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Director of English

Director of English

Grace Academy Coventry

Coventry

  • £53,973 - £56,796 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
Leadership Scale
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
17th April 2023 or September 2023
Apply by:
8 February 2023

Job overview

We are looking for a talented leader who will be responsible for the strategic development of English teaching and attainment at Grace Academy. This involves the leadership and support of the staff as well as the management, organisation and administration of the work of the Faculty. The Director of English has a duty to promote high quality in all aspects of the work of the team by maintaining high standards of achievement and ensuring that all students fulfil their potential through effective teaching and learning, and high expectations.

Your role is key in the future development and success of the school and we want a Director of English who is willing to make their mark. 

Our ideal candidate will be:

●       Dynamic

●       Positive

●       Driven

●       Team player

●       Relentless in your approach to raising standards

●       An excellent classroom practitioner

●       Able to inspire and empower others

We are a welcoming and caring community where our core values of Limitless Potential, Intentional Excellence, Mutual Respect, Genuine Integrity and Amazing Grace based on Christian values, run through all we do. It is central to our ethos, day to day curriculum, extra-curricular activities and pastoral structures. Here at Grace Academy we not only focus on the academic excellence of students but also work with students on supporting them to be the best human beings they can be.

Our Academy is vibrant and friendly; our students are happy and caring; our staff are experts in their field. Together we work together to make Grace Academy a place where we can all excel.

We offer:

●       A friendly, innovative and exciting community in which to work.

●       Excellent support for NQTs, NQT training, Middle Leadership training and access to Senior Leadership courses.

●       Subject specialist network groups via the SWAN Alliance Teaching School, providing access to shared resources, latest thinking, challenge and support.

●       Access to an internal market for promotions within the growing group of TLT academies.

●       A vibrant learning environment where students are ready and focused on learning.

●       Teachers’ pension scheme and local government pension.

●       Use the onsite gym and sporting facilities.

●       Free lunch when on duty and refreshments in the staffroom to access throughout the day.

●       Staff wellbeing/workload committees who help to support staff wellbeing and organise social events

●       Access to our performance management system where a bespoke career development plan will be discussed to help progression and development.

●       Free eye care vouchers.

●       Free work laptop and use of up to date IT equipment.

●       Plenty of on-site parking.

Our shared vision and values focus on all aspects of school life to help students achieve to the best of their ability. We aim to provide an engaging and rewarding work environment with a high expectation culture where all staff are valued and equipped to meet the challenges associated with high quality teaching and learning.

We are part of Tove Learning Trust which is a fast moving and exciting place to work. Teachers are supported by exemplary senior leaders and by a network of advisors. We have an outstanding Teaching School within the trust and can offer high quality professional development to support you at all stages of your career.


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About Grace Academy Coventry

Grace Academy is a welcoming and caring community where our core values of Limitless Potential, Intentional Excellence, Mutual Respect, Genuine Integrity and Amazing Grace underpin all that we do through ‘The Grace Way’. Our Values are central to our ethos, day-to-day curriculum, extra-curricular activities and pastoral structures. We are aspirational and proud of who we are as we fundamentally believe that all our students should thrive at school and that they have the Limitless Potential to succeed.

We have amazing students here at Grace who deserve the best possible life chances. We encourage students to be praised and recognised for their achievements whilst at the same time being challenged to meet our high expectations of them.

At the centre of all we do is the focus of what is best for our students; we not only focus on the academic excellence of students but also work with students on supporting them to be the best people they can be. My team and I pride ourselves on making decisions from a position of integrity. As a parent myself, I strongly believe that if it is not good enough for my children, then it is not good enough for Grace students. This is even more important in the current climate, as we put student wellbeing and aspirations at the heart of all that we do. We believe it is important for all students leaving Grace Academy to have the self-belief and qualifications they need in order to follow the path they have chosen; that students do not limit themselves and that staff and parents work together to support them in raising their expectations and aspirations. This is without doubt a strength of the school where we achieved ‘outstanding’ in our Ofsted inspection for Personal Development.

We value our staff and pride ourselves on our caring ethos with a strong and genuine focus on staff wellbeing. We are committed to developing our staff at all stages of their career, both internally and externally. This was recogrnised as a strength of Grace in our recent Ofsted inspection: ‘The school has implemented a well-thought-out, professional development programme for staff. Staff workload is carefully considered, which staff appreciate.

We have a friendly, innovative and exciting community in which to work and offer a variety of attractive benefits, such as an onsite gym and use of the sporting facilities, free eye care vouchers, refreshments available throughout the day, free lunches when on duty and the opportunity to be a part of the Staff Wellbeing and Workload Committees.

Grace Academy joined the Tove Learning Trust in April 2019. We are a close knit family of schools that have a shared vision and purpose: to deliver outstanding educational experiences that lead to inspiring outcomes. Each academy has a strong individual identity and tailors their educational provision to serve their local community. Academies within the Trust collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experiences for our staff and students.

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