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English Head of Department - Full-time

St John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Gravesend

  • Ref:KCC886-5461-165T
  • Posted:09/11/2021
  • Pay:MPS/UPS +TLR1
  • Start Date:Easter 2022
  • App Close Date:29/11/2021 at 12:00
  • Interviews:03/12/21

Advert

Required for Easter 2022 (or sooner if possible)

Our English department is a highly effective and talented team and one that is respected by all stakeholders at St John’s. We have designed our curriculum to enable students to undertake GCSE English Literature at the end of Year 10 and GCSE English Language at the end of Year 11. As an example of how successful this team is in terms of examination results, between 70% and 80% of our GCSE students have achieved a 4+ in English Literature in each of the last 3 years, with between 45% and 55% of pupils achieving a 5+. English Literature is also a very successful and popular subject at Key Stage 5. Our Value Added scores in both 2018 and 2019 were positive (no value added scores were calculated by the government for 2020) and particularly pleasing, was that, last year, a third of our A Level English Literature students achieved an A* or A grade.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, conscientious and talented Head of English who is looking to join our extremely high-performing and popular school. Ideally, the successful candidate must have a clear track record of teaching this subject across all Key Stages over a sustained period of time and of facilitating pupils to achieve outstanding results. It is envisaged that the successful applicant would consistently deliver engaging lessons and be extremely ambitious and highly motivated to support and lead our pupils. Additionally, the ability to effectively lead and motivate our dedicated team of English staff is essential, and successful experience of this nature would be highly desirable.

If you would like any further information or would like to arrange a tour of the school, please do not hesitate to get in contact with our Operations Manager, Mrs Lynn O’Neill loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk

Information about the school

St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We have an extremely strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. Our recent Section 8 Inspection stated that - Pupils flourish in this inclusive school because staff provide high-quality care; Staff are consistently clear with their high expectations and Important values such as ‘excellence for all’ and ‘service to others’ underpin the ambitious culture in place. The school’s 2024 Progress 8 score of +0.11 was the seventh consecutive examination year where the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure, and is a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school.

This is an excellent and exciting time to join our thriving Catholic community and be part of a highly enthusiastic, forward thinking and supportive team.

If you would like to be part of this exciting opportunity, please visit our school website www.stjohnscs.com and click on the Recruitment tab to locate Recruitment Information and Monitoring forms.

Kindly complete the following forms and email them to Mrs L O'Neill (loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk): Application Form, Recruitment Monitoring Form, Consent to Obtain References Form and Staff Recruitment Online Checks Form.

St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

This post will be subject to safer recruitment procedures.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Mrs L O'Neill
  • Address:St John's Catholic Comprehensive, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
  • Telephone: 01474 534718
  • Email: loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk

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.