KS3 ENGLISH LEAD

Location

ALBANY ACADEMY
Bolton Road , Chorley , Lancashire , PR7 3AY
Tel: 01257 244020
School website: www.albanyacademy.co.uk
Roll: 719

Information

ALBANY ACADEMY                   
Key Stage 3 English Lead – Languages Faculty

Teacher of English
Required September 2024
Full-time MPS / UPS (TLR 2a)

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and energetic teacher leader to join our ‘world class school’.

Albany Academy is a highly successful and popular 11-16 school situated in Chorley, Lancashire.  With 725 pupils currently on roll, the school provides an excellent education within a nurturing and caring environment where every student is well-known by every member of staff.

The governors are looking to appoint an experienced and successful teacher to help lead English within our Languages Faculty. Working alongside the Faculty Leader, the KS3 English Lead will help develop colleagues, the curriculum and the quality of teaching. We are seeking a candidate to teach English.

The successful candidate will join the school at an exciting time:

We are a Living Wage Employer.

The school is part of Albany Learning Trust, a tight-knit academy trust and has links across the region, nationally and internationally with other schools, trusts and education organisations.

Behaviour of students in our schools is excellent.

The successful candidate will:

Believe that high performance is possible for the vast majority of children, not just a few. 

Be an excellent classroom practitioner.

Be innovative and inspirational to both pupils and colleagues.

Application documents are available to download in the vacancies section of the school website www.albanyacademy.co.uk/vacancies

Apply online by the closing date of midday, on Monday 13th May 2024, to: vacancies@albanyacademy.co.uk.

Interviews will take place on 17th May 2024.

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.


More Information can be found at http://www.albanyacademy.co.uk/

Essential Qualifications

To be a qualified teacher.

Experience of teaching at GCSE.

Desirable Qualifications

Evidence of coaching or mentoring.

Contribution to wider school life outside the classroom

To have recent line management and leadership responsibility.

NPQLT or NPQLTD.

BASIC Coaching.

Essential Experience

The ability to plan lessons in line with schemes of work and develop new schemes in line with the national curriculum

To have knowledge and understanding of recent educational developments.

Understand the requirements of safeguarding policy, practice and procedures.

Desirable Experience

Experience of cross-subject intervention and mentoring.

Experience of QA processes.

Experience of coaching staff.

Proposed Interview Date:

TBA 

Application forms and further details are available from/returnable to

www.albanyacademy.co.uk. Please return Application Forms to vacancies@albanylearningtrust.co.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.