English Specialist - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Smestow Academy

Smestow Academy

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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Smestow Academy

Wolverhampton

New
Salary:
Leadership Scale L13-L20
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
April 202 4 December 2023

Job overview:

To be based across all Matrix Academy Trust schools in the West Midlands

Salary:
L13-L20 |

Start Date:
April 2023

The role:

We need someone who enjoys the challenge of getting stuck in with improving English provision in schools in a range of contexts.

Whatever your current role, this is ideal if you have a track record of delivering strong pupil outcomes and leading others.

You will be working with leaders both in Matrix schools and schools outside the trust.

Our team is currently working on a major DfE project to improve Key Stage 4 outcomes across Walsall and the successful applicant for this role will be heavily involved in this work.

You will be both a thinker and a do-er, being able to prioritise the actions which are going to have the biggest impact, making plans to ensure they will happen and helping to drive change on the ground.

Our successful applicant will have a strong, research-informed knowledge of what effective provision should look like and the emotional intelligence to get teams of people to change.

To be successful in this role, you must absolutely believe that every child is entitled to a first-class education, no matter their background or ability, and be motivated by delivering social mobility to some of the most vulnerable children in our Trust and across Walsall.

We can offer:

A rewarding challenge where you can truly make your mark.
The benefits of being part of the forwardthinking and highly inclusive Matrix Academy Trust.
A wide range of professional development opportunities and the opportunity to

work with some of the best educational professionals in the country.
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Application Deadline: 4th December 2023

Safeguarding Notice:

About Smestow Academy**:

- _ Smestow Academy_
- _ Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton_
- _ West Midlands_
- _ WV3 8HU_
- _ United Kingdom_
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From January 2023 Smestow Academy joined Matrix Academy Trust and embarked upon an exciting journey of rapid school improvement as experience by other schools who have previously joined the Trust.

The school is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive situated in a pleasant residential area next to attractive countryside. There are approximately 670 pupils on roll with a Sixth form provision.

We are highly ambitious for our staff and pupils and fully embrace the idea that success is achieved together for all of our community.

Smestow is proudly a truly multi-cultural comprehensive school.

The intake spans the full ability range and we have pupils from a rich mix of cultural backgrounds that all work together extremely well as one community.

We are working hard to drive our pupils progress attainment levels to push above national figures and to become within the top 20% of schools in the country.

We offer pupils a broad and balanced curriculum in Key Stage 3, and a wide variety of option choices in Key Stage 4 and Sixth Form.

We are committed to bringing out the best in every one of our pupils and therefore support their academic study with a very strong programme of safeguarding, personal and skills development work and opportunities outside of the classroom.

We are very keen to expand this aspect of our work and encourage staff to embrace their own interests to inspire our pupils.

We have a strong pastoral system, with Heads of House and an excellent pastoral support structure, all working to support pupils to achieve the very best and enjoy their time at school.

Our motto is 'success is achieved together' and is based upon developing strong relationships between staff and pupils to create a strong collaborative approach.

Through our house system pupils feel a sense of identity with Smestow and have a strong feeling of community. Staff are well supported and parental involvement is very good.
The staff work hard and are rewarded with investment into their CPD opportunities.

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