Progress Leader of English - Academy Lead for Literacy

PROGRESS LEADER OF ENGLISH – Academy Lead for Literacy 

(Full-time Permanent) Start Date: 30th August 2023 or soonest thereafter 

Bradford Forster Academy is a relatively new 11-16 Church of England secondary Academy and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), a growing Christian Multi-Academy Trust based in Bradford. Within BDAT there is an exciting opportunity to work across a variety of growing diverse schools. 

In order to further accelerate outcomes and continue to grow our talented staff team, we are currently seeking to appoint an outstanding Progress Leader of English to join our successful and hardworking English department.  They will specifically take on the role of Academy Lead for Literacy as well as provide support for the Curriculum Leader of English. You will already be an outstanding teacher capable of delivering inspirational lessons and able to ensure that students within English are appropriately challenged, supported and achieve their expected levels of progress or better. 

Our Curriculum Leader of English and Progress Leader of English are currently responsible for the progress and attainment of a key stage or year group in the academy. This position will be responsible for the improvement of literacy across the academy. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join an academy with a culture of professional learning and reflection and one which works effectively with its community to bring about sustainable improvements. We actively welcome applications from talented English teachers currently with a TLR looking to take on a whole school role and to further develop their career. 

The successful candidate will:  

• Be an outstanding Teacher of English and looking to develop your career in a teaching and learning role 
• Have a passion for raising literacy levels and so increasing life chances for students 
• Be able to encourage and enthuse students to achieve their full potential 
• Be inspirational to colleagues and students – sharing best practice  

We can offer: 

• An academy and senior leadership team that will allow you to be inspirational, proactive and play an active part in our school improvement 
• Tailored CPD with a strong commitment on developing individual career paths 
• An English department which welcomes new ideas with energy and enthusiasm  

If you are looking to join an academy with a fantastic staff team who are dedicated to increasing life chances for all students in our community, then we want to hear from you.  Visits to the academy are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Michelle Marsden, Recruitment and HR Officer at Michelle.Marsden@BFA.bdat-academies.org. 

Closing Date: Friday 9th June 2023 @ 9am  

For full details, application form with information pack, please visit the MyNewTerm website 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).