Head of English - Blackburn, United Kingdom - St Thomas's Centre

St Thomas's Centre

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Blackburn, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Headteacher's Welcome

Are you innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with the most vulnerable children in our society to ensure they get the education they deserve? This exciting and rewarding post is suitable for people committed to making a real difference.

We are seeking to recruit an excellent practitioner of English to join our school on a permanent basis, starting as soon as possible.

St Thomas's Centre is a unique school: situated on two sites in the community, it caters for students aged 5-16 years old with special educational needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties and young people with serious medical issues.

Many of our students have struggled to thrive in a mainstream setting.

Teaching at St Thomas's is extremely rewarding. Each small class has additional adult support and modern technology. The Centre is a lively community, with a Forest School and Allotment on the Lower School site. As an example of outstanding alternative provision, new colleagues will receive support from an extremely friendly and experienced team.

We are an equal opportunities employer with a staff body who reflect the diversity and heritage of our community.

Have the knowledge and experience and ambition to teach some of the most vulnerable students in our area
Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and wellbeing are achieved

Should you wish to have an informal discussion regarding the post, or visit the Centre please contact me through Mrs Amanda Leaver, Business manager on

Closing Date: 7th July 2023

For a start date of 1st January 2024 or sooner

Interview Date:

TBC
Mrs A Leaver, Business Manager
St Thomas's Centre

Hawthorne Street
Blackburn

Lancashire
BB1 9TH

Job Description - Subject Leader

Responsible to:
The Deputy Headteacher

Start Date:1st January 2024 or sooner

Salary:
MPS, TLR 2a (£2, SEN

Subject leaders are expected:_
To fulfil the role of a leading professional at all times.
To be a reflective practitioner as a teacher and a leader.
To demonstrate a positive and constructive attitude to change.
To contribute to whole school improvement.
To act as role models for less experienced staff.
To lead and support the implementation of whole school initiatives.

Leadership of learning:

To work towards personalising learning.
To ensure that schemes of work which meet national and school requirements are in place and that these are reviewed in the light of emerging pedagogy and the differing requirements of Primary, KS3 and KS
To ensure that internal assessment is rigorous, meets school requirements and is focused on informing teaching.
To interrogate departmental data and monitor the effectiveness of intervention strategies employed by class teachers of underachieving pupils.
To employ intervention strategies as and when necessary to tackle underachievement and ensure learners achieve their potential.
To provide exam analyses as required, using the results to feed forward into planning.

Leadership of teaching

To be a role model for teaching and act as lead teacher.
To ensure that procedures for rewards and sanctions are in line with school policy and that they are implemented consistently.

Leadership of staff

To set, monitor and review standards and expectations of work and behaviour in accordance with school policy.
To delegate responsibilities to other teachers in the department appropriate to their career stage and in line with relevant professional standards.
To maximise the performance of the department, ensuring that schedules and workloads for the year are planned and structured so that deadlines can be met and staff are enabled to manage their workload effectively.
To manage the performance of staff in line with the school's Performance Management Policy.
To ensure that members of the Department follow all school procedures and meet deadlines.
To lead departmental meetings which focus on teaching and learning.
To provide guidance as to the appropriate professional development activities of staff, ensuring that activities are focused on raising standards.
To be responsible for the coaching and mentoring of newly appointed teachers, NQTs and ITT students, in liaison with relevant School staff.
To deploy staff within the department fairly and coach and guide less experienced teachers.

Management of resources

To ensure that all maintenance and safety issues are promptly reported.
To draw up a capitation budget, monitor expenditure and adjust spending to keep within allocated capitation, ensuring best value for money at all times.
To manage the work of support staff effectively.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£28,000.00-£43,685.00 per year

Benefits: