Head of KS5 English & G&T English Coordinator
Bartholomew School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS + TLR3 of £1800
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2024
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2024
Job overview
Head of KS5 English & G&T English Coordinator
An exciting professional development opportunity
(TMS + TLR3 of £1800)
We are looking to appoint a Head of KS5 English and English G&T coordinator from September 2024 who will assist the Head of English in the running of the department. The post is permanent and is remunerated with an allocated TLR3 of £1800.
The post would be an excellent stepping-stone to enable staff to develop the skills and knowledge required to apply for a Head of English post in the future. It would allow the successful applicant to experience the challenges and opportunities of holding such a post, helping prepare for more senior roles in the future.
The role will include:
- accountability for teaching and results at A Level within the English Department
- the management of entries and NEAs for A Level English Literature and A Level English Language and Literature and liaison with the examination board
- reporting on A Level results in and producing action plans for future progress
- running clinics and support experiences for students
- managing the resourcing and dissemination of good practice at A Level, ensuring policies are followed
- monitoring student issues; eg attendance, absence, appropriateness for the course
- organising and running promotional and introductory events for our A Levels
- extra-curricular experiences
- monitoring the identification of G&T students within each year group (7-13) and evaluating their progress
- disseminating good practice across the department for the challenge of G&T students
- ensuring that the department schemes include challenge for G&T students
- organising G&T experiences for students; e.g. trips, study days, visits
- coordinating after school G&T sessions for Year 11
Bartholomew School is sited in the village of Eynsham 5 miles from Oxford (with easy transport links) and serves the surrounding rural area.
Bartholomew School and the EPA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
Please also note that, due to Safer Recruitment in Schools, we usually seek references after long-listing candidates and before short listing takes place, to allow adequate time for the return of references.
Please head to our website to see our promotional films and get a real taste for life at Bartholomew: https://youtu.be/dq3qx2HRQxs
For further details and an application pack please contact Suzanne Nobes, on 01865 881430 ext. 1050 or via email to: recruitment@bartholomew.epatrust.org
The closing date for applications will be 12.00 Midday on Monday, 22nd April 2024, with interviews to take place shortly afterwards.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE DIRECTLY THROUGH THE SCHOOL - THANK YOU
About Bartholomew School
Bartholomew School is a mainstream, state-academy, co-educational, non-denominational, secondary school for children aged 11-18. It is situated in Eynsham in Oxfordshire and it has over 1280 pupils on its roll. It has been rated as an “Outstanding” school.
Bartholomew School converted to academy status in 2012 and is partnered with local schools. It feels it has greatly benefited from this change of status.
Bartholomew School is recognised as being in the top 10 per cent of all non-selective schools nationally in providing the most able students. A quarter of its pupils achieve 5+ A*/A grades.
The original school was founded in 1704 by a gentleman called John Bartholomew.
Headteacher
Mr C Thomas
Values and vision
The school prides itself on in its high quality pastoral care, its highly qualified teaching staff and well-motivated pupils. The school places equal emphasis on children who are gifted and talented as those with learning difficulties.
Ofsted
“Students make outstanding progress in a wide range of subjects, including English and mathematics. Results in GCSE examinations were above average in 2012 and are on track to be even better this year. The sixth form is outstanding. Most students continue their studies into the sixth form where they achieve very well. A high proportion of students attain the top grades in their A-level subjects and many proceed to higher education.”
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