Holmleigh Park High School is looking to appoint a Director of English. As Director of English, you will be responsible for leading a large department of 12 English teachers.
You will need to show sky-high expectations for students by implementing our demanding and rigorous curriculum from Year 7-13. You will be expected to lead the English team in securing exceptional outcomes for all students, coordinating interventions where needed to ensure great progress. You will be a fantastic teacher, able to lead departmental CPD and help other staff develop their pedagogy. You will be a strong leader and manager, skilled in getting the best out of people through supportive but challenging line management. You will need to be a team player, working closely with SLT and other middle leaders to develop the culture of the school.
The successful applicant will be expected to carry out the following:
• To develop, promote and monitor whole school policies and procedures with specific responsibility for improving outcomes within the department
• To audit and plan the curriculum provision and enrichment within the department
• To identify areas for improvement within the department and contribute to whole-school self-evaluation and improvement planning
• To set expectations and targets for staff and students in relation to student achievement and monitor progress towards these targets
• To contribute to the appointment of staff to the department
• To deploy teaching and support staff within the department
• To carry out Performance Management in line with whole school procedures
• To manage a budget and oversee effective allocation of material resources within the faculty
• Other senior duties as required by the Headteacher
Holmleigh Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with the DfE guidelines “Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings”.
The school will adhere to the following guidelines:
1. All new staff will be subject to a criminal background check through the Disclosure & Barring Service. This will be an enhanced check for those whose duties include caring for, training or supervising children.
2. All posts at Holmleigh Park High School require an acceptance of the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
3. The selection procedure for all posts will include a consideration of the applicant’s suitability to work with children as well as the post.
4. All applicants must submit a signed application form. This is taken as verification that all statements are true and that the applicant is not in any way disqualified from working with children eg on List 99.
5. Posts at Holmleigh Park High School are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act of 1974, and if necessary a declaration must be made on the application form.
6. The school will seek references on all short listed candidates prior to interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications prior to interviews.
7. Referees should be someone who has had a working or professional relationship with the candidate, and should not be a friend or relative.
8. Referees will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children including any in which the penalty is time expired, and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns and the outcome of that procedure.