Leading Practitioner in English

Clayton Hall Academy, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 3DN

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  7 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time: Standard teaching pay & conditions
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to UPS3
• Additional allowances:

  Windsor Academy Trust Allowance of £3000 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Overall responsibility:

To support the raising of standards and improvement of student outcomes in English in our secondary academies across Windsor Academy Trust’s North Staffordshire Learning Community.

Specific Duties:

• Flying the WAT flag for our culture

• Modelling great teaching

• Improving the quality of teaching in the subject across the North Staffordshire Learning Community

Supporting the Windsor Academy Trust Subject Director with:

• Curriculum design and implementation

• Assessment design and assessment activities

• Teacher coaching

• The delivery of trust-wide and school-based subject Continuous Professional Learning

• The delivery of the teaching + programme

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What the school offers its staff

This is an exciting opportunity to develop system-leadership capabilities within a subject. Working with a Subject Director, you will gain valuable experience and knowledge and have an impact across the learning community. The role would equally suit an aspirant subject leader or more experienced colleagues who wish to work across schools.

Clayton Hall Academy is an academy where we all strive for excellence. You will:

• provide inspirational teaching so that all students make exceptional progress

• be an outstanding, passionate and highly motivated teacher

• be committed to extra-curricular activities within the faculty

We have a resolute determination to accelerate students’ life chances. Our team approach to everything we do will enable this.

We have recently become part of Windsor Academy Trust, a Multi Academy Trust which affords our staff many cross-phase opportunities. We are highly ambitious for our students, staff and community and aspire to the gold standard in everything we do. Results are improving year on year and we provide fantastic opportunities to unlock the academic and personal potential for all of our students. Professional development opportunities are outstanding, and we keep staff wellbeing central to everything we do.

Commitment to safeguarding

Clayton Hall Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check applies to all roles within the Trust(formerly CRB).
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, please be aware that online searches of shortlisted candidates may take place as part of our due diligence processes.

Applying for the job

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

Apply for the job by following the link below

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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WAT Job Pack Template Feb 2024.pdf - 1.83 MB (opens in new tab)

About Clayton Hall Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 832 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Clayton Hall Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: srowell@windsoracademytrust.org.uk
• Phone number: +441782973017
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/clayton-hall-academy (opens in new tab)

Clayton Hall Academy has recently joined Windosr Academy Trust and is based on the outskirts of Newcastle under Lyme. We are a friendly and vibrant 11- 16 academy based in Clayton. We welcome teachers who are enthusiastic, energetic and dedicated individuals with a talent for working with young people and a love of education.
We know our staff are our most valuable resource and we have an excellent team. We are seeking colleagues who can build robust and effective relationships with staff, parents and the wider community in order to further the ethos of the Trust.

Arranging a visit to Clayton Hall Academy

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

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