Curriculum Leader of English
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Hanham Woods Academy are looking for a passionate and inspiring qualified Curriculum Leader of English to join our supportive and dedicated team at Hanham Woods Academy. We are a growing organisation, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning. This is an important appointment and we are very open to receiving applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. It would suit an existing Curriculum Leader looking to develop experience of Middle Leadership in another school; a Second in Department looking to take the next step in their leadership journey or even an outstanding classroom teacher with the desire to lead their own department. You will have to opportunity to build on the successes of the previous Curriculum Leader whilst also developing your own vision and strategic plan to further improve the English department. At Hanham Woods Academy, we believe that Curriculum Leaders are subject experts and we welcome applications from teachers who are research informed, value contributing to subject networks and are as obsessed about professional development as we are!
Your opportunity:
We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. We provide excellent training and development opportunities within the Federation, including a full induction programme for newly qualified and experienced teachers. Training is both local and/or delivered through our excellent stand-alone training facility at the CLF Institute. For teachers, the CLF Institute aims to provide a continuum of development through each career stage from initial teacher training (ITT), for newly qualified teachers (NQT), recently qualified teachers in their early career development, to successive stages of leadership through to Headship and beyond.
What we are looking for:
We look for passionate individuals who want to be a part of transforming education and will make an active contribution to the development of the Cabot Learning Federation and chosen Academy. You will be used to planning and consistently delivering high quality lessons, will have experience in delivering the English curriculum and will be a strong communicator with the ability to embrace change and motivate colleagues and students. A well-qualified specialist, holding QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, you will have the ability to teach from Key Stage 3-Key Stage 4. We look for professional’s who have excellent class management skills and have high expectations of work and behaviour and who are willing to get involved in all aspects of school life by contributing to wider academy life by leading trips, visits, clubs and enrichment opportunities.
About the Cabot Learning Federation
The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 15,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, thirteen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
Hanham Woods Academy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation and is one of the most improved Academies in the South West, providing education to over 800 students. The Academy has a growing reputation both locally and regionally. Whilst we appreciate the unique setting in which the Academy is placed, we work hard to challenge students from a variety of backgrounds to be the best they can be in all areas of life. The Academy was placed in special measures by Ofsted in October 2017; however, since that time we have been on a rapid improvement journey. Ofsted have visited three times to monitor progress and on each occasion have been impressed by the actions leaders have taken to address the areas for improvement. In November 2019 Ofsted judged Hanham Woods Academy to be ‘Good’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
How to Apply:
To Apply, you will need to click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, which will redirect you to the CLF advert page. Within the CLF advert page, you can download and review the candidate information pack and register/login to apply for the role.
CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.