Progress Leader of English

 PROGRESS LEADER OF ENGLISH (Full-time Permanent) 

Start Date: September 2017 

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Bradford Forster Academy is a 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. The Academy opened on 1st September 2015 and now has 350 students on roll in years 7 and 8. 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 Teacher of English to join our successful and hardworking English department as our new English Progress Leader. 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 English Progress Leaders work closely with the Curriculum Leader of English and are responsible for the progress and attainment of a key stage or year group in 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
• Able to encourage and      enthuse students to achieve their full potential
• Inspirational to      colleagues and students – sharing best practice 

In return for your commitment 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 

• An approach which supports and stimulates professional growth 
• A supportive Leadership Team

If you are looking to join an academy with a culture of professional learning and reflection, then we want to hear from you.  Visits to the academy are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Barbara Blackham, PA to the Head of School, at b.blackham@bradfordforsteracademy.co.uk    

Closing Date for applications is 9.00 am Tuesday, 7th February 2017 

Interviews will be held during w/c 13th February 2017   

For full details, application form with information pack, please visit our website http://www.bradfordforsteracademy.co.uk/job-vacancies/   

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).