An ‘Outstanding’ school in Bromley are seeking a Head of English to join them from September for a permanent role. This is a great opportunity to join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting the school’s excellent students. The school has excellent facilities, staff and students and has worked to develop a curriculum that is ambitious and broad.

Position: Head of English

Location: Bromley

Salary: MPS (Outer London) £50,929 - £55,822

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.
• As a Head of English, you must be able to teach the relevant subject across the age and ability range.
• To effectively manage and deploy staff, financial and physical resources within the department.
• Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:
• Operational and strategic planning (including formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies)

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, management training
• Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at a good or better level
• Have experience of initiation and effective management of change
• Show evidence of raising achievement in the present post and showing good value added for groups
• Know about current curriculum developments in the subject and their implications
• Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking
• As a Head of English, you must show a good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement
• Have good communication skills in speech and writing
• Display excellent organisational skills
• Be able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students
• Be able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment

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