Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy
Parkside Community School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2NS7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April or September 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
22 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Assistant headteacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership L6-10
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a successful aspiring or existing Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy to join our ambitious Senior Leadership Team at Parkside Community School. They will be a passionate and highly effective leader, who is able to support, motivate and encourage colleagues.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a track record of impact at middle/senior leadership level. The position is a great match for someone who believes that schools have the power to transform lives and must:
- be truly inclusive and focus on the wellbeing and progress of every child to unlock potential
- remove all barriers to social mobility so no doors are closed
- enable students to make the most of their talents, and live life in all its fullness
- enable young people to be aspirational and give them the tools to surpass their personal and academic targets
Role and responsibilities: Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy
The Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy under the direction of the Deputy Headteacher will:
- provide professional leadership and management for the coordination of the whole school literacy strategy. Specifically they will improve levels of reading, writing, oracy and SPaG for all students so they are able to fully access all areas of the school’s curriculum
- lead the English department and have strategic ownership of the English curriculum intent, implementation and impact
The Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy’s roles and responsibilities may change over time to suit the needs of the school.
Closing date - 9am on 7 February 2025
Interviews will take place during week of 10 February 2025
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
- a small and friendly school that was ranked 5th in the East Midlands and 80th in the UK on the Fairer Schools Index in 2025
- fantastic students
- an ambitious and supportive staff body
- huge support and progression opportunities
- excellent support from the Embark Federation central team
- excellent ongoing CPD and career development within our school, and acrossthe Embark family of schools
- an impressive range of Embark employee benefits
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Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Parkside Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 601 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Parkside Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- srussell@parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01246 273458
Parkside Community School is a small sized 11-16 secondary located in Chesterfield. In April 2023 it joined Embark Federation.
Parkside is a truly special school and has a fantastic student body. It benefits from a talented and committed, long serving staff and governance with minimal turnover. All at Parkside are passionate about positively serving to change life chances for our children; this is our common purpose.
Exceptional teaching and learning is our priority. Our highly qualified and motivated staff work hard to ensure our students achieve at the highest level, whatever their starting point. The intent of the Parkside Curriculum is to be leading edge, facilitating the best academic and personal development outcomes for our students. Our pastoral teams are driven to provide all necessary support to ensure our students can learn, participate, and feel they belong to the Parkside family.
Arranging a visit to Parkside Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email srussell@parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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