Associate Director of English
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough
- Expired
- Salary:
- L13-L17
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 17 April 2015
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for a well-qualified, driven professional who is an outstanding classroom practitioner and leader to join our Family of Schools working in the northern region. You will be an inspiring leader with the energy and creativity to support heads of departments, teachers and students. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and be passionate in sharing our single goal of ‘students first’.
By working as part of our team of English Directors, you will be relentless in building student self-esteem and encouraging students to aspire in English. By providing direct support you will ensure departments have clear vision with consistent expectations, which nurture, praise and celebrate the success of students. You will make an impact on the provision and quality students receive, ensuring their progress and positive experience of English.
You will be pupil outcome driven, have the leadership experience and have the ability to challenge individuals within teams whilst supporting them to maintain outstanding results. You will be an excellent teacher with outstanding subject knowledge. The Institute of Education will support you in your induction, CPD and opportunities to deliver bespoke training in your specialism.
It will be desirable for you to have examiner experience (especially WJEC English), knowledge and understanding of the Ofsted inspection process, and be able to take a strategic lead on a day-to-day basis to respond to the particular needs and context which may range from leading at a strategic level or running a department.
This is a critical appointment for the Outwood Grange Academy Trust, and is an exciting opportunity for your future impact on multiple schools and to improve pupil outcomes on a large scale.
Our northern region currently covers our academies in North Yorkshire and Teeside. We are expecting to see significant growth of the Trust in this region in the future.
Please contact Ted Snell on 07590 950224 or email on E.Snell@outwood.com
For more information and to apply, please go to www.outwood.com > Vacancies.
Closing date: Friday 17 April 2015.
The Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
About Outwood Academy Acklam
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Graham Skidmore
Outwood Academy Acklam became part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust in 2013 and strives to be an exemplar of best practice for schools across the North East of England. Outwood Academy Acklam is rated Good by Ofsted with Outstanding leadership and we are delighted to be based in the friendly North East town of Middlesbrough.
We are proud that in its report, Ofsted noted that ‘Staff morale is extremely high’ at the academy and that our staff ‘are proud to work at Outwood Academy Acklam’, and highlighted that our staff ‘say that senior leaders listen to and value their opinions.’
We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.
Our objective is to create well-rounded and successful citizens who deeply embrace British Values: respect for democracy and the rule of law, passion for individual liberty, a commitment to mutual respect, and tolerance for differing faiths and beliefs.
We aim to create an environment where every student leaves with an enquiring and open mind, ready to deal with all of life's challenges and engage with a diverse, thrilling and constantly changing world.
We have won numerous awards as a school and we are proud to have been awarded Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award and Inclusion Centre of Excellence by IQM.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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