Head of English
Cressex Community School
Buckinghamshire
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Cressex Pay Range 1-9 (£30,000 - £46,525) + TLR 1.2 (£11,211)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 6 May 2024
Job overview
Are you ready to play a key role in the further development of our thriving, multi-cultural secondary school? Our ‘charming’ (Ofsted) students are at the heart of all we do. Our work on improving students’ skills in English is highly regarded and our “value added” in English impressive. We are a strong department with a desire to keep improving. Our community deserves nothing less.
We are looking for a creative and impactful colleague to:
- Inspire students in the classroom.
- Lead our team of English specialists.
- Ensure students are well prepared for examinations in English Language and Literature.
Why Cressex?
- A supportive and dedicated community of staff and governors.
- A family-friendly school, making it easier for employees to balance work and life.
- Teaching & Learning underpinned by the latest research.
- A data-rich environment focused on raising standards for all.
- Opportunities for Continued Professional Development.
- A superb, state-of-the-art learning environment and well-resourced departments.
- Staff gym onsite.
- Friday afternoons reserved for staff planning, including working from home.
We would welcome you for a visit to the school or for an informal discussion.
Please apply for this position by completing an application form and a letter explaining how your experience fits you for the post. Visits to the school can be arranged through the school office office@cressex.org
Application forms and further details can be downloaded from our website: www.cressex.org
Closing date: 4 pm, Monday 6 May 2024.
Interviews: Shortly thereafter.
We reserve the right to appoint ahead of this date if a suitable candidate is found.
Cressex Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Shortlisted candidates should be aware that online searches (including social media) will be carried out as part of due diligence checks.
About Cressex Community School
- Cressex Community School
- Holmers Lane, High Wycombe
- Buckinghamshire
- HP12 4QA
- United Kingdom
High educational achievement and a positive attitude to learning are keys to lifetime success. At the Cressex Community School we firmly believe that high achievement for each and every student is our shared responsibility. As a team of staff, we aim to ensure that everyone in the school is able to achieve to their full potential, and we hope, to discover new skills and talents too. We want our learners to be happy, confident and to have high aspirations for themselves. When they leave us to move on to the next stage of education, training or employment, we want the young people educated here to be able to play a full role in society as successful, fulfilled citizens.
To achieve these aims we seek:
• to inspire students through a broad, challenging and stimulating curriculum
• to extend students’ horizons and provide opportunities for students to learn and succeed within and beyond the classroom
• to build respect for hard work and achievement within an ordered, purposeful environment
• to ensure that we identify and meet students’ individual needs
• to provide students and their parents with regular feedback on progress in school
• to teach good behaviour, decency, respect and to foster a school ethos that embraces diversity while challenging intolerant or anti-social attitudes
• to listen to and incorporate the views of all partners in the school in plans for improvement
At Cressex we have a strong and experienced team of staff. Our governing body takes a close interest in the school and supports us very well.
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