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Head of English

Head of English

Prendergast School

Lewisham

  • Expired
Salary:
Teacher Payscale + TLR1c
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1 September 2017
Apply by:
26 March 2017

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional and inspirational teacher to lead, manage and provide strategic direction for our English Department from September 2017. You will be passionate about teaching and learning of English, with the vision, commitment and determination to raise standards across all levels and abilities.  

  • The successful candidate will have:  
  • An excellent track record of raising attainment and examination results at Key Stage 4 and 5 
  • A track record of outstanding teaching across all Key Stages 
  • Proven ability and enthusiasm to motivate students and staff 
  • The ability to raise expectations and aspirations of students of all abilities 
  • An understanding of effective strategies for urban schools 
  • A desire to share experiences and good practice with colleagues

You will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to lead and influence others to achieve exceptional performance, holding them accountable to the highest expectations with respect to their own practice and the learning of the students in their classes.   

The English department offers English Language, English Literature, Drama and Media and is one of the most consistently successful departments in the school.  In 2016, students achieved an outstanding 92% A*- C in GCSE English Language and were ranked in the second percentile nationally for progress with a Progress 8 score in English of 0.7.  A level results are also very strong; last year’s A level Literature students achieved 83% A*- C and have been on average ALPS 3 for the last three years.   

Prendergast School is an Outstanding 11-16 Girls School with a mixed 6th Form of 300 and benefits from being part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools. Awarded its third Outstanding OFSTED grading in a row in November 2013, the school has been leading girls’ education in Lewisham for over 125 years. You will have the opportunity to work with a forward thinking school leadership team, and access to a rich and varied CPD programme within the school and across the Federation.   

Visits to the school are welcome; please contact Gill Wijngaard, PA to Headteacher on 020 8690 3710 ext. 603039 or email g.wijngaard@prendergast-school.com, to arrange   

To apply please visit the vacancies section of our website www.prendergast-school.com . 

Closing date for applications:  9:30am on Monday 27 March 2017 

Interviews:                                             Thursday 30 March 2017     

Please note CVs are not accepted.  

The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all employees are required to have an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.  

Appointment will be subject to qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.   

No agencies please.

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About Prendergast School

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+44 20 8690 3710

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Welcome to Prendergast School.  It is an honour and a privilege to be Prendergast School’s eleventh Headteacher and to work with staff, students and families.  Staff here are passionate about ensuring the very best opportunities and education for all students.  Our motto and ethos is ‘Truth, Honour, Freedom and Courtesy.’  We are all on the same side, working to support all students to excel.  We take pride in building strong relationships with students and their families.

We have a long history of providing exceptional education to young people.  We were founded in 1880 as Prendergast Grammar School for Girls on a site in Catford provided by the Leathersellers’ Company, which then funded the school’s move to its current site in 1995.

We are now part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of schools, a group of three secondary and two primary schools as well as Prendergast 6th Form.  We are very fortunate to be part of the Federation and receive a lot of support from the Leathersellers’ Company, that helps our students succeed.

We are very proud of our last Ofsted judgement of Outstanding in all areas, our third Outstanding judgement in a row. We are described in the most recent report as ‘exceptional’ and having ‘exemplary attitudes to learning’ across the school. We do achieve great academic results at Prendergast School (more information is on the website).  

We value our talented and hardworking employees and know that in order to continue to succeed in our aims it is essential for us to support and develop them and ensure we continue to be a great place to work.

With this in mind we offer a number of employee benefits.

Kelly Lovegrove

Headteacher

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