Lead Teacher of English 14-16
Sir William Stanier School
Cheshire East
- Expired
- Salary:
- UPS range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015
- Apply by:
- 26 September 2014
Job overview
The Senior Leadership Team, Governors and The Heath Family Trust are seeking to appoint a talented, innovative and ambitious strategic leader to join our strong English Faculty. Candidates will be creative, articulate and dedicated to bringing positive outcomes for young people in our school community.
This is a great opportunity to build or extend a leadership profile in a school that has shown continuous, sustained improvement in all performance indicators and at all tiers of the school.
Candidates should:
- Have a proven track record of continuous improvement at subject level particularly at KS4
- Have experience of delivering the GCSE syllabus (preferably AQA) essential
- Display the ability to provide timely and efficient intervention for specific groups of students using a range of strategies
- Have experience of accurate assessment and moderation of Controlled Assessments
- Have experience of high quality delivery of GCSE exam content - especially targeted content to ensure sustained improvement and progress of individual and groups of students
- Understand the new GCSE specification for English Language and Literature - preferable
- Understand and be able to articulate how they have raised standards through effective Self-Evaluation in the classroom and subject area
- Have proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire others
- Be able to show how they have coached and mentored others to a high standard
- Have a clear commitment to continuous school improvement
- Be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Have an up to date knowledge of the emerging issues in school leadership
For an application pack, please visit www.sws.cheshire.sch.uk or email admin@sws.cheshire.sch.uk.
Closing date: 12.00pm on Friday, 26th September 2014.
Interview and selection: Friday, 3rd October 2014.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment screening including an Enhanced check via the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Sir William Stanier
Community School
The Heath Family (North West)
Coronation Street, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 4EB
www.sws.cheshire.sch.uk
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About Sir William Stanier School
Sir William Stanier; a school at the heart of its community, built and equipped for learning in the 21st century. An exciting and stimulating place of learning with innovative practice, high standards and traditional values.
Sir William Stanier School is part of The Learning Partnership.
The Learning Partnership is a new multi-academy trust that was formed on 1st September 2023 as a merger between The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership. The trust consists of fourteen schools, eight of which are primary schools and six are secondary schools, all based across east Cheshire and north Staffordshire.
We are an inclusive school and believe all of our students can achieve success in life. We see it as our responsibility, working in partnership with our families, primary schools, and post 16 partners, to provide the opportunities and environment that will nurture a love of learning. We embrace change and challenge and aim to develop students that do the same.
Our School Values:
Opportunity - We believe we can achieve anything and we have high expectations of ourselves. We take pride in how we dress and how we talk to everyone at all times.
Community - We welcome everyone to contribute positively to our school. We look after each other and bring out the best in each other. We are all part of the SWS Family.
Courage - We work hard and never give up. We take measured risks which encourage us to experience more and to know more enabling us to grow into the leaders we are going to be.
We have exceptional teachers, an exciting curriculum and an extensive extra-curricular programme designed to maximise participation.
If you are passionate about teaching or joining our team in a support role, and you are looking for an exciting opportunity we would like to hear from you. You will join a school with an excellent, dynamic and inspirational leadership team who are relentless in their pursuit of improvement and progress. Subsequent development opportunities are considered excellent.
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