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Lead Practitioner - English

Lead Practitioner - English

Carleton High School

Pontefract, West Yorkshire

  • Expired
Salary:
£44,324 Plus up to £10,000 Recruitment & Retention Allowance for an outstanding candidate
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September 2019
Apply by:
31 January 2019

Job overview

Permanent 

Pay Range up to £44,324 (Negotiable)

Up to £10,000 Recruitment allowance available for an outstanding candidates

Required for September 2019

Post Ref: P221

• Are you passionate about your subject? A confident Practitioner who stretches and challenges the most able pupils, recognises and plans for misconceptions before they occur, and is equally effective in scaffolding teaching for those who struggle?

• Do you believe that all children deserve to, and indeed can, achieve well in your chosen subject area whatever their starting points or barriers? 

• Are you a great teacher who has demonstrated significant success with this aspiration and who wants to share the strategies and techniques that work with others?

If so – read on…

We require a highly effective Lead Practitioner of English, whose practice is instrumental in ensuring that pupils, of all ages and abilities, achieve consistently strong outcomes, to join our strong team. The successful candidate must also be able to effectively support other teachers to rapidly and sustainably improve teaching and therefore learning outcomes.

The posts will involve a significant amount of classroom teaching and responsibility for classes at Carleton High School. 

The Trust’s Executive Team will provide most aspects of line management, support and direction for the successful candidate along with other senior leaders.

To learn more about the role, please contact the Business Manager  Helen Grandfield 01977 781555 (Carleton High School).

To obtain an application form and job specification:

Visit the Trust’s website: www.pontefractacademiestrust.org.uk

Contact the Recruitment Team: Email recruitment@patrust.org.uk or telephone 01977 232146.

Please specify on your application form which school you are interested in applying for.

Completed application forms should be returned either by post to the recruitment team, Pontefract Academies Trust, The Barracks Business Centre, Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF8 4HH or by emailing recruitment no later than 10am Thursday 31st January 2019.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from everyone. The Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this. 

Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and any satisfactory pre-employment checks. The successful applicant will also be asked to provide criminal conviction information.

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About Carleton High School

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About Carleton High School

Carleton High School has a vision to provide a first-class education to all students so that they make outstanding progress and get the chances in life they deserve.

We have an achievement focused culture where we do not put a ceiling on what our students can accomplish. This really matters; academic results open doors for our young people. We aim to be consistent in our approach to everything that we do, never compromising on our high standards so that all our students, no matter what their starting point or circumstance, thrive and achieve their absolute best.

We live and breathe our student values of respect, responsibility, determination and excellence. These values reiterate positive attitudes to build character and support our students to develop into well rounded citizens, who are well prepared for their next steps in life.

Carleton High School, part of Pontefract Academies Trust, has been named the most improved school in the North of England, according to the Fairer Secondary Schools Index, published by the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.

Ofsted

“We are now on a trajectory to becoming an Ofsted Outstanding school and I firmly believe we will achieve this at our next inspection.”

“Leaders have significantly improved the school since the previous inspection.”

“Accountability for improving pupil achievement is a golden thread that runs through the work of the school.”

“Behaviour routines are well embedded and conducive to learning throughout the school.”

“Pupils feel safe in school.”

“Pupils are courteous, polite and welcoming.”

“The quality of teacher explanation and questioning are strong.”

“Pupils take a real pride in their school.”

“There is a wealth of emotional and academic support.”

“The school pervades an air of calm and orderliness.”

“Leaders and managers have shown a steadfast determination to improve the school. Leaders have built a climate in which consistently high expectations for both staff and pupils are now the norm.”

View Carleton High School’s latest Ofsted report

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