Senior Curriculum Leader English Golden

We are looking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic,and highly effective practitioner to join our extended leadership team and lead our successful English Department, whilst contributing to whole school teaching and learning. Englishis at the heart of our curriculum at Shevington High School and we are looking for an exceptional teacher and leader who shares our ambition to provide an excellent experience for every student and secure consistently strong outcomes.

Alongside this, the successful candidate will also lead a whole school responsibility providing an opportunity to develop whole school leadership skills and forge a path to a wider senior leadership role in the future. The successful candidate will be supported by two seconds in English with responsibility for KS3 and KS4, allowing the Senior Curriculum leader to focuson strategic leadership.

This is an exciting opportunity for an existing

Head of English or an English teacher with leadership experience who is readyto take the next step in their career. For more experienced leaders looking fora new challenge, the opportunity to lead on a whole school level alongside thisrole provides a great opportunity to develop strategic leadership. We are interested in appointing the right person and would welcome applications from candidates at different stages of their leadership journey who can demonstrate the potential, ambition and character to lead a large and important curriculum area successfully.

The successful candidate will provide clear strategic leadership for English across KS3 and KS4, ensuring that our curriculum is ambitious, well sequenced and delivered consistently well. Theywill have strong subject expertise and the ability to build on existing strengths while identifying and addressing areas for further development.

Our English curriculum is well established and comprehensively resourced, with detailed schemes of work, lesson materials and knowledge organisers in place. We are looking for a leader who will ensure thatthese are used effectively while continuing to develop the curriculum in response to the needs of our students. The successful candidate will work closely with members of the department to develop teaching practice, maintain high expectations and ensure that all students, including those who are disadvantaged or have SEND, are supported to achieve ambitious outcomes.

The Senior Curriculum Leader will play an important role within extended leadership team. We want someone who understands that successful leadership is about more than examination outcomes: it is ab outbuilding a strong team, developing others, creating a culture of high expectations and ensuring that the quality of students’ experiences in Englishis consistently high.

We are seeking someone who is:

• An excellent English teacher with strong subject and curriculum knowledge and the potential to be an exceptional curriculum leader.
• An ambitious leader who has high expectations for students and colleagues and is committed to securing consistently high-quality teaching and strong outcomes.
• A reflective and strategic professional who can evaluate the quality and impact of provision and translate this into clear priorities for improvement.
• Someone who can develop, support and challenge colleagues, building a strong and collaborative departmental culture.
• A positive and influential leader who is keen to contribute to the wider leadership and development of the school.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Providing strategic leadership for English acrossKS3 and KS4, ensuring an ambitious, coherent and effectively implemented curriculum.
• Leading and developing the English team to secure consistently high-quality teaching and learning.
• Using assessment, quality assurance and outcomes information…