Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy
Parkside Community School
Derbyshire
- New
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Range L6 to L10
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 January 2025
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a successful aspiring or existing Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy to join our ambitious Senior Leadership Team at Parkside Community School. They will be a passionate and highly effective leader, who is able to support, motivate and encourage colleagues.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a track record of impact at middle/senior leadership level. The position is a great match for someone who believes that schools have the power to transform lives and must:
- be truly inclusive and focus on the wellbeing and progress of every child to unlock potential
- remove all barriers to social mobility so no doors are closed
- enable students to make the most of their talents, and live life in all its fullness
- enable young people to be aspirational and give them the tools to surpass their personal and academic targets
Role and responsibilities: Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy
The Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy under the direction of the Deputy Headteacher will:
- provide professional leadership and management for the coordination of the whole school literacy strategy. Specifically they will improve levels of reading, writing, oracy and SPaG for all students so they are able to fully access all areas of the school’s curriculum
- lead the English department and have strategic ownership of the English curriculum intent, implementation and impact
The Senior Leader for English and Whole School Literacy’s roles and responsibilities may change over time to suit the needs of the school.
What we offer:
- a small and friendly school
- fantastic students
- an ambitious and supportive staff body
- huge support and progression opportunities
- excellent support from the Embark Federation central team
- excellent ongoing CPD and career development within our school, and across the Embark family of schools
- an impressive range of Embark employee benefits
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Closing date - 9am on 21 October 2024
Interviews will take place during week of 21 October 2024
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About Parkside Community School
- Parkside Community School
- Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield
- Derbyshire
- S40 2NS
- United Kingdom
Parkside Community School is a small sized 11-16 secondary located in Chesterfield. In April 2023 it joined Embark Federation.
Parkside is a truly special school and has a fantastic student body. It benefits from a talented and committed, long serving staff and governance with minimal turnover. All at Parkside are passionate about positively serving to change life chances for our children; this is our common purpose.
Exceptional teaching and learning is our priority. Our highly qualified and motivated staff work hard to ensure our students achieve at the highest level, whatever their starting point. The intent of the Parkside Curriculum is to be leading edge, facilitating the best academic and personal development outcomes for our students. Our pastoral teams are driven to provide all necessary support to ensure our students can learn, participate, and feel they belong to the Parkside family.
Please take time to view our school website to learn more about our wonderful school. http://www.parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk/
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