Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy
Alec Reed Academy
Ealing
- £42,093 - £62,307 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Mains/Upper Scale (Inner London) + TLR2b, Teachers Pension, free parking, family friendly benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- asap although willing to wait
- Apply by:
- 22 September 2024
Job overview
Deputy Curriculum Leader English & Literacy
Salary: Mains/Upper Scale (Inner London) + TLR2b
Teachers Pension, free parking, family friendly benefits
‘The academy is fantastic at supporting your professional development and progression. Myself and many others have been encouraged to apply for ambitious roles and responsibilities within the academy, as well as continuing our development through courses, such as an NPQSL’. Lead Practitioner.
We have the exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with experienced staff in a high quality and well-resourced environment in the role of Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy. We are based in West London/Ealing. This position is to commence is soon as possible; however we are willing to wait for the right candidate.
Skills & Experience needed:
· The role of Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy requires you to contribute to the effective leadership of the curriculum area, monitoring of standards of performance and teaching and learning; and to develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.
· Applicants must possess a suitable degree and UK recognised teaching qualification (i.e. QTS, PGCE)
· Experience and demonstrable success within English
· Strong leadership, management and sound administrative skills
· Ability to enthuse and effectively communicate your subject to students both written and orally
What we have to offer you:
· An Ofsted ‘Good’ school and an exciting place to work
· As an Investor in People, we offer excellent career and professional development opportunities
· The chance to work with exceptionally committed colleagues who have high expectations of students
· A welcoming school in West London/Ealing with great Trustees, where staff feel valued, enjoy opportunities for additional paid responsibilities, and there is scope to influence autonomy
· The Academy is in outer London but with Inner London pay and Teachers Pension
· Free on-site parking, subsidised meals and family friendly policies including dependents entitlement
· Regular nominated staff rewards and free breakfasts are also welcomed by staff.
Commitment to safeguarding:
· ARA is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination
· The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
How to apply:
· Come and visit us for a personal
tour if you like, or you could visit the ‘Quicklinks - Vacancies’ section of
our website for more information and an application form:
· If you prefer to talk, our HR department would love to chat: 0208 8414511.
Closing date for completed applications: Sunday 22nd September 2024 at midnight.
Interviews will be held w/c 23rd September 2024.
We reserve the right to hold interviews in advance of the closing date should a favourable application be received
ARA is committed to the protection and safety of our learners. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to commencing the role.
Attached documents
- Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy - Person Specification.pdf701.11KB
- Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy - Job Advert.pdf489.75KB
- Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy - Letter from the Principal.pdf747.5KB
- Deputy Curriculum Leader - English & Literacy - Job Description.pdf320.93KB
- English & Literacy dept info.pdf530.24KB
About Alec Reed Academy
Welcome to the Alec Reed Academy, where traditional values of hard work and effort, coupled with Respect, Honesty and Kindness underpin our pursuit of excellence.
Our passion is for learning. We want our students to be excited by their experience in the classroom and beyond, committed to achieving their very best and confident about their futures.
We are proud to be an all-through Academy for students aged 3-19 and an Adult Learning Centre. Our ‘state of the art’ facilities have benefited from extensive capital funding. The most recent developments include the Arc in the primary phase and the Quad in the secondary phase. Extensive sports facilities including a Community Sports Centre are enjoyed by students and staff at the Academy and members of our wider communities alike. The Academy is fortunate in that it owns its own ‘Academy Fields’; a large section of fertile land and the perfect environment for outdoor learning.
The combination of passionate and talented teaching and support staff and excellent facilities create an enviable learning environment.
Our aim: to be an outstanding learning community where individuals thrive. By working together - parents, students, staff - we can achieve it.
OfSTED
The Academy was recently inspected by OfSTED in June 2018 and again judged ‘Good’, with an exceptionally positive report, published on our website. We received praise from Ofsted who described it as ‘at the heart of its community, an inclusive school with leadership providing excellent role models and maintaining the good quality of education since the last inspection in 2015’. Early Years and Primary Phase were highlighted as a particular strength.
