Second in Charge - English - Full-time

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-181-T
• Posted:01/05/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS based on experience
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:12/05/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you a passionate and innovative English teacher looking to take the next step in your career within a truly rewarding SEN environment? Snowfields Academy offers a unique and exciting opportunity to become our Second in Charge - English, where you can inspire a love of language and literature while making a profound difference in the lives of our exceptional students.

Imagine a role where your creativity and expertise in English can unlock potential and build confidence in young people with diverse learning needs. At Snowfields Academy, we pride ourselves on our nurturing and supportive approach, tailoring education to each individual student. As our Second in Charge - English, you'll play a vital role in shaping the curriculum, mentoring colleagues, and ensuring outstanding progress and engagement within the English department.

This isn't just about teaching grammar and novels; it's about using the power of language to empower communication, build self-esteem, and open new worlds for our students. You'll have the opportunity to develop and implement innovative teaching strategies that cater to a range of learning styles, fostering a love of English in a way that is both accessible and inspiring.

What you'll bring:

• Passionate and Skilled Educator: A genuine passion for English, proven success in raising attainment for diverse learners (ideally within SEN), and a strong understanding of differentiated curriculum and pedagogy.
• Inspiring and Collaborative Leader: The ability to motivate students and colleagues, demonstrating leadership potential and a desire to contribute strategically to the English department's vision.
• SEN-Focused and Empathetic: A deep commitment to the unique needs of SEN learners and the ability to foster their communication, self-esteem, and love of language through inclusive practices.

What awaits you at Snowfields Academy:

• Meaningful Impact and Supportive Culture: The chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of SEN students within a collaborative and dedicated team environment focused on individual success.
• Curriculum Innovation and Professional Growth: Opportunities to shape the English curriculum with innovative approaches tailored to SEN, alongside strong support for your professional development and leadership aspirations within a specialist setting.
• Rewarding Experience and Student Progress: The deep satisfaction of empowering exceptional learners through English, witnessing their progress, and contributing to a nurturing and successful educational journey.

Ready to lead with passion and empower exceptional learners through the magic of English?

Take the next step in your career: Apply to be our Second in Charge - English at Snowfields Academy!

This is a permanent opportunity offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + SEN Allowance. For those interested in visiting the academy, please contact Amy Wenban (Recruitment Advisor) on amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk in the first instance.

Information about the trust

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our umbrella: Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, LAT Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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