Lead Practitioner in English

Bartley Green School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QJ

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 or sooner

• Closing date

  2 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: LPR4-8

What skills and experience we're looking for

QUALIFICATIONS ANDEXPERIENCE

Essential

• Qualified teacher status
• Degree level qualification
• Proven and sustained track record of raising standards, good examination results and delivery against targets
• Experience of contribution to leading the improvement of teaching skills
• Experience of teaching KS3 and KS4

Desirable

• Lead Practitioner Accreditation or working towards Accreditation
• Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
• Experience of leading in staff development
• Experience of giving effective feedback to colleagues about professional performance
• Experience of conducting lesson observations
• Experience of coaching and mentoring colleagues
• Experience of contributing to the professional development of colleagues

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Strong specialist knowledge in Engliah
• Ability to demonstrate consistent and sustained high standards of classroom practice
• Use of strategies to promote good teaching and learning and high expectations
• Ability to motivate and inspire pupils and colleagues
• Ability to set and attain high standards from pupils
• Ability to use ICT effectively
• Sound understanding of the curriculum and ability to research and disseminate best and innovative practice
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and across the school
• Ability to foster positive relationships with teaching staff of varying experience
• Excellent planning and organisational skills including ability to plan and resource effective interventions to meet objectives
• Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
• Good understanding of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language or have SEND
• A good understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by their intellectual, emotional and social development, and the stages of child development
• An understanding of equal opportunities issues

Desirable

• Ability to lead positive relationships with teaching staff of varying experience

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• High degree of commitment and passion for English, teaching children and improving teaching and learning and outcomes for pupils
• Enthusiasm and self-confident
• Initiative, energy and perseverance
• Personal presence and impact
• Sets self-high standards and targets
• Willingness to undertake CPD
• Supportive of colleagues
• Good attendance and punctuality
• Ability to work under pressure and retain a good sense of humour
• Pro-active in the working environment
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities
• Ability to anticipate workload and plan ahead
• Ability to develop effective relationships with parents
• Ability to encourage and enable others to reach their full potential

Desirable

• Willingness to contribute to extra-curricular activities

What the school offers its staff

‘Warm and respectful relationships characterise life at this school. Pupils are happy and safe. Pupils value the support staff give them.’ Ofsted, March 2023.

Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.

Bartley Green offers its staff benefits including

• a supportive working environment and team ethos,
• continuous professional development opportunities,
• free on site car parking,
• free annual flu jab,
• employee assistance programme,
• easy access to Birmingham city centre and the Worcestershire countryside
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Generous Pension Plan
• Enrichment and extracurricular – able to get involved in a wide range of activities from Music, to Sports, to DoE.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@bartleygreen.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Lead Practitoner Engliah PS - June 25.pdf - 77.5 KB (opens in new tab)

Lead Practitioner English JD - June 25.pdf - 77.8 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bartley Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 940 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bartley Green School website
• Email address: recruitment@bartleygreen.org.uk
• Phone number: 0121 476 9246
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bartley-green-school

‘Warm and respectful relationships characterise life at this school. Pupils are happy and safe. Pupils value the support staff give them’ Ofsted, March 2023

Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.

Arranging a visit to Bartley Green School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bartleygreen.org.uk.

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