Faculty Lead Head of English - Dagenham, United Kingdom - Clarus Education Ltd

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    Faculty Lead – Head of English (QTS)

    Faculty Leader – English

    Full Time, Permanent

    Teacher Main/UPS Outer London Plus MLA6 Responsibility Allowance £15,143.79

    September 2024

    Thank you for taking an interest in our school's head of faculty position.

    • Do have a passion for teaching English?
    • Are you looking for the right opportunity to step to your first Faculty/Department leadership role?
    • Or are you an experienced Faculty/Department Leader looking for a new challenge with a large, progressive team?
    • Would you like to work in a school that invests in developing and growing leaders through internal and external CPD opportunities?
    • Do you want to lead a dynamic and hardworking English faculty who collaborate superbly?
    • Do you want to lead a team committed to developing the whole child and improving students' life chances?

    If the answer to these questions is yes, then our school has the perfect opportunity for you. This role is essential in continuing the rapid and sustained progress of students in English.

    Key accountabilities:

    • To secure high standards in progress and attainment in English across KS3-5.
    • To secure high quality teaching and learning across the Faculty.
    • To liaise with other stakeholders to secure student progress, such as parents, SLT, Year Group Leaders, Inclusion Faculty, the Examinations Officer.
    • To ensure the assessment of students are in line with Faculty/School Policies, student progress and development within English.
    • To ensure that interventions support rapid and sustained progress for all students including identified key learner groups.
    • To ensure that correct and valid data for English is uploaded regularly onto school data systems, and that it is "live" for whole school data collections.
    • To ensure that relevant team members are made fully aware of student prior attainment and other relevant data and that appropriately challenging targets are set by staff for the students in their classes.
    • To ensure that English staff are secure in the effective use of data in planning for teaching and learning in English across the key stages.
    • To ensure that the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum/syllabus are delivered imaginatively.
    • To actively monitor and respond to curriculum development and initiatives at national, regional and local level

    Qualifications and Experience:

    • Qualified teacher status
    • Degree in relevant subject area
    • Evidence of engagement in sustained professional development
    • Familiarity with the KS3-5 English syllabus requirements and how these build from the previous key stage's specification
    • Record of excellent examination results for students of all abilities
    • To be able to articulate a clear vision for learning that supports and upholds the school's curriculum intent · Experience of leading and collaborating successfully with colleagues

    Please note that as a school, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time. All applicants must have a Qualified Teacher Status awarded by the British Department of Education and a Secondary subject.

    We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

    To apply for this opportunity, send your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.