Lead Practitioner in Humanities
Landau Forte Academy, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4FFThis job expired on 23 April 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
23 April 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive
Additional allowances
• A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
• The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
• Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
• A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health
Lead Practitioner in Humanities job summary
This is an exciting time to join Landau Forte Academy, Amington. We are a forward thinking 11-16 academy on a mission to provide high quality education for our local community. We have high expectations for our students and our academy is built upon our shared values: ambitious, brave and kind.
If successful you will become part of our community. You will be supported in your career with opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications. We care about our staff and staff well-being is integral to our decision making.
*Key information
• Contract: Full time, permanent position
• Start date: September 2021
• Closing Date: 23 April 2021
• Salary: Competitive
*Person specification
The successful candidate will:
• Be ambitious to the benefit of our students
• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner
• Be proactive in identifying opportunities for professional development
• Be up to date with current educational research
• Be confident in modelling outstanding teaching skills
• Be prepared to drive developments in teaching and learning
*Job specification
This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding teacher or a teacher who aspires to be outstanding. The successful applicant will be passionate about developing a powerful learning experience for students, and motivated by having an impact inside the classroom.
• Support the ethos, values and overall purpose of the Academy
• Raise standards and the profile of Humanities across the Academy
• Support the Curriculum Leader in whole department and whole school initiatives
• Collaborate with the Curriculum Leader, in order to identify groups of students at risk of underachieving and support in the provision of impactful teaching and learning strategies
• Lead the development of resources for teaching
• Lead on curriculum design and schemes of work
• Regularly lead the evaluation of the curriculum through staff and student voice
• Support the Curriculum Leader in the monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning
• Develop colleagues through effective coaching and mentoring strategies
• Contribute to staff training and the sharing of best practice and pedagogy
• Develop links with external agencies which enhance the effectiveness of the department
• Organise trips, workshops and enrichment activities
The role is offered with a TLR package to be discussed with the Principal following interview.
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.
About Landau Forte Academy, Amington
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 954 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@lfct.org.uk
We are a rapidly improving 11-16 academy under new leadership. It is a vibrant place to work with committed staff and a student body who’s behaviour Ofsted described as ‘polite, courteous and respectful’. Our aim is to continue this arc of improvement. Opportunities for professional development are enhanced by our partnership with the Landau Forte Teaching School Alliance.
Arranging a visit to Landau Forte Academy, Amington
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@lfct.org.uk.
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