Lead Practitioner for English - L2-L6 (Depending on skill set and experience)

This is an exciting time to be working at Coundon Court School.

Our aim is to ensure our students leave Coundon Court academically successful and with the knowledge and experiences that will enable them to direct their own lives and have a great life. This is our core purpose and it’s what drives us every single day.

Our core values of Hard Work, Kindness and Respect underpin everything that we do. It is these values, alongside our unrelenting belief in our students and our driven commitment to work as a team, that makes Coundon Court a wonderful and supportive place to work.

We place a great emphasis on routines and doing the right things every day to ensure we are doing the very best for our students and the community we serve. We embrace candour and consider all feedback as a gift.

We call this The Coundon Way. It’s the way we do things around here.

We now require a Lead Practitioner in our English Department who can help drive the English Department, Teaching and Learning team and whole school forward to its next stage of development.

With strategic oversight as part of the Teaching and Learning team, the successful candidate will ensure our core values and high expectations are lived every single day.

If you are an excellent teacher, with strong Teaching and Learning experience, and you want to step into Leadership, this could be the role for you.

If you have a proven track record of successfully leading whole school initiatives, this could be the exciting next step you’ve been searching for to develop your career.  

We would recommend arranging a visit to the school prior to making an application. To do so, please contact Kim Leftwich via her email kim.leftwich@coundoncourt.org

If you have any queries or questions or need to obtain further details, please contact Mrs Linda Phillips on 02476335121.

To apply for this position, please complete and email the application form to vacancies@coundoncourt.org . You will also need to attach a covering letter that comprises of no more than two sides of A4 which details your experience and suitability for the post.

Coundon Court is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful application will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Closing Date: Friday 7th October 2022 (midday)

 Start Date: January 2023