Teacher of English Whole School Literacy Lead
The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NE13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
16 May 2024 at 11am
Date listed
22 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £54,013.00 Annually (Actual) £30,000–£54,013 MPS/UPS + TLR 2c v1 £7,488
Teacher of English Whole School Literacy Lead job summary
Teacher of English TLR for Whole School Literacy Lead
We have an excellent opportunity for a talented and self-motivated Teacher of English to join our wonderful department. We are particularly searching for a teacher who is an excellent, reflective and creative classroom practitioner with the ability to spread the enthusiasm for the subject beyond the classroom. Are you someone who is looking for the next step up to lead whole of school literacy?
You will be someone who is enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team and is able to build effective working relationships with students and staff.
We are seeking an English teacher to help further the success of our department. You will play an integral role in taking responsibility for raising the standards of attainment for all students through a high standard of learning and teaching, as well as whole school literacy lead. We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner that is able to bring stimulating and engaging experiences for our students, challenging them to achieve beyond their expectations and supporting them to become lifelong learners.
It’s incredibly important to us here at The Chalk Hills Academy that all our teachers feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. As a Teaching Trust, we offer exceptional teacher training and high-quality professional development programmes catered to your needs. Consequently, we have many success stories of teachers that have joined us and been given excellent CPD and training that has allowed them to climb the career ladder.
Salary £30,000 – £54,013 MPS/UPS + TLR 2c v1 £7,488 for exceptional candidate
Working hours Full time, Permanent
Start Date September 2024
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Job Description
Generic Responsibilities
Lead and oversee developing the literacy curriculum that provides pupils with a range of opportunities and the skills they need to prepare for later life.
Develop and monitor the literacy provision across the school.
Lead staff development of literacy skills and whole school curriculum development of literacy.
Assist in developing policies and procedures, in line with school policy, that will ensure high achievement and effective teaching and learning.
To ensure that all pupils are reading at the required age to access the curriculum and to ensure that intervention is planned accordingly to meet the needs of the pupils.
Use data on pupil performance to inform policy and practice, identify underachieving pupils, and monitor the impact of literacy strategies across the school.
Assist the senior leadership team in considering, planning and reviewing the intent, implementation and impact of any Literacy policies and practices.
Assist the senior leadership team in establishing plans for the development of the whole school literacy that support the school improvement plan.
Work as part of the teaching and learning team to improve literacy across the curriculum.
Leading and managing staff
Establishing clear expectations and constructive working relationships among staff involved with the subject, including, through team working and mutual support; devolving responsibilities and delegating tasks, as appropriate.
Acting as a positive role model for others.
Evaluating practice, appraising staff as required by the school policy and using the process to develop the personal and professional effectiveness, audit training needs of subject staff.
Coaching members of staff in order to develop teaching and learning within the department and to enable teachers to achieve expertise in their subject teaching
Ensuring that trainee and newly qualified teachers are trained, monitored, supported and assessed in relation to the appropriate standards.
Working with the SENCO and any other staff with special educational needs expertise, to ensure that work is matched to individual pupils’ needs.
Efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources
Ensuring the effective and efficient management and organisation of learning resources, including information and communications technology.
Maintaining existing resources and exploring opportunities to develop or incorporate new resources into schemes of work.
Take reasonable steps to support the wellbeing and workload of staff.
Ensuring that there is a welcoming, safe working and learning environment in which risks are properly assessed.
Management Information
To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to-date information for registers, etc.
To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of students.
To track student progress and use information to inform teaching and learning.
Communications
To communicate effectively with staff and the parents of students as appropriate.
Where appropriate, to communicate and cooperate with persons or bodies outside the school.
To follow agreed policies for communications in the school.
Marketing and Liaison
To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and liaison events with partner schools.
To contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies.
Pastoral System
To be a Form Tutor to an assigned group of students.
To promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the Form Tutor Group as a whole.
To liaise with a Pastoral Leader to ensure the implementation of the school’s Pastoral System.
To register students, accompany them to assemblies, encourage their full attendance at all lessons and their participation in other aspects of school life.
To evaluate and monitor the progress of students and keep up-to-date student records as may be required.
To recognise and celebrate student achievement.
To recommend the appropriate support and intervention to ensure that each student reaches their full potential and to review and amend these plans as required.
To contribute to the preparation of Action Plans and progress files and other reports.
To alert the appropriate staff to difficulties experienced by students and to make recommendations as to how these may be resolved.
To communicate as appropriate, with the parents of students and with persons or bodies outside the school concerned with the welfare of individual students, after consultation with the appropriate staff.
To contribute to PSHE and citizenship and character development according to school policy.
To apply the Behaviour management systems so that effective learning can take place.
Teaching
To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in school and elsewhere.
To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required.
To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.
To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy and school subject specialism(s) are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students
To undertake a designated programme of teaching.
To ensure a high quality learning experience for students, which meets internal and external quality standards.
To prepare and update subject materials.
To use a variety of delivery methods, which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus.
To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
To undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school procedures.
To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required.
Other Specific Duties:
To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and Catholic ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
To support the school in meeting its requirements for worship.
To actively promote the school’s corporate policies.
To continue personal development as agreed.
To comply with the school’s Health and safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
To undertake any reasonable request by the Head Teacher.
Additional Duties
To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its mission and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
To continue personal development as agreed.
To comply with the school’s Health and safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
To undertake any reasonable request by the Head Teacher.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
This job description is current at the date shown but, in consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
The Shared Learning Trust – Staff Benefits
We offer a fantastic range of benefits across our trust, supporting our staff in a variety of ways. From an extensive Wellbeing package to an onsite car wash, you can be reassured that we have your best interests at heart.
Perkbox and Perkbox Medical
NPQ’s Teacher Development Trust and training courses with The National College
Staff social events, including 5 a-side football and BBQs
Reduced gym membership rates and free on-site gym
Staff recognition with reward shopping vouchers
On-site Indian head or shoulder massage
Online delivery drop off service, including Amazon
Free eye test vouchers
Support for all staff with an experienced licensed counsellor
Free tea and coffee plus a reusable bamboo coffee cup for new starters
Free onsite car parking at all academies
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced pension employers’ contribution and death in service payment
Refer a friend £500 bonus scheme
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer. The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
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About The Chalk Hills Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1575 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Chalk Hills Academy website (opens in new tab)
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