Head of Faculty – English (QUE)

Closing on: Nov 25, 2024
Position: Head of Faculty English
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Location: Queensbury School
Term Time: All year round

Contract: Permanent and full time

Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 2.2 + SEN Allowance (pay award pending)

Start Date: Required as soon as possible

Queensbury is a large Secondary Special School with a satellite 6th Form Centre (approximately 343 11 – 19 year old students in total), all with Educational Health Care Plans, which caters for students with Autism, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and a range of complex needs. Our positive, caring ethos provides a safe, stable, hardworking learning environment where everyone is valued. 

Required as soon as possible.  We are seeking to appoint an aspirational, outstanding practitioner to join our Middle Management Team; a rare and exciting opportunity for the right person. This pivotal role is key to making ongoing improvements in the English curriculum across KS3 & KS4 and the successful candidate will need drive and strategic vision, combined with highly effective communication skills that will encourage, motivate and lead. The successful candidate needs to be able to inspire young people to achieve their maximum potential and have an excellent understanding of the challenges they face.  The successful candidate should be able to share their passion for English, have a proven successful track record and an ability to develop inspirational programmes of study. You will need to deliver consistently high-quality lessons which demonstrate good/outstanding teaching, have genuine enthusiasm to work with our young people who are at the very heart of all that we do, and thrive on challenge in order to attain positive outcomes.

We can offer:

  • A collaborative and inclusive culture
  • A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
  • Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • We offer 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means you complete training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions
  • Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF – free totally confidential support,
  • Access to discounts and offers via BHSF
  • Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme for Teachers
  • Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions
  • Onsite parking at all schools
  • We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides, Drivers

If you are determined, ambitious, hardworking and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email; hr@queensbury.eiat.org.uk

The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.    

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This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. 

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How to apply:

Please apply online: https://educationimpact.org.uk/jobs

Closing Date: Monday 25th November 2024

Interviews to be held week commencing: 16th December 2024

Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CV’s) or accept them instead of an application form.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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