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Progress Leader (an ability to teach either MFL or English would be advantageous)

Progress Leader (an ability to teach either MFL or English would be advantageous)

Parkside School

Cullingworth, Bradford

Salary:
MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£4549)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2020
Apply by:
30 March 2020

Job overview

Parkside is a rapidly improving school situated in a rural situation, close to Haworth, West Yorkshire, with good transport links to both Bradford and Leeds.  It is a popular and oversubscribed 11 to 18 co-educational school with around 1100 students on role. Due to the improvements instigated over the last two/three years and also to address the increased need for provision in the community, from September 2017, the school engaged in an expansion programme. This will take the school to 210 students on entry, up from the initial 180 and will increase the school in size to approximately 1275 (including sixth form).

Parkside School was judged as a GOOD school by OFSTED in October 2016.  We continue to be a forward thinking and outward facing school and in recognition of the excellent practice being undertaken here at Parkside School, we have been and continue to be nominated/shortlisted for a multitude of awards some of which are:

• The Telegraph and Argus Education Awards – in the category of Teaching Assistants (winners);

• PE School Games Award (silver);

• Sky Sports Award for Education (top 10 schools nationally);

• Teacher Development Trust Silver Award – for professional development;

• CEIAG regional winners;

• CEIAG national runners up;

• STEM: Secondary Science Silver Award (one of only two Yorkshire schools awarded this nationally recognised award);

• Robotics Challenge:  Regional winners/national finalists (design winners);

• F1 in Schools:  Research and Development/Verbal Presentation Award;

• Rolls Royce Science Award, national finalists;

• Dame Kelly Holmes Programme.

We continue an upward trajectory of success with regard to our exam results and the continued, sustained improvement in student outcomes, reflects the hard work of the students and staff alike.  This year saw our best results ever and gave everyone (students and staff alike) an immense pride in what we, the Parkside family had managed to achieve together.  Our students now perform above national outcomes and significantly above the Local Authority outcomes.

OFSTED October 2016 commented:

“Senior leaders have been successful in improving the quality of teaching and pupils’ progress since the last inspection”

“The Headteacher and his senior team lead the school with energy, drive and determination…”

“The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare is good…”

“…Parents agree that their children are safe”

“Relationships between staff and pupils are very positive and the school’s expectations of behaviour are high”

“Across a broad range of subjects, pupils currently in the school are making good progress from their starting points…”

“Teaching and Learning in the sixth form are good…”

Due to the promotion of the existing postholder we are seeking to appoint an ambitious, innovative, and highly skilled leader. The successful applicant will report directly to the Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral) and it is expected they support the strategic direction and development of the pastoral/inclusion systems across all areas of the school and link to improving attainment outcomes for our students across all year groups.

The successful candidate will oversee the following:

• Years 9, 10 and 11

• Line manage Student Support Leaders (SSLs) in each of the year groups identified (non-teaching)

• Be responsible for form tutors in each year group and the delivery of associated programmes of study/tutor time strategies.

The successful applicant will be joining a school that has:

• Has a track record of sustained improvements and outcomes for students at key stage points;

• Improving  progress across all Key Stages;

• Worked strategically to enhance the progress of its students at all Key Stages;

• A dedicated staff who are hardworking, enthusiastic and collaborative in their approach to working together and one which contributes to a vibrant and supportive community;

• A supportive environment where staff development is an essential aspect of career development

• Has the wider education of its students at its heart and sees pastoral/inclusion as in integral part of this

We are seeking to appoint:

• A leader who can pro-actively move this area of the school forward at a time of change

• Someone who can inspire / motivate staff and students

• A teacher with a passion for delivering inspiring and exciting lessons

• A candidate with high expectations of themselves and others

• An outstanding classroom practitioner

• A dedicated colleague who is keen to make a significant contribution to raising the attainment and progress of their students further and to producing successful, independent learners for the future

• A dedicated colleague who is keen to make a significant contribution to raising/enhancing the extra-curricular offer to students

We can offer:

• Career development opportunities

• Nationally accredited staff CPD

• Smaller than average teaching groups

• Opportunities to teach at post 16 in some roles

Visits are welcome and these can be arranged by contacting the Headteacher, Mr Andy Taylor, via his PA Mrs Jill Britton on jill.britton@parksideschool.net 

If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please apply by following the link below, having taken note of the attachments, by the closing date of Monday 30th March 2020 10:00 am. 

Please note:  Only first person or direct applications from candidates will be considered.  Third party applications/introductions or recommendations will not be accepted by the school.

Successful candidates will be contacted for interview, which will be undertaken Week commencing Monday 20th April 2020

The School has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same.  Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.  Parkside School is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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About Parkside School

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  • Parkside School
  • Parkside Terrace, Cullingworth, Bradford
  • West Yorkshire
  • BD13 5AD
  • United Kingdom
+44 1535 272752

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It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join Parkside School which recently joined Wellspring Academy Trust who were recently awarded the title of Multi Academy Trust of the year. As such, we are at the start of an exciting journey  and we are looking for a like-minded, talented people to join us. Wellspring Academy Trust is known for its inclusive practice and these values are matched by Parkside School.

Located in the picturesque village of Cullingworth, Parkside School is surrounded by rolling hills and dramatic countryside. The village, three miles south of Keighley and seven miles west of central Bradford, is not only popular with commuters but also with tourists, walkers and cyclists who revel in some of the country’s most glorious scenery. The locality is steeped in history; the Brontë Parsonage Museum and its famous literary collections lie less than five miles east.

We want the young people of Parkside school to have every available opportunity to develop into well-rounded citizens who are equipped to make a positive contribution and who know how to keep themselves safe. We want students to have passionate hopes for their future; hopes that they can articulate, believe in and make real. We want to develop a nurturing environment that develops students who can empathise, critique, protect, love, inspire, make, design, explore and understand; students who are willing to try things they have never tried before, do things they have never done before and who are willing to risk reimagining themselves as the very best version of what they can become.

We believe that education is the vehicle for improved outcomes for all. Improved outcomes for all aid the cause of social justice through equity. This is why we are so passionate about what we do. We champion inclusive education, stronger communities and improving life chances. We are passionate about our social purpose: to make a difference. Ethics and values are at the heart of our culture. We have taken the harder path many times in order to remain true to our values. Our organisational thinking, philosophy of education and way of being place people and positive relationships at their heart. We invest in our workforce. We invest in our children and young people. We invest in our communities.

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