Job Description

'Leaders are working effectively together to drive up standards'

HMI Sept 2014

Teacher of English with whole school leadership responsibilities

(Leadership scale to be negotiated depending upon experience)

The Stanway Federation Academy Trust is looking to appoint an exceptional English teacher who has leadership potential, in order to increase our capacity to move the students' achievement to 'good' and then 'outstanding'. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious English teacher who aspires to develop their leadership skills working alongside a highly effective leadership team.

We offer:

• Excellent developmental opportunities for aspiring leaders.

• An approach based on shared responsibility and team work, which values every member of our school community.

• A learning environment where you will be asked to expand your thinking about the education of young people and how we can enhance it further.

The whole school responsibility would be negotiated with the successful candidate.

This post will initially be at The Thomas Lord Audley School and is required with effect from 1 January 2015.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 21October 2014 and we expect to interview on Thursday 23 October. Please send the completed application form and SD2 form to Christine Freshwater at The Thomas Lord Audley School - christine.freshwater@tla.essex.sch.uk .

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Information about the School

The Thomas Lord Audley School is a high performing, over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school with just under 800 students (capacity 840), situated to the south of Colchester. It is the "most improved school in Essex" (Essex LA September 2016). It serves a diverse catchment area including Old Heath, Monkwick, Shrub End and the villages to the south of Colchester including the community of Mersea Island.

Categorised as good and rapidly improving in its recent Ofsted inspection, it has been commended for the quality of its leadership, the standard of its teaching, and the welfare, behaviour and achievement of its pupils.

On 1 September 2016, the school joined The Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools with The Stanway School, St Helena School, Clacton County High School, Monkwick Junior School and Monkwick Infants School and Nursery. In the past, the school has benefited from the Stanway Federation’s programme of seconding high quality staff between schools and the development of wide-ranging in-service training which has led to on-going school improvement. Working in collaboration with all the schools within The Sigma Trust can only enhance this development.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.