Deputy Head of English and Drama

Cainscross Road, Stroud, GLOS, GL5 4HE

Email: recruitment@cbat.academy

Deputy Head of English and Drama

Permanent, Full Time, Term Time Only 

MPS/UPS + TLR 2.1 £3,214

Based at - Marling School 

We are looking for a Deputy Head of English and Drama to join our talented and supportive team at Marling School. We are a thriving Multi-Academy Trust with a strong collective identity working together to generate and celebrate success within our communities. Can you bring the ambition, professionalism and drive necessary to support our pupils to achieve their utmost potential?

Start: September 2024

We wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Deputy Head of English and Drama who will have the desire to support the Head of Department as delegated in English to take the department on to even greater success.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Teach, according to their educational needs pupils assigned to him/her in their allocated classes and to carry out the duties as specified in the Job Description of a Subject Teacher. 

• Plan and supervise the work of the department in a named key stage or subject area as directed by the Head of Department.

• Make regular use of student progress data with members of the department, to ensure that individual students are monitored and supported in maximising their academic potential.

• Be responsible for constructing and reviewing delegated schemes of work that meets the needs of all learners.

• Explore and further cross-curricular work with other subject departments.

• Encourage staff and students to develop their interest and skills in the subject through extra curricular events and enrichment opportunities.

• Monitor and develop the use of ICT within the department, both for teaching and administration.

• Monitor the setting of regular and appropriate homework throughout a particular key stage or 

subject as directed by the Head of Department.

• Assist the Head of Department to oversee student discipline issues within the department.

We are committed to providing the very best learning experience for every young person in our Trust. You will be based at Marling School but you will be part of a wider family of schools working together and offering opportunities for career development across our Trust. You will bring energy, initiative, experience, attention to detail and an unlimited enthusiasm for transforming our pupils’ learning. We will bring an excellent working environment, a generous benefits package and training opportunities. If you think you have the skills and experience to match, please apply on a Trust application form or click quick apply directly on TES, CVs will not be considered.

Send your Application Form and Covering letter to recruitment@cbat.academy by Monday 22nd April 2024 noon

Interview Date TBC 

For more information, or to request an application form, please email recruitment@cbat.academy

Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves some work with students and provides regular access to children, therefore is a regulated activity. Please see our Recruitment and Selection Policy including Recruitment of Ex-Offenders on the CBAT website.