Overview
What skills and experience we’re looking for Main purpose of the role
- Support the Head of English in leading the department, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, and achievement across Key Stages 3 and
- Lead the planning and delivery of an engaging and ambitious English curriculum, with a particular focus on GCSE English Language and Literature.
Line-manage and mentor early-career and KS3/KS4 teachers, promoting professional development and sharing of best practice.
Drive improvements in student progress, attainment, and behaviour for learning.
Champion inclusion, effective differentiation, and robust exam preparation strategies.
Support curriculum development, assessment, and data tracking to inform teaching and raise standards.
Contribute to, and where appropriate, lead on literacy intervention and whole-school literacy strategies.
Key responsibilities
- Assist in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the department’s curriculum across KS3 and KS
- Use data effectively to monitor student progress, identify underachievement, and implement intervention strategies.
Support the Head of Department with departmental self-evaluation and development planning.
Line-manage and support allocated staff, including NQTs, ECTs, and subject teachers, ensuring high-quality teaching.
Deliver consistently high-quality classroom teaching of English Language and Literature, modelling excellent practice.
Foster a positive and inclusive classroom climate, with high expectations for all students.
Lead or contribute to literacy intervention and whole-school literacy initiatives as required.
Participate in and lead, where appropriate, departmental meetings, CPD, and school events.
Uphold and promote the school’s values, policies, and safeguarding procedures at all times.
Benefits
What the school offers its staff
Pension Scheme At the trust, we value your future.
That’s why we offer membership to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) to all teaching staff.
The TPS provides you with a secure and reliable income in retirement, employer contributions, and a range of valuable benefits for you and your family.
Other staff benefits
- At least 5 INSET days a year
- Protected CPL time
- Supported professional development pathways for all staff
- Family-friendly policies
- Flexible working for appropriate roles
- Membership to industry benefit scheme
- Free access to the Gym out of hours at Dene Magna School
- Qualified Level 5 or 7 coaching for employees
- Access to our Employee Benefits Package
- Perkbox, which includes access to discount codes, medical appointments online and celebration system
Safeguarding and recruitment
Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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