Head of English
The Oxford Academy
Oxfordshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale or Threshold Plus TLR1b £9,924 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2019
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Head of English at The Oxford Academy. We are a Good school with Outstanding Leadership Management and Professional Development and ranked in the top 0.2% of schools nationally and where behaviour in and around the school is positive.
We believe in the huge potential of our students and focus relentlessly on high aspirations and high achievements. The Oxford Academy is seeking to appoint an excellent and energetic Head of English. We are looking for someone who is passionate about their subject and can teach across the ability range at all Key Stages, who can show evidence of visible impact on student outcomes in their current post and who will have the capacity to raise attainment through motivating and inspiring students.
The ideal candidate will be a strong classroom practitioner with outstanding subject knowledge and communication skills, the ability to think strategically with excellent teamwork skills. You will need effective leadership skills and able to show the motivation and commitment required to achieve ambitious targets and exceed expectations both within your department and for the Academy as a whole. You will be someone who has high expectations of themselves and others, with the clear potential to become an outstanding leader, someone thoroughly committed to making a difference to students’ lives.
We encourage interested candidates to visit Should you wish to discuss this position in more detail please contact Ann O’Reilly, HR Manager at: ann.oreilly@theoxfordacademy.org.uk
Closing Date: miday Wednesday 22 May 2019, interviews will be held on Friday 24 May 2019.
To comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1998 (as amended by S147 of the Nationality and Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) all prospective employees will be required to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The Oxford Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant for any position will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (disclosure and barring system) and appropriate Right to Work clearances.
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About The Oxford Academy
- The Oxford Academy
- Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX4 6JZ
- United Kingdom
We provide good teaching, small classes, excellent intervention support for literacy and numeracy, reinforced by regular assessments. We make sure we know every student well from the minute they start at our school. Pastoral support at The Oxford Academy is strong and behaviour is of the highest standard. We also work closely with our families and our community to ensure the best possible outcomes for their children.
At The Oxford Academy we insist on high standards for staff, students, parents and governors, whilst at the same time we ensure that there is a caring environment that allows our students to achieve beyond expectations.
We are 3 miles from Oxford Town Centre for which we have a large onsite car park, the best sports facilities within a school in Oxfordshire and provide staff with free use to our gym.
Oxford is physically one of the most beautiful and cultural cities in the world with stunning old buildings and urban villages such as Jericho. As a major university town with it's beautiful colleges and spires, we have a lively nightlife, great museums and plenty of performing arts, from Art-houses to cinemas to the usual multiplexes, along with excellent all round sports facilities from gyms to ice rinks. There is a wealth of fantastic eateries, great bookshops, decent libraries and a historic old covered market, as well as an open-air market . Bicester Designer Outlet Village with its luxury shopping of designer fashion and homeware stores, which offer up to 60% off is only 13 miles from Oxford.
The new Westgate Centre opened in October 2017 and has 800 000 sq. ft. of prestigious global brands, inventive and eclectic restaurants and cafes, a five screen boutique cinema and sophisticated rooftop bars and dining.
We are only 50 minutes by train to London with strong transport links, equally Oxford is close to the Cotswolds', with the dreamy riverside pubs which are such a quintessential feature of Oxford and the home to Inspector Morse, we are a city that has class!
Please come and visit us, we will be delighted to see you.
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