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Second in department - English

Darton Academy, Barnsley, S75 5EF

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• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  24 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MRP/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• A good degree in an appropriate discipline related to English (A/C)

• A teaching qualification together with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) (A/C)

• A strong and secure subject knowledge in English up to GCSE and/or A Level (A/I)

• Evidence of your student examination results (A/I/R)

• Recent and relevant teaching experience (A/I/R)

• Experience of assessment at key stage 3 and 4 (A/I/R)

• Awareness of the strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students

(A/I)

• A good understanding of curriculum developments in English (A/I)

• Able to use a range of teaching and learning strategies (A/I)

• An understanding of how assessment for learning can improve student performance (A/I)

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• Confidence in the use of standard ICT packages and how these can be used to enhance student

learning (A/I)

• Able to use student level data to raise standards (A/I)

• Able to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team (A/I)

• Enthusiasm for your subject area (A/I)

• Creative in problem solving together with willingness to take on and try new approaches and ideas

(A/I)

• Ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and to recognise potential

safeguarding issues (A/I/R)

• Able to communicate both orally and in writing to students and their parents (A/I/R)

• Able to communicate high expectations to all students (A/I/R)

• Willingness to share good practice across the department and beyond (A/I/R)

Desirable

• Strong ICT skills including SMART board or Promethean (A/I/R)

• A strong and secure subject knowledge in English up to A Level (A/I)

• Experience of assessment at key stage 5 (A/I/R)

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Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R - Reference

What the school offers its staff

We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits including:

• A staff rewards budget

• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) (opt out available)

• Access to the Delta benefits website with discounts on retailers, holidays, days out, etc.

• Access to Cycle to Work scheme, car leasing and technology scheme

• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice

• Training and development opportunities including NPQs

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About Darton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1142 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Darton Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: info@dartonacademy.org.uk
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Darton Academy is an exciting place to learn and as soon as you enter the building you can feel a buzz of enthusiasm. There is a sense of purpose, and the academy is calm and orderly, with state-of-the-art facilities. We are a close-knit community, and we pride ourselves on knowing our pupils well and doing our utmost to ensure everyone fulfils their true potential. We aim to ensure that our pupils can learn in a safe and supportive environment, where everyone values academic achievement and has a positive attitude to learning. As a result of our journey of continuous improvement, our pupils achieved the “best ever GCSE results” in the summer of 2022, and we continue to go from strength to strength. Our unvalidated progress 8 result is 0.38. We strongly encourage our pupils to take part in enrichment activities so they can discover all their strengths and talents, and run over forty clubs, as well as pupil support sessions and interventions. We also regularly organise whole school events and educational visits so that our pupils have a broad experience of learning beyond the classroom. We believe in rewarding pupils for good behaviour, attendance and achievement and run a number of celebration events throughout the year, from “Super September” to our summer “DartFest”. We place learning at the heart of everything we do and use our core values of respect, responsibility, and resilience to build a positive ethos.

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