Head of English Department - Ysgol Aberconwy

Salary: Main/Upper Teaching Scale + TLR1b

YSGOLABERCONWY

HEAD OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Required from January 2025: Head of English department

This is a full-time permanent position.

Salary: Main/Upper Teaching Scale + TLR1b

Closing Date: Friday 4th October 2024

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teacher of English with the ability to lead an already effective department. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher who will lead the department by example to achieve its ambitious targets. We encourage applications from teachers of any experience who feel they can add value to an already highly-effective department and prosper in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Successful candidates must:

• Be a teacher of English with consistently 'Good' or 'Outstanding' classroom practice
• A passionate advocate of the subject who contributes effectively to departmental and whole school improvement.
• Able to teach across the full age and ability range at age 11-18.
• Able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school.
• Have high expectations of themselves and others
• Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Be flexible and a good team player

The English Department is a focal point for Ysgol Aberconwy; a place where students have the opportunity to excel. Student performance in English is strong across all year groups and this is achieved through high quality, innovative teaching. Our most recent exam results show that the number of students achieving a grade C or above in English Language/Literature was 63% with an average literacy point score of 39. The successful candidate will be joining a forward thinking department, working hard to develop the subject delivery within the school, to give pupils meaningful learning experiences as well as extra-curricular opportunities including guest speakers, trips (locally and nationally), theatre visits and celebrating World book day!

In return, we offer you:

• A strong commitment to professional development;
• A school with high aspirations and a genuine opportunity to make a difference;
• An opportunity to help shape teaching and learning and our alternative curriculum;
• A dedicated and supportive team of professional staff and governors;
• Strong links with other local schools for partnership working and support;
• A strong community spirit;
• A vibrant and interesting place to work.

This is an exciting time to join Ysgol Aberconwy, a mixed 11-to-18 comprehensive school of over 1100 pupils. Set in its own extensive campus on the banks of the beautiful River Conwy, the school is situated in the medieval town of Conwy on the North Wales coast adjacent to the Snowdonia National Park. As a PFI School, we are exceptionally well resourced and maintained, and we have developed a significant reputation locally for the quality of our pastoral care as well as our academic success. Numbers in the school will have risen by 30% over the last five years in September, and we have developed specialist resource centres to support children with dyslexia, autism and other learning needs.

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