Lead Practitioner of English
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Job start date
20 April 2020
Closing date
15 January 2020 at 9am
Date listed
28 November 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 1 to Lead Practitioners range 6, £41,267 to £46,685
Lead Practitioner of English job summary
Lead Practitioner of English
Required from 20th April 2020 or sooner
Lead Practitioner pay scale
(L1 £41,267 – L6 £46,685)
As part of our journey to become ‘a truly great school’, we are looking for an exceptional English teacher to join our team. Building on our current success, we wish to invest in a new ‘Lead Practitioner’ for our oversubscribed school, in order to support our ambition to be in the top 20% of schools nationally.
The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom teacher with the vision and expertise to improve the teaching of others. Working as part of the wider Teaching and Learning Team they will inspire staff and students to achieve beyond expectations, both in English and across the whole school.
The ideal candidate will be:
• an outstanding English teacher, with a track record of excellent student outcomes
• highly successful at improving their own and others’ teaching and learning
• able and willing to support colleagues so that all students can make excellent progress
• passionate about making a difference to the life chances of young people
Working with our Learning Leader and Assistant Learning Leader in English, the Lead Practitioner will help to ensure that all of our English team are equipped to support our students to even greater success. The successful candidate will also play a significant role in improving Teaching and Learning throughout the school, gaining excellent preparation for senior leadership
If you would like the opportunity to come and visit our fantastic school before making an application then please contact Leanne Barwell, the Head’s PA at headspa@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk to arrange a suitable time.
Further details and application form are available from the college website or Irene Hayhurst (on behalf of the Headteacher) as detailed below.
For application information please:
• download from the ‘vacancies’ section on the college website: www.sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
• or email i.hayhurst@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
• or telephone 01282 682313
Send your completed Application form to: i.hayhurst@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 15th January 2020
Interviews: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
About Sir John Thursby Community College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1117 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- i.hayhurst@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
Mainstream, Foundation, LA maintained, 11-16 Secondary School.
Sir John Thursby Community College is a mixed 11-16, multi-cultural, fully inclusive college which values all students, staff and our community partners. We have over 1,000 students on roll and over 150 staff enjoying working together to provide the best for everyone.
In 2016 Ofsted rated us GOOD in all areas. Our facilities are exceptional for 21st Century learning.
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