.
We are looking for an outstanding Lead Practitioner in Englishto guide and advise on best practice within the Academy. This role is critical to the Academy's continuing progress; it is integral to how we will achieve the highest standard of learning and teaching in every classroom.
Ideal candidates will:
have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills have experience of providing professional development to teachers, including coaching, mentoring and training have proven experience of positively impacting on student progress and raising attainment and developing excellence have outstanding subject knowledge have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils
If you are an existing English specialist who has the experience and skills to be a Lead Practitioner, this is a superb opportunity for you. The Gateway Academy is a friendly school that values teamwork and high achievement in all areas of our work with young people. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, innovative and well-resourced and supportive faculty.
What the school offers its staff
Staff well-being programme: Including access to Perkbox and multiple discounts
Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service
State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning
A paid 'My Day' each year
Excellent career development and training
2 week October half term break
A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching
Paid opportunities to teach during school holiday clubs
Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff
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.
Applying for the job
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About The Gateway Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1074 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Gateway Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Dionne.Locke@theglc.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01375 489 000
Arranging a visit to The Gateway Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Dionne.Locke@theglc.org.uk.
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