Head of English
Easington Academy
Durham, County
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- TLR 1c
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 6 March 2020
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a highly qualified, motivated and ambitious leader with the highest personal and academic standards to lead our English Department, someone who is an outstanding practitioner, with high expectations and a record of achieving the best outcome from their students. We are looking for a leader with drive, energy, a genuine love for teaching and learning and a passion for English, someone who has the vision and determination to lead the English Department to ensure all our students receive excellence every day.
The appointment will be based in Easington, where we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a school that is undergoing real change. It is an exciting opportunity for an existing middle leader or an exceptional classroom practitioner to shape and develop the future of English at Easington Academy.
Are you a consistently excellent practitioner who is looking to gain new working experiences?
Do you want to join a forward-thinking trust with innovative approaches to learning at its core, a trust that places children at the heart of everything we do?
Your role as Head of English will include:
• Leading the strategic direction and development of the department
• Driving forward the quality of teaching and learning in the department
• Leading and managing staff
• Effectively deploying resources
• Performance Management responsibilities
The North East Learning Trust will be able to offer you:
• A welcoming learning environment.
• An exciting opportunity within a rapidly-changing East Durham school, with evolving leadership opportunities and the chance to make a real difference to children.
• Access to a highly supportive strategic leadership team.
• Skilled and professional colleagues.
• Innovative opportunities for continuing professional development.
• Staff wellbeing package.
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About Easington Academy
- Easington Academy
- Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee
- County Durham
- SR8 3AY
- United Kingdom
At Easington Academy we have high expectations of our students and staff. We believe students have the right to expect a first class education, delivered by teachers who are committed to making learning challenging and rewarding.
Ours is a caring community, one based on mutual respect, a school where students feel safe and supported throughout their time with us. The emphasis on good behaviour means that lessons are taught in an ordered and encouraging learning environment. Students are treated as individuals and we recognise and celebrate their different abilities.
Students will have access to the latest technology and will benefit from innovative teaching strategies, ones designed to engage their interest and make their learning experience a positive one. They will also be given the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of extra-curricular activities. In this we hope to ensure that all of our students achieve their full potential, academically and socially.
When our students leave us, we want them to have enjoyed their five years at Easington Academy. This means leaving with the best possible results and taking with them a store of happy memories.
About the North East Learning Trust (NELT)
In 2017 we joined the North East Learning Trust, a successful, multi-academy education trust. The trust is made up of six secondary schools (including four sixth forms), three primary schools and our teacher training provider, Shotton Hall SCITT.
Read our NELT brochure here or visit our website here to find out more.
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