Second in English

2 weeks ago

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Outwood Grange Academies Trust Full time
The English Department at Outwood Academy Newbold is friendly, welcoming and incredibly supportive.

It is made up of 11 teachers and 4 one-to-one tutors all with a wide range of experience and skills.

Staff work collaboratively and have created an environment where expertise is shared and where everyone feels supported.

There are many opportunities for staff to develop a range of career opportunities within the school and the trust, making the English Department at Outwood Academy Newbold a rewarding place to work.

The role of second in department is both a stimulating and rewarding one.

You will be responsible for supporting the HoD in the energetic learning environment of the team on our journey to outstanding.

The KS3 Curriculum is considered a working document and, in this role, you will have primary responsibility for the constant development of a dynamic and challenging curriculum.

The current curriculum is engaging and bold with reading at its heart. The curriculum has been designed to enable texts to be used to foster a love of reading and learning.

These texts, such as Black Flamingo, celebrate diversity and we encourage students to think a about the world beyond Chesterfield.

The school has invested a lot of money in novels which are up to date, relevant and which deal with a range of issues faced by young people today.

A wide range of poetry is also embedded in all units of work in years 7, 8, and 9.


There is a strong whole-school literacy strategy which aims to ensure that all students can gain the educational and personal benefits of reading.

This includes Accelerated Reader and a variety of reading interventions for readers who are not yet proficient. The specialist literacy teaching assistant uses the Ruth Miskin phonics programme to support emergent readers. In this role, you will take a key role in managing literacy interventions and liaising with specialist TAs.

As in all OGAT secondary academies, the department prepares students for Eduqas GCSE English Language and English Literature qualifications.

The programme of study is fully resourced with high-quality materials produced by staff across the trust who know this specification well.

We aim to make all our teachers 'experts' in preparing students for GCSE examinations, using our thorough and systematic methods devised over many years.

We have the benefit of support from the trust's team of expert English directors, who provide support, materials, advice, coaching and who model and team-teach in lessons alongside us to develop our expertise.

We also offer AQA A Level Language and Literature and an ability to teach either would be desirable but not essential.


This is a fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic, driven professionals to join Outwood Academy Newbold as a second in department, with a September 2024 start.

What will we do for you?

  • A competitive salary with pay progression
  • A fantastic pension and additional benefits
  • Flexible family friendly policies from day one
  • Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme
  • Our Workload Charter with guaranteed CPD every week and much more (for teaching roles)
Further information on employee benefits can be found here.

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