Ethos
The Academy has a distinctive and inclusive ethos which guides our work and the education of our students. The Academy’s aim as a comprehensive Academy is to prepare children for adult life and this underpins our mission to:
- provide high quality education and a thirst for life-long learning;
- enable everyone to enjoy success and achievement;
- promote confidence and a strong sense of personal worth;
- have high expectations which will be reflected in the targets set for staff and students alike;
- harness the energies of children, students, staff, parents and local community to establish a genuine partnership with the Academy for the benefit of all;
- establish a business-like ethos by beliefs in values and attitudes such as hard work, honesty, respect and concern for others;
- provide quality opportunities for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our children and young people.
Background
In 2003, Sir Alec Reed sponsored a single all-through Academy for pupils aged 3-19. The new West London Academy opened in 2005 with modern and exceptionally spacious facilities designed by the acclaimed Foster Partner architects. Following the completion of two extensions (one to the Secondary, the other to the Primary Phase) the Academy was renamed the Alec Reed Academy (ARA) in September 2012. Our all-through, co-educational multicultural Academy delivers high quality education within a 104 place Nursery with 30 hour provision, 3FE Primary Phase, 6FE Secondary Phase, Post 16, Adult Learning Centre and Community Sports Centre. We are also privileged to share our facilities with the John Chilton School which provides education for approximately 95 children aged 4-16 years with moderate to severe physical and medical needs
School roll
In recent years our school roll has increased, but the profile has altered with demographic change. Pupil numbers remain a priority for us to ensure consistent growth across the Academy and for Alec Reed to be school of choice for the local community and beyond.
2012-13 2017-18 2018-19 (est)
Primary 499 585 571
Secondary 833 683 707
Post 16 1 100 211 220
Total Academy 1432 1479 1498
The academic results for 2016/17 showed continued improvements over previous years and academic progress was made across all Key Stages. Outcomes in the Primary Phase exceeded the provisional national average in most areas. Pupil Progress measures were strong and significantly above the national average. The Academy also moved to a positive Progress 8 measure of +0.06 (2015/16 -0.1) which places ARA at least in line with the national average for performance.
Higher ability students performed strongly with 20% of their overall grades being at level 7+ (old A grade) or above. At Post-16, value added for A Level examinations increased from -0.75 to -0.24; over 56% of pupils taking Applied General qualifications achieved Distinction/Distinction* grades and 100% achieved Pass-Distinction.
The proportion of students who have special educational needs supported through the SEN category of SEN Support is 18.8%, which is above the national average of 14.4%, as is the proportion supported with a statement of special educational needs/Education Health Care Plan. Nearly 59% (2016/17: 57%) students across the Academy have English as their second language and 11% require additional English language support.
The proportion of students for whom the Academy receives the Pupil Premium is 34% (2016/17: 40.9%) which is above the national average. Pupil mobility levels are high; an above-average proportion of students join the Academy at times other than the usual and have English as a second language.
Services
The all-through structure of the Academy allows for central management of all support services and facilities including Finance, HR, Marketing, Helpdesk, Building, Restaurant, Security and Hygiene Services. We also operate ARA Enterprise Ltd which provides Community Sports facilities. Information about this service is published on our website.
The Academy is known to value is staff as its greatest resource and the continuous professional development of all staff is a priority across the Academy. The combination of engaged, committed, and talented teaching and support staff and excellent facilities create an enviable learning environment, where traditional values, contemporary aspirations and creative curiosity underpin our pursuit of excellence.
As a consequence, we enjoy a low staff turnover and a higher than normal team of support staff including dedicated Student & Family Education Workers assigned to each Year Group, Teaching Assistants assigned to curriculum areas and a high investment in CPD.
Location
Alec Reed Academy is in Northolt, in the London Borough of Ealing, and is ideally located close to the A40 and M25. It has ample parking on site but it is also a twenty minute walk/short bus ride from Northolt Tube station on the Central Line and Greenford Tube station provides an immediate link to National Rail.
Whilst urban, Northolt is on the edge of London, benefiting from fast access to the centre of the metropolis whilst being minutes away from the green belt and picturesque villages and towns including Marlow and Beaconsfield. Richmond and Twickenham are also close by.
Co-located in our building is the John Chilton School (all age Community Special School (London Borough of Ealing) which is a mixed Community Special School funded by Ealing Local Authority for pupils aged 3-17 years who may have moderate to severe learning difficulties as a primary need or as a dual diagnosis to their medical or physical need. Some of their pupils are educated in our mainstream classes for a proportion of their timetable.
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