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Head of Department – English

Head of Department – English

Outwood Academy Valley

Nottinghamshire

Salary:
L7 – L11: £44,397-£48,990
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2015 (start date negotiable)
Apply by:
1 May 2015

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and highly effective Head of English to lead a thriving Department. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and inspiring subject specialist with exceptional communication and management skills to lead our dedicated and well-qualified team.

In this key appointment, we will look to you to enhance and ensure positive life chances for our students through success and achievement in this key area.

Dedicated and enthusiastic, you will be keen to make use of the state-of-the-art facilities our brand new Academy buildings can offer, in order to develop the life chances of our young people through inspirational and successful English teaching.

If you are such a person we would be delighted to hear from you, and you would be very welcome to visit the Academy at any time.

For further information or to download an application form, please go to: www.outwood.com > Vacancies.

Alternatively, you can contact our HR Team directly by email: recruitment@valley.outwood.com.

Closing date: noon on Friday, 1st May 2015.

The Outwood Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

About Outwood Academy Valley

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+44 1909 475 121

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Interim Chief Executive Officer - Lee Wilson

Principal: Dave Cavill

We are an Ofsted Outstanding, 11-18 academy based in the large friendly town of Worksop, near Sheffield and Nottingham.

Since joining the Outwood Family in 2012, we were rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2017 and are among the top schools for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for GCSE results, including English and Maths. We are committed to developing our staff and we are delighted that after its latest inspection, Ofsted noted that ‘the support provided for teachers’ development is strong and wide ranging.’

We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential. With a holistic view of education, we value vocational, practical, creative and academic excellence equally, creating an environment where every student can shine.

We have won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.

Although we are Outstanding, we are constantly looking to improve. Help to take us to the next level.

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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