Assistant Head of English

Job title: Assistant Head of English   

Location: Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN                        

Starting salary: Competitive Teachers Pay Range, United Learning Trust’s Pay Policy applies + TLR2 £5,012 per annum.

Contract: Permanent, Full- Time, 37.5 hours per week.                       

Start date: September 2024 

‘Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to achieve highly’

‘This is a school where students care for students and are determined that they succeed’.

OFSTED report, December 2022

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic, and influential 2nd in department in English to help lead our current successful department. We have made strong gains over the last two years and now wish to achieve results that compare with the very best in the city.

We are looking for someone who can provide inspiring and outstanding leadership or quickly develop as an outstanding leader to ensure that attainment and progress in English continue an upward trajectory and who embodies our core values of ambition, knowledge, and determination. 

This role would suit an ambitious and driven individual with high expectations for student achievement. It would suit either someone looking to progress to Head of Department and Middle leadership in the next 2 to 3 years or someone who would like experience in a large secondary school with A-level English provision

Our mission statement is to create Sheffield’s Influential young leaders of tomorrow and you will play a key role in equipping students with the language skills to attain a range of prestigious positions and life experiences.

We will consider applications from a range of experience, minimum 1 year teaching, more important for us is your focus, impact, and ability to motivate students and staff towards the highest of standards and a genuine belief that students have the potential to achieve highly.

Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-18 school with a thriving sixth form and is part of the United Learning group. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. Our school has motivated, ambitious students with a high percentage of our students going on to attend Russell group universities while we have recently had our first successful applications to Eton and Oxford.

The academy has over 1,200 pupils and is situated in purpose-built £30million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities. We are part of the United Learning Trust, the largest and one of the most successful academy trusts in the country who offer unrivalled CPD and opportunities for nationwide networking and development opportunities.

The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District within 20 minutes. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe. https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/

We are looking for applicants who are able evidence a strong track record of student achievement with their own classes and who have the potential to make a significant impact on the lives and education of the children they teach. This will need to be demonstrated in your application and be clear at interview.

At Sheffield Park Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development CPD) for our staff. 

What we can offer you:

• An academy making rapid, sustained improvement.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme including in-house MA and excellent opportunities for networking nationally.
• A chance to become part of the largest MAT in the UK with outstanding progress measures.
• Caring, dedicated and friendly students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• Opportunities to be creative and to inspire your students.
• More pay, more time, and more support. We offer the best pay in the sector, three extra INSET days for planning, guaranteed personal days, great training for your career, and more. Teach with United Learning for a more rewarding career.

In return, we are looking for:

• An ‘outstanding’ teacher with strong leadership qualities who can evidence significant progress and attainment from their students over a protracted period of time.
• Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
• Someone who is resilient, dynamic and passionate about improving the life chances of all children in our community.

If you possess these qualities and share the academy’s vision, then we will be delighted to hear from you. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

To apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button at the top of this page to complete our online application form, CVs are not accepted. If you have any queries regarding this role,

please email hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk The closing date for this post is Midnight, Sunday 19 May 2024. Interviews will take place w/c 20 May 2024

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.