Lead Practitioner - Literacy

Churchill Community College are at the start of an exciting journey of improvement. We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic teacher to join us on this journey. Churchill Community College is known for its inclusive practice and these values are matched by our whole school values of Aspiration, Care, Community, Integrity, Perseverance and Respect.

Details of Churchill Community College can be found on our website: www.churchillcommunitycollege.org

There is much to do, but the successful applicant will be supported by the Deputy Headteacher, Quality of Education and the SENDCo. The role is an exciting one, as it will allow you to work with a team of other leaders in school creating strategies/interventions to help bring about excellent practice in the classroom. 

Key aspects for the role in the first 12 months include:

• Working with the Deputy Headteacher to develop quality first teaching of literacy across the school.
• To support staff in more creative, engaging teaching
• To support the impact of whole school literacy interventions
• To support student engagement in developing a love for reading

Churchill Community College believes in investing in our staff. This post may appeal to a teacher who has aspirations of senior leadership in the near future. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to complete the NPQ Lead Literacy course and any additional training related to the post.

A lead practitioner should be an exemplar of teaching skills, lead the improvement of teaching skills, as well as take a leadership role in developing, implementing and evaluating strategies to contribute to the overall development of Literacy. 

 The successful candidate will be: 

• An excellent practitioner with a passion for their own subject
• Committed to the highest standard of achievement for all students.
• Able to demonstrate leadership skills to support the development of staff
• An outstanding communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• An enthusiastic team-player, self-motivated and committed to further professional development.
• Be able to model outstanding planning, assessment and teaching in order to support staff in the school team to achieve high quality teaching over time.

To take Churchill Community College forward, we will need to be courageous. We will need to try new things, be open to change and have the courage to put ourselves out of our comfort zones in order to grow.

We encourage any applicant to come and visit the school or to book an informal phone conversation about this role with Fiona Nairne-White, Deputy Headteacher. Please contact Heather Bell (Head's PA) – heather.bell@churchillcc.org to arrange a suitable time.

If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please complete an application form and e-mail it to recruitment@churchillcc.org no later than 12pm on Wednesday 13th December 2023.

Please note, we do not accept CV's.

Interviews for successfully shortlisted candidates will be undertaken w/c 18th December 2023.