HEAD OF ENGLISH

FARNBOROUGH ACADEMY

HEAD OF ENGLISH

Start date: September 2018

Main Scale/UPS plus TLR of £pa.

Leadership Spine would be considered for the right person

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 20^th April 2018

We are looking to appoint a Head of English to lead our rapidly developing English

Department at Farnborough Academy in Clifton.

As a middle leader in the academy you will have a key role in steering the department through a programme of school improvement, working closely with the Senior Leadership Team in the academy and across the other academies in Trent Academies Group. This is an exciting time for the academy which is on a steady road to improvement.

To succeed in this role, you will have proven skills to inspire and motivate both pupils and colleagues across the academy. You will be passionate about ensuring that the English department delivers

high quality teaching consistently in all lessons and positively impacts across the whole curriculum.

You will be creative as well as inspirational, committed to your own professional development and that of your colleagues in the faculty, the academy and across the Group.  You will be able to lead by example to make an immediate impact on the progress of pupils. Most of all you will love English and want to recreate this in young people.

The diversity within the Group provides fantastic opportunities for teachers to develop their practice and skills through networking and working co-operatively with colleagues across the academies.   

We are committed to providing high quality training and development opportunities for all staff which will provide you with regular opportunities to work in partnership with other subject and senior leaders.

Interviews will be held week commencing 23^rd April 2018.