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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    26 January 2022 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    13 January 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

GLF Leadership Range L11-L15 (£55,254 - £60,744)

Trust Lead - English (Secondary) job summary

GLF Schools is seeking an accomplished and innovative individual to drive improvement in English across our seven secondary schools.

Your opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding professional, who has a strong passion for English. You will provide effective leadership of English across the secondary phase, and contribute towards The Trust’s strategy for school improvement. This role will enhance your own professional development and work towards a broader career pathway. You will have the opportunity to work with some fantastic English colleagues, alongside our excellent team of secondary subject leads.

The role will involve working across all of our 7 secondary schools, with the opportunity to work in the central trust team office based at The Beacon School in Banstead. As a flexible employer and upon discussion with your line manager, there may also be the opportunity for remote working.

Our secondary schools comprise Meridian High School in Croydon, Merstham Park School in Merstham near Redhill, Epsom's Rosebery School and Glyn School, Aureus School in Didcot, The Beacon School in Banstead and Caterham's de Stafford School.

Each school, whatever its headlines, has room for improvement and we are looking for someone to work alongside us to realise our ambitions within English.

What we are looking for

an outstanding classroom practitioner
an incisive knowledge of highly effective pedagogy and practice, based on evidence-based research
an excellent communicator who leads by example
the ability to coach, support and challenge colleagues to develop their practice and raise standards
an existing or aspiring senior leader
About GLF

We comprise 34 schools in the primary sector and 7 secondary schools in various regions across the South East and South London. The opportunities within our trust are immense in terms of professional and support for your career aspirations.

We have 13 brand new schools, which have opened since 2013; two are in the secondary sector located in Oxfordshire and Surrey.
All seven of our sponsored primary schools have undergone their first inspections as academies with us removing their previous inspection ratings.
23 of our 41 schools have chosen to join GLF, a testament to the collaborative approach between our schools, which benefits all children and staff, and the wider communities, which we serve to the best of our ability.
We have been recently designated as one of only 87 Teaching School Hubs which will oversee the West Sussex area, and will incorporate our very successful SCITT as well as providing the training programme for the Early Career Framework for both the Trust and our Hub geographical area. This will also provide development opportunities for the successful candidate
Thrive in a Career at GLF

GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and rapidly expanding Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams. Our schools serve to meet the needs of its own local community yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience. GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish. Our offer includes:

Continuous Professional Development
Work life and family friendly policies
Flexible Working
Staff Wellbeing
Career Pathways and Talent Management
Staff Benefits
Community and Collaboration
Valued Worker Scheme
The Details

We welcome applications from applicants with strong track records of leading improvement in English.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work alongside a team of talented and passionate staff and help shape the future and strategic direction of our Trust.

If you think that this is the opportunity for you and would like to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Jade Dance, Trust Administrator (details on the back page of the candidate pack) who will put you in touch with the Trust's Executive Headteacher with oversight of Learning and Teaching, Ros Allen.

Start Date: Easter 2022, however we are open to discussing a later start date in accordance with commitments you may have with your current school

Closing date: 26th January 2022

Interview Date: w/c 7th February 2022

Hours of work: Ideally full time, but we will consider part time working (minimum 0.6)

Salary: GLF Leadership Range L11-L15 (£55,254 - £60,744)

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.

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About Glf Schools

Type
Multi-academy trust

GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams. Our schools serve to meet the needs of its own local community yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience. GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish. Our offer includes:

Continuous Professional Development

Work life and family friendly policies

Flexible Working

Staff Wellbeing

Career Pathways and Talent Management

Staff Benefits

Community and Collaboration

Valued Worker Scheme

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