English Faculty Lead (Maternity Cover)

Post:                        English Faculty Lead (Maternity cover until end of Summer term 2023)

Required:                As soon as possible

Salary:                     MPS / UPS & TLR 1A fixed term until the end of the Summer term 2023

Responsible to:       Deputy Headteacher – Raising Standards Leader

Responsible for:      The provision of a full and rich learning experience and outstanding support and progress for students in English

We wish to appoint an emerging leader who:

• will quickly become an outstanding middle leader
•  has experience of success in raising achievement
• has the vision and ability to create and lead an outstanding Faculty
• has the personal qualities to inspire, motivate, support and challenge others

Your Vision

You will have a relentless focus on standards and a deeply held belief that all students can succeed, given the right opportunity and support. You operate with a positive mindset and have clear, step-by-step strategies for creating an inspirational, beacon Faculty. 

You will

• be an outstanding classroom teacher, who is energetic, determined and enthusiastic
• see the magic of Teaching and Learning as the key to engaging and inspiring learners
• be a creative and strategic thinker, who is able to oversee transformational change
• be a team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
• have the ability to inspire, challenge and empower individuals and your team
• be committed to the removal of barriers to enable every individual to achieve: you firmly believe that every student can achieve, given the right conditions for Teaching and Learning
• be able to analyse and track data, oversee and measure impact, and have an emerging track record of raising standards
• have the passion to help drive forward the school’s embracement of internationalism and our belief that global awareness sits at the heart of our development as outward-looking human beings
• have the ambition and ability to become an Assistant Headteacher as a next-step career move

We are hugely proud of our school community. The ethos of an all boys’ school is literally written all over the walls of the school and we pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment in which all boys thrive. Progress measures are very strong and our results are highly impressive within the context of boys’ achievement nationally.

We offer excellent career development opportunities and a highly supportive working environment. If you have the ability to inspire and motivate others, are driven towards the highest standards of Teaching and Learning and are unrelenting in your pursuit of all students having no barriers to what they can achieve, we should be delighted to receive your application.

St Birinus School is judged to be a securely Good school with students meeting the school’s high expectations (OFSTED Report February 2020).

The OFSTED reports states “St Birinus School is a vibrant and inspiring place for pupils to learn. Pupils are very proud of their school. They feel it is a friendly and welcoming place where they really feel valued.”

St Birinus is in the top 5% of all schools nationally for boys’ progress which accurately reflects our aspirational expectations and ethos.