Head of English

Head of English

TLR 1b £10,204

Starting April 2022

Farnborough Spencer Academy is an exciting place to be and through our core values of achieve, believe, commit we develop the young people we work with to be able to ‘Do The Right Thing’ and flourish into respectable and highly functioning members of society.

We make no apology for having high expectations of all.  Our standards are built around a simple set of guiding principles referred to as ‘The Farnborough Way.’  These principles are the key to developing positive relationships within our community and between the academy and the wider community in Clifton and Nottingham.

Our Academy ethos is summed up in our Academy and student pledges:

The staff of the Academy make this pledge to our students and families:

• We believe in your right to receive a first-class education.
• We show pride in our academy community by valuing everyone for who they are.
• We recognise and nurture your talents and abilities, supporting you to achieve in all that you do.
• We have consistently high expectations of our whole academy community.
• We create an environment where all feel safe, secure and supported.
• We want your eyes opened to life’s opportunities so that you aim high.

Our staff work collaboratively with students and their parents to develop positive relationships, spark imaginations and encourage and enthuse the young people we educate to be the very best version of themselves.  Whilst there is a strong emphasis on academic achievement, students are given the support and guidance to develop as individuals, and we offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities outside the classroom.  

What We Can offer

As a middle leader in the academy you will have a key role in steering the department through a programme of school improvement, working closely with the Senior Leadership Team in the academy and across the other academies in the Spencer Academies Trust. You will benefit from direct access to high quality CPD, regular networking opportunities with the heads of English from across the trust and the support of a team of dedicated subject directors who along with the leadership team of the academy will guide, mentor and support the successful candidate.

To succeed in this role, you will have proven skills to inspire and motivate both pupils and colleagues across the academy. You will be passionate about ensuring that the English department delivers high quality teaching consistently in all lessons and positively impacts across the whole curriculum.

You will be creative as well as inspirational, committed to your own professional development and that of your colleagues in the faculty, the academy and across the Trust.  You will be able to lead by example to make an immediate impact on the progress of pupils. Most of all you will love English and want to recreate this in young people.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 16000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 16 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe: 

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development. 
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership. 
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff and have demonstrable evidence of driving teaching and learning outcomes.

If you would like to discuss the role, have any queries or would like to arrange a tour of the academy, please contact Lisa Clark by email on lisaclark@satrust.com 

Applications for this post must be submitted on our online application form, which can be found at http://www.satrust.com/vacancies

In line with safer recruitment policies references will be called for prior to interview.

Closing date for applications 9am Monday 8 November 2021

Interviews will take place w/c 15 November 2021 (subject to change)

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.