Curriculum Leader for English - Derby, United Kingdom - Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust
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Derby, United Kingdom

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Our opportunity for you
We have a job vacancy for a Curriculum Leader for English and Drama. Do you want to work with inquisitive students and dedicated staff? Do you value being at the heart of a vibrant city? Does this sound like your perfect job?

Then Landau Forte College Derby is the place for you


Key information
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Contract: Full Time, Permanent

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Start date: 29 August 2023
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Salary: To be discussed with Principal, appropriate TLR available
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Closing Date: 08 May 2023


What we can offer you

  • A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
  • Landau Forte College Derby is a great school
  • The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
  • Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
  • A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)

Person specification

The person we are looking for should:

  • Be creative and hardworking.
  • Have excellent personal organisational and leadership skills.
  • Be adaptable with a good sense of humour and able to take the initiative.
  • Be a very good team worker with the capacity to build relationships at all levels across the organisation.
  • Be prepared to contribute to broad aspects of English (and Drama if appropriate).
  • Be proactive; a forward thinker with an effective grasp of developments within English and Drama (and Drama if appropriate).
  • Be able to work successfully as part of a highly effective and successful team.

Qualifications and experience:

  • A graduate with qualified teacher status.
  • An outstanding teacher in English, with a strong teaching record.
  • Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment.
  • Excellent indepth knowledge of the place of the English (and Drama if appropriate) curriculum in the development of young people and of the place of within the wider curriculum.
  • An understanding of the importance of a rigorous reading strategy to ensure students' confidence and reading fluency.

Job description

Introduction to the Department


The English team currently consists of 10 teachers, 5 of whom hold positions of responsibility across the Key Stages in English, including a Director of English.

English is extremely well taught across all Key Stages including Sixth Form education with students reaching high levels of attainment and achievement.

You will be joining a highly performing team with a proven track record of delivering excellent GCSE and A level results.


Duties of role will include:


  • Bringing impactful leadership capacity to the team, including working in close collaboration with the Director of Learning for English and potential line management of Drama.
  • To be able to secure high standards of learning and achievement in English across the full ability range at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage
  • To be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge and understanding of the curriculum, a range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies and know how to use them to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential.
  • To have high expectations of our young people.
  • To be prepared to contribute to broad aspects of English.
  • To be able to work effectively as part of a team, to identify opportunities for sharing good practice.

Plan and deliver high quality teaching and learning which:

  • Ensure the curriculum has appropriate depth and breadth, is sequenced effectively and fulfils the national curriculum.
  • Ensure effective implementation of the curriculum, supporting the Director of Learning with quality assurance.
  • Meets the needs of all students taking into account the individual requirements of each student.
  • Fulfils the demands of the relevant specifications, tutor guides (schemes of work) and College ethos.
  • Makes a positive impact on student attainment and achievement.

Work with other staff in contributing to student learning including:

  • Supporting students outside their timetabled learning sessions through support clinics and tutorials.
  • Enhancing students' experience of English through involvement in enrichment and extension activities.
  • Actively participating in and contributing to English team meetings, leadership meetings, leading meetings/ professional development sessions as when appropriate.
  • Working with other staff to enhance the English curriculum, innovate new ideas to improve student outcomes and provide wider enriching experiences for students.
  • Supporting reading across the College, including students in the early stages of reading.

Assessment and Reporting:


  • Ensure regular formative assessment takes place to address knowledge gaps and inform teaching.
  • Ensure assessments are appropriate to the needs of the curriculum.
  • Provide students with regular, incisive feedback in response to their written work, in line
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