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Subject Leader for English

Subject Leader for English

Gillotts School

Oxfordshire

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Salary:
MPS • TLR 1B
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
22 April 2018

Job overview

Occupying a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames, we are a co-educational school with academy status and have approximately 900 pupils aged 11 – 16. 

With a vibrant and happy student population, we are very proud to have recently been named as one of the best state schools in the country by the Sunday Times’ Guide for Secondary Schools.  In 2017, 31% of our students achieved five or more A* and A grades, and 69% achieved grade 5 or above in English and Mathematics.

We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, ambitious and enthusiastic existing or aspiring leader to join our committed, dynamic and high achieving English team. 

You should have a strong commitment to raising students’ achievement and an informed and creative approach to curriculum delivery. 

This position is a real opportunity to lead a passionate team in a school that constantly strives for even greater success. The successful candidate will have a proven track record with the ability to both lead and work as part of a team. 

In return, we offer you the opportunity to:

· develop your skills and expertise as a teacher and leader.

· work in a school committed to staff development.

· help young people of all abilities to strive to be the best they can be.

· contribute to the further improvement of a very successful school.

Gillotts aims to maximise achievement through effective and inspiring teaching and support to students, so if you share these values and would like to join this supportive and high-achieving school, we’d like to hear from you. 

Visits to the school are welcomed. 

For further details of this exciting opportunity to join a forward looking and friendly team in a highly successful, happy and popular school, please email applications@gillotts.org.uk or visit our website for an application form. 

Please note a Gillotts School application form must be completed in full, in all cases.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 23 April 2018

Interviews will be held soon after the closing date

Gillotts is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Gillotts School is a registered company limited by guarantee.

Reg Number: 07954417

Gillotts Lane
  Henley on Thames
  Oxfordshire
  RG9 1PS
  Tel: 01491 574315
  Email: applications@gillotts.org.uk
 

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About Gillotts School

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  • Gillotts School
  • Gillotts Lane, Henley-on-Thames
  • Oxfordshire
  • RG9 1PS
  • United Kingdom
+44 1491 574315

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Gillotts is a school that takes great pride in its unique identity. It is one of four mixed 11-16 schools in south-east Oxfordshire and its 900 students come from Henley and the surrounding villages. The school occupies a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames, which incorporates a Victorian house as well as extensive grounds, both of which contribute to the school’s special character.

Headteacher

Catharine Darnton

Values and vision

Gillotts places innovation in teaching and learning at the heart of its development. There is a strong pastoral focus too, recognising that students’ well-being is crucial to their learning. Academic standards at Gillotts are both high and improving. In 2023, 67% of students achieved the benchmark of grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against a national average of 45%.

Gillotts however also prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive community. Its motto – ‘non nobis solum’ – translates as ‘not by ourselves alone’ and the sense of teamwork, collaboration and cooperation underpins the life of the school.

Ofsted report

"Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils at the school. Pupils thrive because of the high quality teaching and care they receive. All pupils are supported to make exceptional progress. Pupils rise to this challenge and achieve highly."

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