Subject Lead for English
Alcester Academy
Warwickshire
- New
- Salary:
- Leadership Group 2 (6-10)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2025 start or earlier
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2024
Job overview
Full Time 1:1
Salary scale: Leadership Group 2 (6-10)
Easter 2025 start or earlier
Closing date: Friday 29th November 2024 12 noon
Interviews: TBC
An earlier shortlist may be created if there is an overwhelming number of applications.
The School
Alcester Academy is a highly successful 11-16 school with 647 students currently on roll. Alcester is located between Studley and Stratford-Upon-Avon. The school has an excellent reputation based on examination results, a progressive approach to educational development and a strong sense of community. At our last inspection, in January 2022, Ofsted judged us good. The schools’ overall Progress 8 score for 2024 was +0.66 (SISRA), which we believe once again places us as one of the top performing non selective schools in Warwickshire, and in the top 5% nationally.
Outcomes in English are exemplary, and the successful candidate will be expected to continue this trajectory.
Further details about the school can be found on our website (www.alcesteracademy.org.uk), including our current curriculum information. Our Twitter feed (@AlcesterAcademy) is another excellent source for a feel of the school.
The Post
This is an exciting opportunity for a strong middle leader with a proven track record of personal, exemplary student outcomes. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate experience of effective leadership and management in a Middle Leadership position, and a willingness to contribute to the whole staff team. Flexibility and the ability to innovate are desirable qualities, along with energy and capacity for hard work. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of what effective Teaching and Learning looks like for children of all abilities and be committed to enable all students to access the curriculum in order to fulfil their academic potential. They will be able to engage and enthuse students of all aptitudes. Resilience and drive are desirable qualities in order to ensure that students at Alcester Academy are provided with the very best life opportunities possible. The school currently offers numerous extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities, and for Year 11s, numerous lunchtime, after school and key Saturday sessions.
The additional role within the extended leadership team will be determined around the successful candidates’ strengths and the needs of the school at the time of appointment. Responsibilities will include the ability to contribute to the design and planning of interventions to promote outstanding progress at GCSE.
The Application Process
Please complete an Alcester Academy application form (see above). A written statement in support of your application is also essential. We do not consider CVs. Please email your completed application and any supporting documents to admin@alcesteracademy.org.uk.
The application deadline is 12 noon on Friday 29th November 2024. An earlier shortlist may be created if there is an overwhelming number of applications.
If you have any questions with regard to this vacancy or wish to visit the school, please contact: head@alcesteracademy.org.uk
We look forward to receiving your application.
Alcester Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post. For shortlisted candidates, please be aware that online searches may be done as part of due diligence check.
We reserve the right to follow up references provided in person
Attached documents
About Alcester Academy
- Alcester Academy
- Gerard Road, Alcester
- Warwickshire
- B49 6QQ
- United Kingdom
Alcester Academy is a co-educational secondary school based in Alcester, Warwickshire, for students aged 11-16. Many large and small villages surround the town of Alcester and they form part of the school’s catchment area.
Headteacher
Sarah Mellors
Values and vision
Alcester Academy aims to provide a high-quality curriculum that allows all its students to fulfil their academic potential. The school works to achieve this through good teaching, effective use of data to drive interventions, and a determination that its students will achieve.
The secondary school wishes to teach students the importance of building trust through truth, and to do the right thing when no one is looking. It also strives to instil in students the value of curiosity in extending and developing their knowledge, and the value of courage in innovating and creating. Pupils are supported to develop enquiring minds.
Ofsted report
“The school’s work to keep pupils safe, and to teach them how to keep themselves safe, is highly effective. Attendance is high. Lessons typically involve mature discussion in which pupils respect and learn from each other’s views. Teachers develop pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills most effectively. Work is well planned to build on what pupils already know and understand. Teachers provide additional challenge for those who excel, and support any who are at risk of falling behind. Well-planned and varied strategies reflect the academy’s commitment to supporting disadvantaged pupils.”
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