English Leader - 2nd in Department Literacy Lead
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Buckinghamshire
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- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale & Upper Pay Scale, TLR 2 £3391
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025 or ASAP
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2024
Job overview
We are looking for a leader of English to bring literature and language to life. We know English has the power to aid students’ understanding of what it is to be human, to communicate and create with flair and to develop their voice in the world. We are a growing school and we have ambitious plans for the students. We have a developing library and supportive team.
We’re looking for someone to support the head of department to develop our curriculum to achieve the best we can for our students. You will be responsible for leading literacy ensuring parity across subjects and students leave with a good standard of literacy ready for the next stage in their journey.
Sir Thomas Fremantle is set in North Buckinghamshire for 11-16 year olds serving the local community. The school is in easy reach of Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. We benefit from great facilities – the school building was only opened in 2017.
We are driven to ensure all our students have an incredible education that inspires and prepares them for the next step in their journey. With 600 students we are able to really get to know each of them and our sense of community is a real strength of our school.
Your professional development is really important to us. We want you to have the skills and training so you can flourish in your role. We care about your wellbeing and we want to work with you to ensure we do all we can to support you.
We would love to show you around our school to meet our wonderful students and to get to know us better.
Please note that we do not accept CVs - applicants must submit a STFS application form via TES.
Please contact Kate Duckmanton, PA to the Headteacher, at kate.duckmanton@sirthomasfremantle.org if you wish to arrange a visit. STFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for the successful applicant
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About Sir Thomas Fremantle School
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School
- Buckingham Road, Winslow
- Buckinghamshire
- MK18 3GH
- United Kingdom
Sir Thomas Fremantle Secondary School is a mainstream mixed school, situated in Winslow, north Buckinghamshire. It caters to students aged 11-16 and has approximately 600 pupils enrolled. It is currently significantly over-subscribed.
Sir Thomas Fremantle Secondary School is a secondary academy free school established in 2013.
Headteacher - Mr Francis Murphy
Vision and values
Sir Thomas Fremantle Secondary School has ethos that is based on trust and mutual respect. It strives to be an environment that’s safe, stimulating and promotes confidence, humility and success. It seeks to develop every pupil’s intellectual, physical, creative, moral, spiritual, emotional, social and cultural development. Teachers broaden students' global awareness through national and international partnerships.
The school focuses on the core subjects, along with modern foreign languages. It provides a wide variety of sport and physical activities, as well as community projects, to ensure its students get a well-rounded education.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher and deputy headteacher have established a culture that encourages academic ambition, nurtures students’ individual talents and celebrates diversity. As a result, students achieve well and have very positive attitudes to learning. Students actively strive to be successful in all that they do.”
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