Second in English
King Edward VI School Lichfield
Staffordshire
- New
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2.2 (£5,642)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025 (or Easter if available)
- Apply by:
- 20 January 2025
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic teacher to take on a leadership role within the English department at King Edward VI School. The successful candidate will support the Head of English with the leadership and management of provision across the age and ability range. They will be involved in monitoring achievement across the department with responsibility for assessing the need for, planning, implementing and monitoring the impact of subject intervention. They will have the opportunity to lead on aspects of departmental quality assurance and carry out a range of other management roles as required.
We are looking for an exceptional practitioner with some experience in subject leadership. The successful candidate will have a pro-active approach and excellent communication skills. As Second in English they will have a strategic role in working alongside the Head of English to shape the development of the department and maximise achievement across the all key stages. With 87% of grades at 9-4, 78% and 20% of grades at 9-7 in GCSE English in 2024, the postholder will be joining a high-performing, collaborative department.
King Edward VI School is a popular 11-18 comprehensive school rated Good by OfSTED in 2022 with recognition of our high expectations and a positive ethos reflecting our values of “Well-being, collaboration and aspiration”. The school is well-regarded within the community and has a reputation for high quality teaching. Lichfield is a small, vibrant cathedral city which is easily accessible from the surrounding areas.
For further information and all the documents you will need to make an application, please visit our website www.keslichfield.org.uk or email: office@keslichfield.org.uk
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 20 January 2025.
Interviews: Monday 27 January 2025.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (Formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions.
Attached documents
- Letter to Applicants - Second in English.pdf224.21KB
- Job Description - Second in English January 2025.pdf128.28KB
- English Department Information January 2025.pdf109.07KB
- Application Form R6 Teaching Staff - Updated-070214.doc487.5KB
- Guidance-Notes.pdf125.37KB
- Recruitment Monitoring Form - Updated 21042011.doc185KB
- Person spec - Second in English January 2025.pdf137.32KB
About King Edward VI School Lichfield
- King Edward VI School Lichfield
- Upper St John Street, Lichfield
- Staffordshire
- WS14 9EE
- United Kingdom
King Edward VI School, Lichfield is a high-performing, inclusive 11-18 community school. Our vision is built around Wellbeing, Collaboration and Aspiration. These three strands carry through all aspects of life at our school.
- Wellbeing - We value the personal and professional wellbeing of all members of our school community
- Collaboration - We work together to achieve our shared ambitions
- Aspiration - We challenge ourselves to reach our full potential in all aspects of school life
King Edward VI students and staff are valued as individuals within our large and thriving school. We believe that supportive relationships and positive behaviour should be actively fostered through a whole-school approach. We value the views and ideas of all members of our school community and seek to develop a strong partnership between students, parents and the school.
Behaviour in class and around the school is very strong. Pupils feel that staff work hard to help them to do their best. Most pupils enjoy their time at school. (Ofsted, October 2022)
We have experienced subject specialists and highly skilled support staff who work hard to bring out the best in our students. Our success is built on strong collaboration, allowing us to provide high quality support and challenge. We are proud of the school's achievements and its long history in Lichfield. The school is well-resourced and has benefited from the significant investment in recent years, providing excellent facilities on a green and spacious campus.
Students access a broad and dynamic curriculum in an environment that provides exceptional academic and pastoral support. In return we expect a commitment to high standards of effort and behaviour. We encourage all students to strive to reach their potential in its widest possible sense, our staff are fully committed to providing the enrichment and wider extra-curricular opportunities that make our school such a vibrant community.
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