Lead Practitioner for English

Harris Academy Falconwood opened in September 2008.  The Academy’s specialisms are Enterprise and Sport with a ‘can-do’ ethos of always improving upon your personal best. Our accommodation since September 2011 has been a new purpose built Academy to the value of £25 million.

We are looking for a passionate Aspiring Lead Practitioner/Lead Practitioner Designate for English to join our highly valued and highly motivated team, with a focus on stretch and challenge. Our Lead Practitioners play a highly visible and central role in driving up standards of Learning and Teaching across the Academy.

We are looking for teachers who are passionate about education and have a flair for working with young people; with a focus on stretch and challenge; we need teachers who are resilient, highly driven and self-motivated, who will go the extra mile to ensure that students achieve beyond their own expectations.

What we are looking for:

• A person with the ability, drive and enthusiasm to make a difference to students and young people from Bexley, Greenwich and the surrounding area, and to help build on the Academy’s outstanding first eight sets of GCSE results
• A teacher who is consistently outstanding in English, with the results to prove it
• Because coaching is a key tool when working with staff, you should have excellent communication skills and be able to give direct, honest feedback in a way that nurtures a teacher’s professional capacity, confidence and enthusiasm for personal growth.

Why work at Harris Academy Falconwood?

• An Academy where we are as passionate about developing our staff as we are about developing our students.
• Outstanding in every category
• A stunning new building in which to teach and learn
• A vibrant and exciting place in which to work
• Highly valued and highly motivated staff, who totally buy into our vision to develop aspirational students
• Exceptional opportunities for personal and professional development, with an outstanding training programme to take your teaching and leadership to truly world class
• Generous Harris benefits package

For further information about Harris Academy Falconwood or the Harris Federation, or to receive an application pack, please visit www.harrisfalconwood.org.uk or www.harrisfederation.org.uk, or contact Mrs L Small, PA to The Principal at Harris Academy Falconwood, on 020 8304 4916 or l.small@harrisfalconwood.org.uk.

Closing Date:  12 Noon, Wednesday 5th October 2016
Interviews: W/c 10/10/2016

We have taken an innovative approach to our recruitment, by using the power of video. As part of our recruitment process, we may ask you to complete a quick video assessment, giving you a unique opportunity to articulate your application, showcase your personality and tell us why you are interested in this next challenge. We use this alongside your online application form when shortlisting for interview.

Harris Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

You can apply online via our careers website and applications can be completed from any device. To start your application and to download the job information pack, please follow the link apply – https://careers.harrisfederation.org.uk/vacancy/lead-practitioner-for-english-280525.html

For more information about career development, opportunities and our Harris benefits, visit www.harriscareers.org.uk to discover what we offer. THINK TEACHING. THINK HARRIS.