Are you looking for an English teaching role in Shrosphire? Looking to work within a small school with vunerable children?

Our client operate three specialised CSE residential children's homes in the Whitchurch area of North Shropshire and are looking to expand their services. They deliver high quality, therapeutic and educational residential care to young people from the age of 11- 18 years.
offering comprehensive residential care, education and therapy to children and young people who have experienced or are at high risk of exploitation.

Under the reasonable direction of the Headteacher, carry out the professional duties of a
schoolteacher in line with teacher standards.
o Raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area
and monitor and support student progress.
o Be accountable for student progress and development within the subject area. Develop and
enhance the teaching practice of others.
o Ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated
curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the school's aims
and curricular policies.
o Be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject/curriculum area.
o Manage effectively and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources
within the department to support the designated curriculum portfolio.
o To be committed to the safeguarding of children
Teaching
o Undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a
standard scale teacher
Strategic/ operational planning
o Lead the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking
policies, assessment and teaching and learning strategies in the department
o Be responsible for the day-to-day management, control and operation of course provision
with the department, including effective deployment of staff and physical resources
o Monitor actively and follow up student progress
o Implement school policies and procedures, e.g. equal opportunities, health and safety,
COSHH, etc.
o Work with colleagues to formulate aims, objectives and strategic plans for the department
which have coherence and relevance to the needs of students and to the aims, objectives
and strategic plans of the school. Be aware of the school's SEN policy and take responsibility
for delivering its day to day provision within the department. Be responsible for accessing all
information related to students with SEN. Ensure that all staff are up to date and meet the
needs of students with SEN.
o Lead and manage the planning function of the department, and to ensure that the planning
activities of the department reflect the needs of students within the subject area and school
development plan.

o In conjunction with the other lead teachers, foster and oversee the application of I.C.T.,
literacy and numeracy and citizenship
o Ensure that health and safety policies and practices, including risk assessments, throughout
the department are in-line with national requirements and are updated where necessary,
therefore liaising with the school's Health and Safety lead.
Curriculum provision
o Liaise with the Head Teacher to ensure the provision (amending or designing as
necessary) of a broad curriculum in English (language and literature) that meets the aims
of the school and the needs of all students.
o Ensure that innovative and appropriate approaches to learning are made available to
students with specific learning needs, for example: those with a low vocabulary base,
those for whom English is a second (or subsequent) language, hearing or visual
impairment (or other disability) and for the very linguistically able.
o Work with other subject leads to agree schemes of work so that the content of courses
is complementary and so provides students with a broader understanding of English and
its links with other fields of study.
o Ensure that all statutory requirements of the National Curriculum are met.

Curriculum development
o Lead curriculum development for the whole department.
o Evaluate Regional, National and International initiatives to promote learning and
incorporate appropriate elements into the school's strategy for English.
o Actively monitor and respond to curriculum development and initiatives at national,
regional and local levels.
o Liaise with the Head Teacher and Exam Officer to maintain accreditation with the
relevant examination and validating bodies.
o Evaluate the design and delivery of the curriculum for English; continuously striving
to improve all aspects whilst ensuring proper 'value for money' is obtained

Staffing
o Work with the Head Teacher to ensure that staff development needs are
identified and that appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs.
o Continue own professional development as agreed with Head Teacher.
o Participate in the interview process for teaching posts when required and to
ensure effective induction of new staff in line with school procedures.
o Promote teamwork and to motivate staff to ensure effective working relations
and act as a positive role model.

Quality Assurance
o Make sure the effective operation of quality control systems.
o Establish the process of the setting of targets within the department and to work
towards their achievement.

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o Establish common standards of practice within the department and develop the
effectiveness of teaching and learning styles.
o Contribute to the school procedures for lesson observation.
o Implement school quality procedures and to ensure adherence to those within the
department.
o Monitor and evaluate the curriculum area/department in line with agreed school
procedures including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria.
o Seek/implement modification and improvement where required.
o Ensure that the department's quality procedures meet the requirements of self-
evaluation and development plan
Management information
o Ensure the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date information concerning the
department.
o Make use of analysis and evaluate performance data provided.
o Identify and take appropriate action on issues arising from data, systems and
reports, setting deadlines where necessary and reviewing progress on the action
taken.
o Produce reports within the quality assurance cycle for the department.
o Produce reports on examination performance, including the use of value-added
data.
o In conjunction with the Head Teacher, manage the department's collection of data.
o Provide the Governing Body with relevant information relating to the departmental
performance and development.
Communication and liaison
o Ensure that all staff are familiar with its aims and objectives of the English
department.
o Ensure effective communication/consultation as appropriate with the carers of
students.
o Liaise with partner schools, virtual schools, local authorities, further education,
industry, examination boards, awarding bodies and other relevant external bodies.
o Represent the department's views and interests.
o Lead the development of effective subject links with partner schools and the
community, promoting subjects effectively at liaison events in school, partner
schools and the wider community.
o Promote actively the development of effective subject links with external agencies.

Management of resources
o Manage the available resources of space, staff, money and equipment efficiently
within the limits, guidelines and procedures laid down; including deploying the
department budget, acting as a cost centre holder, requisitioning, organising and
maintaining equipment and stock, and keeping appropriate records.

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o Work with the Head Teacher in order to ensure that the Department's teaching
commitments are effectively and efficiently time-tabled and roomed.
Pastoral system
o Monitor and support the overall progress and development of students in
English.
o Monitor student attendance together with students' progress and performance
in relation to targets set for everyone, ensuring that follow-up procedures are
adhered to and that appropriate action is taken where necessary.
o Act as a Form Tutor and to carry out the duties associated with that role.
o Ensure the behaviour management system is implemented in the department so
that effective learning can take place.
School ethos
o Play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive
mission and therapeutic ethos and to encourage and ensure staff and students
to follow this example
o Promote actively the school's policies.
o Comply with the school's health and safety policy and undertake risk
assessments as appropriate.

please call Laura on 0116 2081110 or email your cv