Head of English

The Governors of this highly successful school are seeking to appoint a permanent, full time Head of English from January 2017

Haydock High School is a ‘good’ school – Ofsted February 2013.

We are committed to achieving the highest standards for our pupils in a vibrant, well-resourced environment, and will appoint an outstanding, innovative, well-motivated and determined teacher to be part of this high achieving department.

This is an exciting career opportunity for an exceptional candidate able to impact positively on attainment outcomes and contribute to the success of the English Department at Haydock High School.

Applications are sought from candidates who are well qualified and able to teach English to GCSE level. All staff at Haydock High School must be able to demonstrate their ability to have a significant impact on the progress of their students.

Applications are welcome from new entrants to the profession for whom a very good programme of induction and professional development will be provided.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.

Application forms and further details can be obtained by: Telephone: 01744 678833 or downloading a pack from the College website www.haydockhigh.org.uk accessed and completed on line through the St Helens MBC website: https://secure.sthelens.net/website/ecvacancies.nsf

Your application form should be accompanied by a letter of application of no more than two sides of A4 Arial point 11 and be returned to Mr I Murphy, Headteacher at Haydock High.

As we recongise that the closing date for this post is during the half term break we would like to inform you in advance that candidates selected for interview will be asked to:

• To plan and teach a 25 minute lesson involving a response to poetry – to a Year 8 class.The class has a current level at the end of last year of 5b – 7c
• Deliver a 15 minute presentation to a panel comprising of the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and up to two other panel members, followed by questions about your presentation. The powerpoint template for the presentation is available on the school website
  www.haydockhigh.org.uk under Vacancies. It consists of 5 slides, and slides 2, 3, 4 and 5 are those you should populate. Some guidance is included below:
  
• Slide 2 - identify those aspects of your work that you will prioritise;
• Slide 3 – what short-term initiatives can be employed which will positively address some of these issues;
• Slide 4 – what long-term plans can be implemented to build for sustained improvement;
• Slide 5 – what will the impact of these innovations ‘look like’ for the students, department and the school.
  
  Please bring 4 copies of your presentation to be distributed to the panel, and your presentation should be saved to a pen drive. If you have any questions or queries about the process, pleasedo not hesitate to contact the school.
• A formal interview will follow later.

Closing Date: Wednesday 26th October 2016 – 9.00 am
Interviews: Monday 31st October 2016  

Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 OJG
Headteacher: Mr I Murphy