Senior Lead Practitioner for English

As Ormiston moves into an exciting new phase, we remain absolutely focused on ensuring that our curriculum sets our pupils up for lives of choice and opportunity. By 2030, our aspiration is that many more of our children, are accessing excellent learning opportunities, inside and outside of the classroom, which enrich their lives and afford them choice and opportunity in the future. All of our schools have outcomes that are above the national average with our disadvantaged outcomes in the top 20% nationally. We know that a high-quality curriculum taught by expert teachers is critical to achieving that vision.

This exciting role will be critical in helping shape and develop education in your specialism for over 35,000 pupils in the trust. Leading fellow lead practitioners, your role will focus on strengthening the subject curriculums across all of our academies, overseeing and directing the creation of a curriculum in your own subject, drawing from best practice internally and externally. You will also be critical in shaping the direction of training for subject leadership development all the way through to ITT curriculum.

This is a national role, based at home but with regular travel to our academies and head office.

About us: 

Founded in 2009, Ormiston Academies Trust is one of the oldest and largest school trusts in the country, educating over 35,000 pupils in 42 schools with over 5,000 staff. We are one of the few national trusts in the school system with our schools spread across England in diverse locations such as Lowestoft, the Isle of Wight, Grimsby, Runcorn and in the West Midlands. Our committed staff are driven by the purpose of our work. At OAT, we believe there’s nothing more important than educating the next generation, and our teams across the organisation are dedicated to ensuring that the education we offer is the best it can be.

When you join us at OAT you can be certain that your work will have purpose and meaning. You can also expect robust and holistic support from us to enable you to excel in your role. You will have access to an attractive benefits package including health cash plan, salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of retail discounts.

About you:

You will be an expert and experienced leader, with the drive and determination to improve standards of reading, writing and oracy. You will have a passion for your subject, high levels of ambition for pupils and the ability to work at scale across multiple schools. You will be responsible for line managing lead practitioners so experience of managing a team is desirable. It is critical that you understand curriculum design in its widest sense and can quality assure materials from any subject. You will lead on the curriculum design for your own subject. 

How to apply:

This position is open to experienced middle and senior leaders with an excellent understanding of curriculum and assessment and proven track record of school improvement. If you are aligned to our mission and values, have a strong track record of improving young people’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

To apply, please submit your completed application and supporting statement via the apply now link by the closing date of 27th September. A full job description and person specification is attached. 

Interviews will be held on 2nd October at one of our academies in the midlands area.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jemma Sherwood via email; jemma.sherwood@ormistonacademies.co.uk

Ormiston Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974