Lead Teacher Early Reading Specialism
Flying High Trust, Nottingham, NG9 6RYThis job expired on 24 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
31 August 2022
Closing date
24 May 2022 at 9am
Date listed
16 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £42,195 - £45,434
Lead Teacher Early Reading Specialism job summary
Building on a successful model for Lead Teachers, Flying High Partnership is looking to recruit an exceptional KS1 practitioner to become part of our Lead Teacher team. The post holder will be deployed to a school within the Trust full time acting as a Lead Teacher, alongside working with the Flying High English Hub to develop as a national literacy specialist.
The post will balance full classroom responsibility, whilst having the opportunity to spread your excellent practice and support and enable others. This is a sensational opportunity for a new or experienced leader who has a passion for Early reading. You will receive significant support and training via the English Hub, and will form part of our team of literacy specialist teachers
The successful candidate will form part of the Senior Leadership Team of their allocated school, whilst remaining centrally employed by Flying High Trust, with your deployment and professional learning supported and monitored through our Education team and English Hub. This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for the right candidate. It brings together the opportunity for progression and wider impact, whilst ensuring that you continue to be rooted in the classroom.
Flying High Trust is a growing partnership of 30 schools, with a national reputation and ethos centred on putting children at the heart of every decision. The Trust aims to deliver sustainable school improvement; schools joining the Trust do so with the prime aim of improving each other so that they can all become exceptional schools at the heart of their communities.
Working together, relentless in our pursuit of excellence to create the best schools in the universe!
As a large Multi Academy Trust, we were ranked as one of the top 5 performing Trusts in both reading and maths, with success in the progress of our disadvantaged pupils. We have had significant success in supporting ‘turn around schools’, with a track record of enabling ‘sponsored’ academies to achieve successful Ofsted and create genuinely strong and sustainable schools. Central to the strategy to support ‘turn around schools’ is the role of Lead Teachers. Working alongside the significant support of our Education team, Lead Teachers will act as role models of good practice, provide additional leadership capacity and support staff across the school, to develop teaching and learning and early reading.
Flying High English Hub is one of 34 designated English Hubs responsible for supporting schools across the region to develop early reading. As Lead teacher you will work with the English Hub, to ensure that you become an example of best practice in early reading. You will access significant training and support and develop as a national literacy specialist teacher. Through this role you work closely with our English Hub Leader, and the wider literacy specialist team.
The role presents an opportunity for those who are seeking an alternative career path to senior leadership and/ or as a steppingstone onto Deputy Headship and Headship.
To learn more about the role of Lead Teacher click here
Look forward with confidence!
We can offer you:
• The opportunity to be part of an innovative and cutting-edge partnership.
• A partnership with relationships at its heart, ensuring a friendly atmosphere encompassing a supportive ethos.
• Significant training and support via the English Hub, including the opportunity to become a national literacy specialist teacher.
• High quality support via our education team, including our Director of Education, team of DQASIs and System Leaders and Lead Practitioners. This will ensure you get the support and resources required to make an impact on your deployed school.
• A Trust with an established track record of high-quality education and experience of leading rapid school improvement.
• Significant professional development opportunities provided through our newly designated Teaching School Hub, including access to NPQs, Evidence informed CPD and support via our English Hub and our role with the Maths Hub.
• A comprehensive induction process, including support through the Trust central team, a peer mentor and CPD.
• Opportunity for future career progression.
• Opportunity to contribute to Trust-wide teacher development, including CPD and our SCITT.
We are looking for someone who:
• Is a consistently high performing teacher, with a passion for teaching and learning and early reading.
• A strong track record in leading early reading.
• Has an unshakable commitment to put children first.
• Consistently role models excellent teaching and learning practice, committed to forming positive relationships with all children.
• Has experience and an understanding of successful and sustainable school improvement.
• Has experience and an understanding of teacher development, including coaching and mentoring.
• Is a leader, with the ability to inspire and motivate colleagues, providing the appropriate balance of challenge and support.
• Has a tenacious approach, with an unshakeable drive to deliver great outcomes for all children.
• Is a resilient leader, who will remain determined to deliver the improvements the school requires, secure in the knowledge that they have the full support of the Flying High Trust.
• Is willing to roll up their sleeves up and get stuck in.
• Can share and learn from best practice whilst knowing how to exploit the partnership opportunities we have within the Multi Academy Trust and Teaching School.
If this is you, please get in touch! We wish you all the very best for your application.
How to Apply:
Complete and Submit an Application Form via ETeach: Flying High Trust Careers Site Eteach (51929)
Closing Date: 9.00am on Tuesday 24th May 2022
Interview and Assessment: Friday 27th May 2022
For further information about the Flying High Partnership please visit www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk
Please contact recruitment@flyinghightrust.co.uk if you have any further question or require any support.
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities Statement:
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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About Flying High Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@flyinghightrust.co.uk
Flying High Trust is a growing partnership of 30 schools, with a national reputation and ethos centred on putting children at the heart of every decision. The Trust aims to deliver sustainable school improvement; schools joining the Trust do so with the prime aim of improving each other so that they can all become exceptional schools at the heart of their communities.
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