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Leader of English

Leader of English

Stamford Welland Academy

Lincolnshire

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
17 October 2021

Job overview

We are looking for an outstanding and inspirational teacher who will lead our successful and thriving English department to deliver creative and engaging English lessons. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of motivating colleagues to raise attainment across groups of students and developing schemes of learning and teaching material that is adaptable and accessible for a wide range of learning needs.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and well-qualified subject matter expert and will have a proven record demonstrating excellent teaching skills and demonstrable results over a sustained period. An understanding of the expectations of the broad and balanced curriculum is a required expectation alongside a commitment to inclusion and inclusive practices and a proven application of Behaviour for Learning strategies. As a leader they must be able to demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills and be a proactive and motivated individual.

CMAT is a success story that continues to grow, and part of our success is down to our ability to Recruit, Develop and Retain the very best teachers. It is also driven by our ability to adapt to the changing educational landscape led by determined staff who bring our academies alive with their enthusiastic personalities, unshakeable work ethic and their commitment to delivering exceptional learning experiences for our students.

What makes Stamford Welland Academy, and the Trust as a whole, different is that we know how to nurture and bring out the very best in our talented staff, which is then reflected in our students.

In return, we can offer you: 

• Dedicated support from our CMAT Directors of English 

• A philosophy of 100% achievement and inclusion

• A commitment to extending the boundaries of learning, enabling all students to become well-rounded individuals

• A purposeful and caring learning environment, where every individual is known, valued and supported 

• Motivated, engaged students and ambitious, invested and professional staff

• A culture of promoting leadership, innovation and staff progression - we are committed to retaining good teachers and partnership working through our Teaching School status within our family of schools.

The closing date for applications is 7pm on Sunday 17th October 2021.

If you would like to join an Academy demonstrating a serious commitment to impact pupil progress and a love of the subject, we welcome your application.

If you have any queries regarding this post, please contact Erica Appleton, PA to Headteacher, email eappleton@stamfordwellandacademy.org

Stamford Welland Academy, Green Lane, Stamford PE9 1HE  

If you have any queries regarding this post, please contact Julie Nolan, Assistant Principal, email jnolan@stamfordwellandacademy.org

Stamford Welland Academy, Green Lane, Stamford PE9 1HE

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All staff will be subject to an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Stamford Welland Academy

Stamford Welland Academy is a mainstream, co-educational, non-denominational, non-selective secondary school for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and has 600 pupils on its roll.

Stamford Welland Academy is the only state secondary school in Stamford and it is sponsored by Meridian Trust.

Principal

Victoria Lloyd

Values and vision

Meridian Trust (formerly CMAT) exists to provide high quality education at the heart of the community.

To reflect this, the philosophy of all Meridian Trust schools is:

Where every child is a:

  • Successful Learner who enjoys learning, makes progress and achieves
  • Confident Individual who is able to live a safe, healthy and fulfilling life
  • Responsible and Employable Citizen who makes a positive contribution to the communities in which they live.

Where the school is a:

  • Hub for community activities and a place where people of all ages meet and integrate
  • Centre for extended services for children, families and the community
  • Source of immense pride for the whole community

Within this context, the purpose driving Stamford Welland Academy will be to provide high-quality learning for all so that:

Every member of our community is known, valued and supported to achieve in all areas at the highest level to become successful, confident and responsible for the pursuit of lifelong learning.

Ofsted report

At our latest Ofsted inspection, we were judged as ‘Good’ in all areas. The report published in September 2021 heaped praise on our leadership team and followed our impressive Key Stage 4 results which were also the best results the school has ever recorded.

The inspectors said: “Leaders have done much to improve the school, including the quality of education. They have set high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and attitudes to learning. They have strengthened relationships with the local community. These improvements have led to more parents wanting to send their children here.

“Pupils study a broad range of subjects. In key stage 4, they are encouraged to study subjects that leaders believe will help pupils in the future. As a result, there has been a large increase in the number of pupils who study languages. Leaders make ambitious decisions about the curriculum which are in the best interests of the pupils. For example, they have changed how pupils study the different subjects in Years 7 and 8 to address previous underachievement at the end of key stage 4.”


View Stamford Welland Academy’s latest Ofsted report


Why work for us?

At Stamford Welland Academy we value our staff for their hard work and commitment to our students.  They are all highly valued members of our community and below is a list of just some of the benefits that we offer for them:

• a philosophy of 100% achievement and inclusion

• a commitment to extending the boundaries of learning enabling all young people to become well- rounded individuals

• a purposeful and caring learning environment, where every individual is known, valued and supported

• motivated and engaged students, and ambitious, dedicated and professional staff

• a commitment to leadership, innovation, staff progression - we are passionate about retaining good teachers - and partnership working, as part of our Teaching School status and within our family of schools.

• Experienced mentors are available to support NQTs through their induction year.

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