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Director of Learning: English

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Director of Learning: English

Salary: £61,707-£70,873 (L7-L13 Outer London) + Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional Benefits

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: Negotiable

About the Role:

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced teacher to take on the role of Director of Learning: English. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high standards of teaching and learning within the English department, continuously developing and enhancing the quality of education provided.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Student Progress and Development: Accountable for student progress across Key Stages 3, 4, and post-16, including meeting achievement targets as agreed by the Principal and Governing Body.​
  • Teaching and Learning: Ensure high standards by continuously developing and enhancing teaching quality within the department.​
  • Curriculum Provision: Provide an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum in line with the academy's aims and policies.​
  • Policy Implementation: Ensure consistent application of all school policies and procedures by staff within the subject area.​
  • Tutor Programme: Implement the agreed tutor programme effectively, ensuring tutors perform their roles efficiently.​
  • Behaviour for Learning: Maintain effective behaviour management strategies throughout the faculty.​
  • Resource Management: Efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial, and physical resources within the department.​

Areas of Responsibility:

  • Operational and Strategic Planning: Conduct rigorous self-evaluation and review of subject performance, formulate improvement plans, and lead the development of syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessments, and teaching strategies.
  • Curriculum Delivery: Ensure the delivery of a comprehensive, high-quality, and cost-effective curriculum, leading the development of the subject and its delivery.
  • Staff Development: Recruit, build, and manage an effective team of motivated staff.​
  • Student Outcomes: Ensure effective operation of target setting, monitoring, and evaluation systems, maintaining accurate student data.​
  • Pastoral System: Act as a form tutor to a selected group of students, providing guidance and support.​
  • Teaching: Serve as an outstanding role model in teaching practices

Qualifications and Experience:

The ideal candidate will:

  • Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent and possess a relevant undergraduate degree.​
  • Be an excellent teacher with a minimum of two year's teaching experience.​
  • Have a proven track record of raising student achievement
  • Demonstrate experience in leading others and ensuring high-quality performance.
  • Possess experience in presenting to diverse audiences, including teachers, managers, students, and parents.​
  • Understand creative whole-school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy and recognise their importance in raising achievement.​
  • Have experience leading cross-subject initiatives that have contributed to raising achievement.

Benefits:

  • Performance and Loyalty Bonus's
  • school Cash Plan
  • Pension Scheme (TPS)​
  • Additional Benefit's

Application Process:

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by sending your CV