Lead Practitioner in English
Samuel Whitbread Academy, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5QS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Flexible Start Dates Available
Closing date
1 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioner Pay Scale Points 1 to 5
Lead Practitioner in English job summary
LEAD PRACTITIONER IN ENGLISH
JOB TITLE: Lead Practitioner in English
BASED AT: Samuel Whitbread Academy
SALARY/GRADE RANGE: Lead Practitioner Pay Scale Points 1 to 5
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of the English Department
The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 11 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate more than 5,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study. It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace. The first five years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.
We openly encourage all potential applicants to come and spend some time with us prior to submitting an application. Please get in touch to arrange a time to come and visit our fabulous school, have a coffee/tea with SLT and the Department who would be happy to answer any questions you might have about Samuel Whitbread Academy!
Flexible start dates are available for the right candidate.
We are looking to appoint a Lead Practitioner to work within our busy English Department across Key Stages 3 to 5. The ideal candidate will be a passionate about English, have high expectations of standards and achievements, and be committed to engaging and inspiring our students to reach their full potential. The successful candidate will live and breathe our school's values of equality, teamwork, determination, integrity, empathy, ingenuity and respect.
You will be relentless in your approach to achieving success, you will show rigour and passion for Teaching and Learning and thrive watching our students grow and progress. When you apply, it's not about fitting into a mould; it's about standing out. Share your story, your journey, and why you're not just the right fit for the role but the perfect addition to the Samuel Whitbread Academy family.
The English Department is popular at KS5 with students studying Literature and Language or Literature, both the Edexcel specification. At KS4, we follow the AQA specification and students study Macbeth, A Christmas Carol as well as An Inspector Calls, along with the Power and Conflict poetry cluster. KS3 at Samuel Whitbread consists of Year 9 and all students study a range of non-fiction and fiction (Born A Crime and Jekyll and Hyde) as well as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and a range of poetry, whilst also studying the art of rhetoric and creative writing.
We value each application and reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your consideration.
This role will involve working closely with the students at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be engaging in regulated activity with children.
CLOSING DATE: Midnight, Sunday 1st December 2024
INTERVIEW DATE: w/c Monday 2nd December 2024
Information about Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/
Applications may be made online via the MyNewTerm website, If you would prefer a Word Application Form, one may be obtained by directly emailing Samuel Whitbread Academy via the contact details provided below.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and two satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Strictly no agencies.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Samuel Whitbread Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1670 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Samuel Whitbread Academy website (opens in new tab)
Samuel Whitbread Academy
We offer an exceptional academic and extracurricular experience at Samuel Whitbread Academy in an outstanding learning environment where students are expected to work hard and achieve their best.
In our last Ofsted inspection, we were judged as ‘Good’ with many outstanding features and over the next three years we have set ourselves the target of being Outstanding!
Our GCSE results are amongst the best in the Local Authority. We offer a well-balanced curriculum with plenty of choice to prepare our students for the next stage in their lives. Most of our students continue on to the Sixth Form, which is one of the largest and highest performing in the area - providing students with a huge range of courses designed to match the expectations of universities and employers.
Our pastoral care is exceptional and we have dedicated pastoral support teams for each Year Group. The Academy is also broken down into five houses, named after people who have made a distinctive contribution to our community. These provide the framework for the multitude of different competitions, celebrations and charity events that bring our school community together during the year.
Extra-curricular opportunity is a vital part of our ethos and we expect all of our students to get involved in at least one club or activity. There are a huge number of opportunities ranging from highly competitive sports teams to spectacular drama and musical performances.
We enjoy showing visitors around the school so please take the opportunity to come and see us during the school day, so you can see Samuel Whitbread Academy in action and we can answer any questions you may have.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Nick Martin, Principal.
Shefford, Bedfordshire
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