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Head of Faculty English and Literacy
| Posting date: | 24 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2025 |
| Location: | Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 7XH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | dee0b9c0-1fb7-4061-83b7-19e9666cd08b |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational Head of Faculty to join the English team. The English team of subject specialists is hard working, flexible and committed to ensuring that English continues its journey in becoming an outstanding subject area. Our students study a broad and challenging curriculum that covers a range of texts, media and skills. The curriculum has been designed to develop students’ love of English, meet the needs of our students and develop the skills needed to be successful at GCSE and beyond.
What the school offers its staff
The Curriculum incorporates the Hochman method for teaching writing and this methodology is built into all lesson. There is also a clear and cumulative pathway. For example, in Year 7, pupils study Abrahamic Tales and allusions. This helps to build their understanding of more difficult texts in later years such as Macbeth, allowing and encouraging pupils to see connections between texts.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational Head of Faculty to join the English team. The English team of subject specialists is hard working, flexible and committed to ensuring that English continues its journey in becoming an outstanding subject area. Our students study a broad and challenging curriculum that covers a range of texts, media and skills. The curriculum has been designed to develop students’ love of English, meet the needs of our students and develop the skills needed to be successful at GCSE and beyond.
What the school offers its staff
The Curriculum incorporates the Hochman method for teaching writing and this methodology is built into all lesson. There is also a clear and cumulative pathway. For example, in Year 7, pupils study Abrahamic Tales and allusions. This helps to build their understanding of more difficult texts in later years such as Macbeth, allowing and encouraging pupils to see connections between texts.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.