Director of English
Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS/UPS + TLR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2018
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2018
Job overview
Oxford Spires Academy has the exciting opportunity to appoint a Director of English Specialism to join and lead its thriving, friendly and collaborative faculty from September 2018. The position would suit an exceptional English practitioner with a proven track record of success and ambition who is able to build excellent relationships with students as well as leading and inspiring an established and successful team of professionals.
The English Faculty is enthusiastic, friendly, creative, forward thinking and high achieving. Our students have met with significant success at GCSE and also won a host of national debating and poetry competitions including the Foyle and the Betjeman prize. As a specialism of the Academy, English is well supported by the EAL department, a literacy co-ordinator, a specialist co-ordinator, a librarian and a writer in residence and we look to appoint an outstanding individual who will add to the Faculty’s existing strengths and develop others. We heavily invest in our professional development and provide the opportunity, through the Oxford Deanery and Oxford University, to complete a Masters qualification in Education. If you would like to discuss the post further, or arrange a visit to the academy please contact Helen Beech, Head of Faculty on 01865 428200 or email hbeech@oxfordspiresacademy.org.
To apply for this post please complete an application form which is available from our website www.oxfordspiresacademy.org or contact Sandra Jaggers, Principal’s PA, on 01865 428200 and sjaggers@oxfordspiresacademy.org. Oxford Spires Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Oxford Spires Academy
- Oxford Spires Academy
- Glanville Road, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX4 2AU
- United Kingdom
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
The Oxford Spires Academy vision is to be a beacon of excellence at the heart of our local community. We believe that all students are capable of making outstanding progress and attaining the highest level, whatever their starting point. We do not make excuses for our students: we firmly believe that there are no barriers to achievement that cannot be overcome by a determined and resilient student and a supportive school team.
We believe in providing exceptional education for local children, our inspirational teaching and fantastic relationships provide and create a safe, supportive and challenging environment where students can flourish. We are relentless in our pursuit of the small things that we believe might have a big impact on our school culture, environment, ethos and our students’ attitude to learning, we set exemplary standards and aspirational goals. We believe in strong relationships, pride, community, family and support and every member of our staff is a role model to our young people.
We are extremely proud to be a multicultural, multi-faith community. We celebrate the diversity of our staff and student population and we encourage students to celebrate their own heritage but equally to be proud British citizens. The bedrock on which our school community is built is the excellent relationships between staff and students and between students themselves.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, suitable references, and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection of employees are trained in safer recruitment, and all our staff and volunteers undertake Child Protection training.
Employee Benefits Include:
- Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
- CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing wellbeing and confidential advice services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health Shield Scheme
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