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Head of Department, Latin & Classics

Head of Department, Latin & Classics

Coombe Wood School

South Croydon

  • £37,433 - £53,081 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
M1-UPS3 TLR 2b
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2023
Apply by:
28 March 2023

Job overview

Career Opportunity (M1 UPS3 + TLR)

Ambitious, forward-thinking, flexible and self-motivated? If you can combine these attributes with excellent teaching skills, now is the unique time to join the teaching staff at Coombe Wood School. This is your opportunity to use your experience to influence how we plan our curriculum and develop this department. We offer scope for career development at our vibrant and heavily oversubscribed school (over 1700 applications for 180 Y7 places in September 2022), situated in £35 million state-of-the-art, brand new buildings, where we took up occupancy in January 2021.

We’ve recently been awarded Good in our first official Ofsted which gives our new School the best possible springboard to go on to be an ‘outstanding’ school at its next inspection - see link here to read our report: https://www.cws-croydon.co.uk/about/ofsted-reports.

The school’s growth resulted in all year groups being on roll, the on-going growth of Key Stage 4 and the CWS Sixth Form brings a variety of promotion opportunities for dedicated and ambitious staff. CWS is a school recently rated as Good in our very first Ofsted inspection, see our report here and we are building on this track record by rewarding outstanding performance amongst current staff via internal promotions. By becoming part of the team at Coombe Wood School, your career will benefit from joining a future-focused group of schools within Folio Education Trust, offering access to CPD, which contributes to the recognised quality of learning within our schools.

There is a strong team spirit amongst both staff and students at Coombe Wood School. Our staff are ready to overcome unexpected challenges, break fresh ground, encourage collaboration and share excellent teaching skills within our hardworking and dedicated group.



Our Latin & Classics department

We are looking for an inspiring, enthusiastic and innovative Latin & Classics teacher and lead to join our growing department. At CWS, all students study Latin and Classics at KS3 and both subjects have become a popular option at GCSE level, with 5 classes currently in KS4. We use the Suburani reading course in KS3 and follow the Eduqas Latin GCSE specification. We are also looking forward to introducing A Level in the coming year. Members of the Department regularly share resources and get involved in an exciting co-curricular programme. 

About us – context, location and buildings

This fully inclusive secondary co-educational school was established to meet an urgent rising local demand. The site of our new building and extensive grounds is opposite Lloyd Park in South Croydon, with an excellent Tramlink service to and from East Croydon station (just 5-minute journey-time away,) and a short walk from several bus routes. 

Our £35 million new building and facilities offer specialist teaching spaces for all subjects including Music, Dance, Drama, Science, Design Technology and Art. In addition, students benefit from indoor and outdoor auditoriums, a brand new Health Related Fitness building offering dedicated health and well-being studios and competition-sized spaces for gymnastics, netball, football and basketball. The school is set in spacious parkland grounds which offer a range of outdoor learning opportunities across all subject areas. 

Advantages Include:

• Network of expertise and CPD support within CWS and Folio

• 9 INSET days per year

• Chance to join an innovative and supportive ground breaking team

• Opportunity of career progression with natural expansion of the school

• Catchment includes many aspirational, supportive families

• Working with students who use MyZone technology to track and improve their fitness, as a result increasing their focus and concentration in class

• Outstanding brand new £35M building, modern facilities and extensive grounds

• Free access to new sports amenities for staff.

Application Procedure

Please download the candidate pack and application form or visit Career Opportunities on our website. For enquiries relating to the role please email careers@cws.foliotrust.uk

Please email your completed applications to careers@cws.foliotrust.uk  in compliance with safer recruitment guidelines CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 9am 28th March 2023*

Interviews:  Week commencing 17 April 2023*

*We reserve the right to appoint sooner if we identify a suitable candidate

Safeguarding: Folio Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employment checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.

The Candidate Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) is published on our web site www.folio-education.co.uk 

Equal Opportunities

At Folio Education Trust, we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief.

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About Coombe Wood School

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About us – context, location and buildings 

This fully inclusive secondary co-educational school was established in 2018 to meet an urgent rising local demand. 

The site of our new building and extensive grounds is opposite Lloyd Park in South Croydon, with an excellent Tramlink service to and from East Croydon station (just 5-minute journey-time away,) and a short walk from several bus routes. 

Our £35 million building and facilities offer specialist teaching spaces for all subjects including Music, Dance, Drama, Science, Design Technology and Art. In addition, students benefit from indoor and outdoor auditoriums, a brand new Health Related Fitness building offering dedicated health and well-being studios and competition-sized spaces for gymnastics, netball, football and basketball. The school is set in spacious parkland grounds which offer a range of outdoor learning opportunities across all subject areas.

Underlying every aspect of school life and pinned together by a set of strong core values which are owned by all children and staff;

TEAMWORK, RESPECT,  ENJOYMENT, DISCIPLINE and SPORTSMANSHIP

The School is working towards  being the healthiest school in the UK, prioritising participation in a healthy lifestyle.

https://www.cws-croydon.co.uk/about/welcome-from-the-trustceo

https://www.cws-croydon.co.uk/about/message-from-headteacher



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