Head of English
Sedgehill School
Lewisham
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2018
- Apply by:
- 16 February 2018
Job overview
Job title: Head of English
Location: Lewisham
Job Start: April 2018
Salary range: £28,660 - £47,298 + TLR (Inner London Pay Scale)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Head of English.
You will be joining a highly motivated team with a track record of success at both GCSE and A Level. English has traditionally been a strong subject within the school and we are ambitious to improve that still further. Working with the Senior Leadership Team, you will monitor the progress and outcomes of all students and ensure that students are making a significant and positive contribution to all progress and attainment measures. You will have a strong knowledge of pedagogy and a commitment to ensuring that all lessons are rated good or better within your department.
You will teach across the age and ability range in this rapidly improving 11-18 school. You will be an excellent practitioner and be an inspiring role model to your colleagues, both within your department and beyond. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to lead others in a journey of improvement.
Sedgehill is on a rapid journey of improvement, standards have been transformed across the school and this is an exciting opportunity for the right person to contribute significantly to a school improvement journey. Sedgehill is the largest secondary school in Lewisham and has state of the art facilities.
If you have a strong desire to help students of all abilities to achieve the best they can, whilst fulfilling your own potential, then we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Sedgehill is located in a green and leafy part of Lewisham close to the border with Bromley and has good transport links to Central London.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Additional information: It is important that all applicants complete the application process. Please send your application form to Danielle Newman at our partner CER Education Recruitment, danielle.newman@cer.co.uk or call Danielle on 020 7202 0031. Please ask for an application form or you can download it from www.sedgehillschool.co.uk
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment.
Further details and an application form can be downloaded from our website: www.sedgehillschool.co.uk
Closing date: 9.00am on Friday 16th February 2018
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About Sedgehill School
Sedgehill School is an exciting and vibrant community that we are proud to lead both now, and into the future. Our key priority is to equip our students with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence to be both happy and successful adults in the future. At Sedgehill we have excellent learning facilities for all subjects and are totally committed to students being stretched and challenged in their learning. Ensuring that students make good progress in the core subjects of English, maths and science is a key priority for us as they are increasingly crucial to all employers.
We are as a school however eager to develop students’ love of learning through reading, creativity and activity. We want students to enjoy and achieve, and our staff are fully committed to realising this goal. We have a range of exciting opportunities outside of the classroom including music and sport. As a school we will continue to assist students in learning to play a musical instrument. Our school choir ‘Vocalize’ is a great opportunity for young people to develop their skills and confidence through high level performance.
We know that settling in to a new school can be a challenge; we have a number of staff including a form tutor and Year Progress Leader who will ensure that this transition is smooth and successful.
Our Vision
Working Together to Build Bright Futures.
To be a centre of excellence where all students gain the qualifications, skills and experiences necessary for them to maximise their potential. The school of first choice for the local community where all can fulfil their dreams. A place where young people are put in charge of their lives and their futures as engaged citizens and leaders of the future.
We shall achieve this through:
• providing the highest quality education for all students underpinned by excellent teaching which ensures all students make progress;
• delivering a broad and balanced curriculum which equips students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in modern Britain;
• challenging staff and students to reach the highest possible standards through effective leadership at all levels;
• motivating students and staff to become part of a vibrant and exciting school community by providing opportunities for all to succeed.
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