Secondary English Strategy Lead

Kemnal Technology College, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5AA

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2024 (earlier if possible)

• Closing date

  4 October 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 32.5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £80,000 plus travel expenses
• Additional allowances:

  Competitive

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Kemnal Academies Trust is currently looking for a full-time Strategy Lead for secondary English to join part of our school development team across the Trust.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• To work alongside the Secondary Strategy Team and other colleagues with the English Team to develop a whole-trust strategy for improving outcomes in English, reporting to the Senior Director of Education

• To ensure that the quality of teaching in English is strong and results in improved student outcomes

• To line manage Trust English Lead Practitioners and provide feedback about the impact of their work to Directors of Education

• To work with the English Team to coordinate development meetings for English Heads of Faculty across the Trust

• To work with the English Team to further develop the TKAT Common English Curriculum to ensure it leads to strong outcomes across the Trust

• To work with the English Team to further develop the Trust’s assessments for KS3 & 4 English for all secondary schools and ensure assessments are carried out appropriately

• To analyse the data following KS3, 4 & 5 assessments, identifying gaps and reporting the findings to the Senior Director of Education and Directors of Education

• To organise, facilitate and quality assure the moderation of all standardised assessments within English for all secondary schools

• To support Heads of Department with assessment and grading issues as they arise.

What the school offers its staff

This role will see you setting whole-trust secondary strategy, coordinating and line managing the work of English Lead Practitioners, and providing support in-school to develop English department provision across all our secondary schools.

Commitment to safeguarding

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic; this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly.

Applying for the job

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About Kemnal Technology College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 588 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Kemnal Technology College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@tkat.org
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Arranging a visit to Kemnal Technology College

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