Second in English

Part of the Outwood Family since 2017, Outwood Academy Redcar is an 11-16 academy, based in the coastal town of Redcar in the north-east, near Middlesbrough, Ofsted rated Good in 2021.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.

Since becoming part of the Outwood Family, GCSE results have improved and we will work tirelessly to ensure our progress continues.

We have won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.

We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.

All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.

About the role

The English Department at Outwood Academy Redcar is friendly, welcoming and supportive. It is made up of 7 teachers and a one-to-one tutor, all with a wide range of experience and skills. There are many opportunities for staff to develop a range of career opportunities within the school and the trust, making the English Department at Outwood Academy Redcar a rewarding place to work.

The role of second in department is both a stimulating and rewarding one. You will be responsible for supporting the HoD on our journey to outstanding. The KS3 Curriculum is considered a working document and, in this role, you will have primary responsibility for the constant development of a dynamic and challenging curriculum. 

The current curriculum is engaging and bold with reading at its heart. The curriculum has been designed to enable texts to be used to foster a love of reading and learning. These texts, such as Ghost Boys and The Breadwinner, encourage students to think about the world beyond Redcar. The school has invested a lot of money in novels which are up to date, relevant and which deal with a range of issues faced by young people today. A wide range of poetry is also embedded in all units of work in years 7, 8, and 9. 

Teaching takes place in the department’s seven classrooms with every teacher having their own dedicated room. Every classroom has a visualiser and these are used extensively by the team. All classrooms have interactive whiteboards. There is a library with a wide range of fiction to support students’ reading needs which is run by a full-time enthusiastic librarian.

There is a strong whole-school literacy strategy which aims to ensure that all students can gain the educational and personal benefits of reading. This includes Accelerated Reader and a variety of reading interventions for readers who are not yet proficient. The specialist literacy teaching assistant uses the Ruth Miskin phonics programme to support emergent readers. 

As in all OGAT secondary academies, the department prepares students for Eduqas GCSE English Language and English Literature qualifications. The programme of study is fully resourced with high-quality materials produced by staff across the trust who know this specification well. We aim to make all our teachers ‘experts’ in preparing students for GCSE examinations, using our thorough and systematic methods devised over many years. We have the benefit of support from the trust’s team of expert English directors, who provide support, materials, advice, coaching and who model and team-teach in lessons alongside us to develop our expertise. 

We look forward to working with you. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Sophie Cole, Director of English ( s.cole@outwood.com) who would be pleased to tell you more, either by email or telephone, and we would be delighted to welcome you on a visit if you would like to see us in person.

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Closing date: 8.00am on 20 May 2024.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.