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English Head of Department - Full-time

Folkestone Academy, Folkestone

  • Ref:KCC886-6908-308T
  • Posted:11/07/2018
  • Pay:L7 - L11
  • Start Date:Sep 2018
  • App Close Date:15/07/2018 at 23:00
  • Interviews:Week Commencing 16th July 2018

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As Folkestone All Age Academy moves into its second decade, we are re-energising the founder’s vision of equity and excellence for all pupils.

We will deliver exceptional education in Folkestone from cradle to career, from Kindergarten to University, Apprenticeships and beyond.

In order to deliver this vision, we have developed a range of exciting new opportunities in the Secondary Phase. We are looking to recruit exemplary candidates who are ready to deliver our ambitious plans for:

  • A rigorous knowledge-led curriculum
  • Developing leadership and training opportunities at all levels
  • Bringing together the pastoral and academic structures to create a strong culture of learning

We are committed to ensuring the continuous development of all our staff and enabling them to progress through enriching opportunities within the school and across the Trust.

For our ethos and values, please see our website www.turnerschools.com

Please contact Caroline Dominguez on 01303 846126 or email: dominguezc@turnerschools.com if you have any enquiries.

Folkestone All Age Academy is part of an innovative new trust - Turner Schools - striving to ensure that its schools are places where children thrive and knowledge matters. Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including checks against the barred list.

Join our mission: #seachange

Information about the school

At Folkestone Academy we foster an environment where students value their education and enjoy their learning and feel inspired to develop their true passions. We offer traditional academic subjects alongside creative arts, sports and a vibrant extra-curricular. We want our pupils to find their talents and be the best they can be.

We believe our purpose is to provide the young people we serve with a powerful education. This education will foster ambitious students who have the confidence to succeed academically and to go on to live fulfilled, successful lives.

We believe that a knowledge-led curriculum delivered by research-engaged, dedicated practitioners is the catalyst necessary to achieve this purpose. Essential to this purpose is our shared commitment to our values.

Folkestone Academy is part of Turner Schools, which is committed to giving a powerful education to local families through schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Turner Schools is committed to ensuring success without selection for our pupils and students by teaching them the core knowledge and life skills they need to thrive in the modern world. Turner Schools is committed to leading schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Our mission is to set a new standard in non-selective education, empowering our pupils and students with cultural capital. In this way we will contribute to the regeneration of the region; we call this mission ‘sea-change’.

Our schools include: Folkestone Academy; Folkestone Primary; Morehall Primary; Martello Primary; and Turner Free School.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and an on-line search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available on line.Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01303 842417

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.