English Coordinator

Permanent, Hours/Percentage of Week: 32.5,Weeks per year: 52

At Woodside School, we are at an exciting point of improvement and are seeking to appoint dedicated staff that share our vision and values. We are an all all age special school (5-19), catering for children and young people with a range of learning difficulties, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and moderate learning. Our School is part of the Belmont Woodside Federation. The two schools share one Executive Headteacher. We are committed to enabling our young people to achieve their best in education and in preparation for future life. We have high expectations for all our young people, we strive to ensure that individual needs, interests and abilities are recognised and met. We celebrate difference whilst encouraging curiosity and creativity. We work hard to enable our young people to be independent, resilient and able to make positive life choices, confidently contributing to and being valued by the communities in which they live.

We are seeking to appoint a resourceful and energetic English Coordinator to join our committed leadership team, who will be instrumental in improving our English provision throughout the school. You will play a pivotal role in developing, implementing and evaluating practice across our school, with the support of our dedicated Senior Leadership Team.

The successful candidate will:

• Enjoy working strategically with others to share and develop best practice.
• Be inspiring and ambitious, capable of ensuring that English is a popular and highly successful subject.
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a track record of raising attainment, ideally within a SEN School setting.
• Have excellent subject and pedagogical knowledge

Why choose to join our team?

We are on an exciting journey of self-improvement. You will have the opportunity to put your stamp on our English curriculum offer and make a huge difference in shaping the future or our school.

To support you in achieving this, we will provide:

• A comprehensive induction and an ongoing extensive CPD programme
• A very supportive, SLT who are open to new and exciting ideas and initiatives
• Dedicated leadership and management time to fulfil your role
• Opportunities to develop your leadership skills
• Very small class sizes with high pupil/staff ratio

We are committed to enabling all young people in our care to achieve their maximum potential in education and in life. We have high expectations for all our young people and strive to ensure that individual needs, interests and abilities are recognised and met. We celebrate difference and encourage curiosity and creativity. We work hard to enable our young people to be independent, resilient and able to make positive life choices, confidently contributing to and being valued by the communities in which they find themselves. We will achieve this by being amongst the best providers of special education and a centre for excellence within the education community.

We are looking for an English coordinator to work across the school. You should have a sound knowledge of the English curriculum and be willing to develop your expertise further. This is an ideal opportunity for a teacher to develop their leadership skills.

We offer:

• Friendly, enthusiastic, delightful pupils and students
• A committed and caring staff team
• A proactive and supportive governing body
• Opportunities to develop your skills and talents.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages. The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.woodside.bexley.sch.uk

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. To request an application form or for an informal discussion please contact Lisa Wilson on: 01322 358802 or lwilson@woodside.bexley.sch.uk

Closing Date for Applications: Noon on Friday 28th April 2017
References will be requested for those short listed ONLY and prior to interview.
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Woodside School
Halt Robin Rd Belvedere and/or Colyers Lane, Erith DA8 3PB