Head of English - London, United Kingdom - ST DUNSTAN'S COLLEGE

ST DUNSTAN'S COLLEGE

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The St Dunstan's Community of Schools is an ambitious, forward-thinking group of schools that inspires and supports individuals to thrive.

Set in the heart of south-east London, our co-educational schools provide an education for children from 2 and a half to 18 that champions individuality through a broad, liberal, and academically exciting education, whilst retaining our historic and valued traditions.

Our vibrant corner of south-east London presents us with a diversity we embrace and celebrate, allowing for all manner of cultures, views and styles.

Our co-educational setting introduces pupils to the realities of life, staving-off gender stereotypes, and creating well-balanced, grounded young people.

We are seeking to appoint a Head of English to lead the team of highly skilled professional English Teachers

English at St. Dunstan's is taught by an experienced, collaborative, and vibrant Department.

Recent years have witnessed an exciting period of development, embedding skill based KS3 schemes of learning alongside the introduction of GCSE specifications in both English Literature and English Language.

The departmental aim has been for St.

Dunstan's students to become avid and critical readers of a broad range of texts that represent both the traditional literary greats as well as those which reflect the diversity of literature written in the English language.

Application closing date: 0900, Wednesday 22 November 2023

Longlist interviews (on Teams): Wednesday 29 November 2023

Shortlist interviews (on site): Thursday 6 December 2023

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the College is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

St Dunstan's Trustee Limited (registered number on behalf of St Dunstan's Educational Foundation (registered number

Salary:
£21,723.76-£77,856.15 per year

Benefits: