Head of English
The West Bridgford School
West Bridgford, Nottingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Dependent on experience £22,917 to £38,633 plus TLR 1B (£9,474)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 21 March 2018
Job overview
HEAD OF ENGLISH
For September 2018
Salary: Dependent on experience £22,917 to £38,633 plus TLR 1B (£9,474)
The West Bridgford School has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Teacher of English to join and lead an outstanding department in a high-performing and over-subscribed school.
The Head of Department will be responsible for teaching and learning in English with support from three additional responsibility holders within the department. The person we are seeking will be an outstanding teacher across the ability and age range, able to promote innovation in teaching and learning and work in a supportive way with colleagues. They will work with the Director of English who works 50% within the English department at West Bridgford School. The successful candidate will, however enjoy a high degree of autonomy working within the Trust’s strategic direction for moving the department even further forward.
We are offering excellent professional development opportunities, the chance to work as part of a team committed to continuous improvement, a positive learning ethos with all abilities of students and the opportunity to teach A Level English.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
For further information, and an application pack, please visit our web site at www.wbs.school/vacancies or email vacancies@wbs.school
Only applications submitted on the school’s application form will be considered. We do not accept applications through recruitment agencies.
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 21st March 2018
Principal: Mr R McDonough
Secondary roll: 1593 including 349 in the sixth form
Part of the East Midlands Education Trust
Attached documents
About The West Bridgford School
- The West Bridgford School
- Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG2 7FA
- United Kingdom
Located in West Bridgeford. Nottinghamshire, West Bridgeford School is a co-educational secondary academy school. With over 1400 pupils from a wide range of different cultural and economic backgrounds, West Bridgeford School is considerably larger than the average secondary school. First established as a grammar school in 1895, the school has undergone numerous changes in its location and ethos over the years, becoming a comprehensive school in 1969 and converting to an academy in 2011. The school is part of the East Midlands Educational Trust, a multi-academy trust responsible for a number of secondary schools in and around the East Midlands.
Headteacher
Mr Rob McDonough
Values and Vision
West Bridgeford School Works hard to fulfil a comprehensive ethos, working hard to provide opportunities for students from a wide range of different backgrounds and with a wide range of academic interests. The school also emphasises traditional academic values of hard work and self-motivation, with students being helped to develop the necessary emotional and social intelligence to achieve beyond their time at school.
Ofsted
“It is an outstanding school. Central to the school’s ambition is the ongoing drive to achieve the highest standards for each student. Levels of attainment have risen steadily year on year and are exceptionally high. Students make outstanding progress in their academic work, and their wider personal development is also excellent. They mature as responsible and articulate young adults who develop the essential attitudes, skills and self-reliance that prepare them very well for the next stage of their education and for later life. “
The full report into The West Bridgeford School can be found here.
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