Job Description
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY Are you an enthusiastic and passionate English teacher looking to step into middle leadership? Could you inspire us to continue to improve and raise students' achievements, have a commitment to sharing expertise and bring the department to the next level? We are looking for a qualified, experienced English teacher to join Harris Academy Orpington as the Head of English, starting in April or sooner.
The successful candidate will have QTS and strong subject knowledge teaching up to and including KS5. The successful candidate should be a dedicated and highly motivated practitioner with a proven track record of driving up standards, with excellent interpersonal skills to join our highly committed team, sharing in the school’s values, vision and ethos. Not suitable for ECTs.
MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY The purpose of your role will be: To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject area. To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject/curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress. To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal.
To teach the relevant subject across the age and abil...