INTERNAL - Subject Responsibility of English TLR 2.1

We currently have exciting opportunities for two experienced colleagues to take on Subject Responsibility of English on a temporary basis, starting January 2025, concluding December 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for existing CHS colleagues.

In addition to those professional responsibilities which are common to all classroom teachers in the school, the post holder’s key responsibilities will be for supporting the Curriculum Leader in raising the standards of teaching, learning and student achievement in the subject area for all students attending Chorlton High School.

The post holder is accountable to the Curriculum Leader, a Senior Leader and to the Headteacher.

The application closing date is 24th November 2024, and interviews will take place shortly thereafter.

Professional responsibilities 

·   To take a lead role in the development of effective teaching and learning strategies in the curriculum area in line with school and national policy

·   To ensure that appropriate targets exist for individual students, in the curriculum area, for each of the school’s five year groups and to monitor, review student progress and take appropriate action as necessary

·   To lead and manage the work of members of the curriculum team together with any assigned technical or support staff on targeted developments alongside the Curriculum Leader

·   To identify key professional development needs, ensuring that such needs are addressed through the provision of high quality coaching, mentoring and curriculum based INSET

·   To ensure positive behaviour for learning for all students in line with the school’s behaviour management policy 

 ·   To ensure effective liaison and collaboration with peers in other schools to share, disseminate and develop good practice

·   To ensure that appropriate risk assessments are completed and Health & Safety requirements are complied with

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support 
• access to Cyclescheme  
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 
• a range of policies which demonstrate our respect for your time and priorities outside work, including flexible working  

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk