Second in English Faculty

The Second in Faculty is responsible for assisting the Head of Faculty in the ongoing development and supervision of the curriculum and the quality of teaching and learning that is provided for each student.

This post offers an additional payment of TLR2A £3,017 per annum

Job Details

Hours of Work:   Full Time  

Position Type:   Permanent 

Line Manager: Head of Faculty

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional and highly motivated Second in Faculty for English to assist with the day-to-day leadership of the faculty and support the Head of Faculty to achieve the required quality of teaching, learning and educational outcomes across the faculty.

You will be an excellent qualified teacher with the ability to inspire and develop others and have a proven track record of raising educational standards.

This is an exciting time to join Northallerton School & Sixth Form College as we have moved to a new site in Northallerton. The new site provides state of the art learning facilities including an enhanced digital learning environment, new and fully refurbished teaching spaces, a large open plan learning resource centre and a newly built sixth for centre for our rapidly expanding sixth form. 

We are looking to develop our provision and this is a fantastic opportunity for a keen English teacher to join our school community and contribute to it as both a teacher and wider member of the school. 

You will be an inspiring practitioner, able to make a significant contribution towards supporting our drive to continue raising achievement and standards. We are an ambitious school and are passionate about the education of our students, continuous professional development of all staff and developing our strong partnership with parents and the wider community. This post presents fantastic professional development opportunities to the successful candidate, with the potential in the future to work across schools with the Areté Learning Trust.

Information about the English Faculty 

The Team

The English Faculty at Northallerton School & Sixth Form College is staffed by eight specialist teachers with a range of backgrounds and expertise.  There is a head of faculty and a second in the English department as well as several other experienced teachers. We are a very loyal and supportive department, committed to team-work, with shared strategic planning, policy-making and core programmes of study. High priority is given to writing and sharing our own resources. We pride ourselves on good student-teacher relationships and have high expectations of all our students.

Facilities

From September 2021, the school moved to a new site within Northallerton.  The site provides state of the art learning facilities including an enhanced digital learning environment, new and fully refurbished teaching spaces, large open plan learning resource centre and a newly built sixth form centre for our rapidly expanding sixth form.

Key Stage 3/ Key Stage 4/ GCSE

Teaching at pre-16 is in mixed-ability classes and all GCSE students follow the AQA Specification for English Language and English Literature from Year 9 sitting their exams at the end of Year 11. Key Stage 4 students work in ‘Exam Success Classes’ which have been carefully created to ensure that learners are working at a similar level and towards similar goals.  

 Key Stage 5/ Post-16

Our contribution to the school’s Post-16 curriculum is a very significant one. English Literature (Edexcel) and English Language (AQA) are very popular subjects at Post-16.  Post-16 students are also provided with the opportunity to re-sit GCSE English alongside their other studies.

Extra-curricular activities

There is a strong tradition in the performing arts at the school. The faculty organises outings to the theatre whenever relevant and available as well as study days for A-level students. We have also recently run literature-based trips to places including York and Whitby and a residential in Stratford-upon-Avon. There have been many trips and competitions aimed at KS3 students including most recently the ‘Young Writers’ competition and the ‘Guess the Reader’ World Book Day event. There are opportunities for students to get involved as subject mentors, reader leaders and in other volunteer roles.

 If you would like to discuss any aspects of the faculty’s work or the post, please contact Robert Stevenson Brown, Head of Faculty on rstevensonbrown@arete.uk or 01609 773340.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role.

https://www.mynewterm.com/jobs/146969/EDV-2023-NSFC-84587

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.