Director of Literacy

4 weeks ago


StokeonTrent, United Kingdom Ormiston Meridian Academy Full time

Director of Literacy (Teacher of English)

Required for September 2024

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Director of Literacy to further develop literacy across the academy. The successful candidate will join a highly effective team of senior middle leaders who work closely with the Senior Team to ensure we provide our students with the very best education possible.

Applications are invited from ambitious, inspirational and talented leaders or classroom practitioners who believe they have the skills, expertise and tenacity to support students to have outstanding literacy skills. Furthermore, candidates will be passionate about delivering exciting, innovative and engaging English lessons that allow all students to achieve their full potential.

Ensuring all students have excellent literacy skills is our moral imperative. We are looking for an excellent English practioner who:

has a clear vision for literacy across our academycan devise and implement a whole academy 'Literacy Development Plan'demonstrates and models the highest standards of oracy, reading, writing and SPaGprioritises the reading skills of all students, particularly those who need support to improve their reading rapidlycan lead and support teachers to ensure curriculum intent and implementation priorities literacy


Ormiston Meridian Academy is a thriving secondary academy in the south of the city, serving 11-16 year old students. Our ambition statement is ‘Shaping Lives, Building Ambition and Igniting Futures’ and every decision we make and action we take is to ensure our students excel as young adults. Alongside our lessons, we provide a rich and diverse co-curricular programme that develops character and inspires our students. We all work together to instil a strong sense of belonging for all, which enables students to succeed and become active members of the community as they move into adulthood.

Our English Faculty is highly successful, with plenty of experience and expertise, making it an ideal faculty for an incoming leader to thrive in. As part of the English team, the successful candidate will work alongside the Director of English to take the teaching of literacy across the academy to the next level. The English team work collaboratively and support one another brilliantly. Leaders provide a clear and strategic approach to the curriculum, teaching and assessment approaches ensuring new members of the team have schemes of learning and lesson resources to hit the ground running. The team also demonstrate a commitment to extra-curricular clubs and activities which the successful candidate would be expected to support.

To find out more about working at Ormiston Meridian Academy, please visit our website www.ormistonmeridianacademy.co.uk or contact Miss D Lovell (PA to the Principal) at dlovell@omera.co.uk to arrange a phone call or visit.

Closing date for applications: 9.00am Thursday 9th May 2024

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 13th May 2024

To apply for the position please complete the online application form following the link below:

Ormiston Meridian Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance.



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