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Head of Department (English & Languages) Maternity Cover

Head of Department (English & Languages) Maternity Cover

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

Southampton

  • £24,098 - £39,329 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
+ TLR payment £,6000
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
01/09/2020
Apply by:
1 May 2020

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced English specialist to lead our dedicated and friendly department effective from September 2020. This is a varied and interesting role encompassing a broad spectrum of courses and levels: A level, GCSE and Functional. We are looking for someone who will champion high standards and demonstrate the knowledge and commitment to develop literacy across the College. The post would be equally suitable for an experienced curriculum lead or someone looking to move into middle management. We also welcome applications from teachers who have not worked in the further education sector previously. This post presents a fantastic opportunity to work in a rewarding educational environment and lead others in developing quality provision and support for students.

All successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Closing Date: 1st May 2020

Interview to be held on: 12th May 2020


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About Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

Richard Taunton’s is a vibrant Sixth Form College in the West of Southampton. Our core business is to provide full time education to 16-19 year olds (currently around 1000) but we also offer part-time adult education courses and provide facilities for a wide range of other community-based activities (including the Open University) in the evenings and at weekends. The College is firmly rooted in its community and it is our vision to be the sixth form of choice for all our community, an outstanding, high achieving college which inspires and challenges young people to be the best that they can be.   

We are working in close partnership with primary and secondary schools and colleges, with our local universities and with the local authority in Southampton, to raise standards and increase post-16 participation and progression. We work with our partners to make Southampton’s schools and colleges irresistible to the families who live in Southampton and in the surrounding area. We also champion positive progression beyond college to Higher Education or into robust employment-related training schemes. 

The College takes partnership and collaboration very seriously. We are members of the national Association of Colleges and the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association.  More locally, we are part of the Wessex Group of Sixth Form Colleges, and work closely with the 9 other colleges in Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth to provide the best development opportunities for staff and to enhance the experience and success of our students.   We are also active members of the Solent Colleges’ Innovation Partnership which links the six Sixth Form Colleges which sit in urban communities across the coastal area of the Solent.

If you are an individual with a passion for education, a commitment to lifelong learning and a desire to make a difference to young people of all abilities and backgrounds, you will thrive here.   We are highly committed to the development of our staff, providing annual opportunities to access management training programmes run by the Wessex Group and an extensive range of curriculum specific networks and exam board training.   We also play a very active part in the local school and college network in Southampton which links our staff with colleagues in our local institutions and provides opportunity to get involved in outreach work with schools to support successful transition to college.  

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Applications closed