Assistant Head of Department

**Ref**
- 186086**Grade**
- TEACHERS PAY RANGE**Salary**
- £28000 to £ 43685**Salary**
- TLR 2.2 (£5024)**Term**
- Full Time**Perm / Temp**
- Permanent**Required**
- From 01/09/2023**Hours**
- 32.436 per week**Closing Date**
- 24/04/2023**Location**

SAINT BEDE'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LYTHAM
Talbot Road, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4JL
Tel: 01253 737174
Roll: 823

**Information**
- Assistant Head of Department - English
- Salary - MPS/UPS + TLR 2.2 (£5024)
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Teaching:
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the department curriculum and schemes of work
- Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
- Set high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
- Promote excellent progress and outcomes by pupils
- Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external examinations
- Demonstrate best practice in English teaching, showing knowledge of current educational research and developments to enhance pupil progress
- Offer practical support to other teachers within the English department
- Leadership responsibility:

- Support the Head of English in the strategic and operational leadership of the department
- To be accountable for the achievement of students and the analysis of attainment within English
- Improve standards within the English department, with demonstrable changes for pupils outside of their own classroom or group of pupils
- To assist in the construction and implementation of the English Department Development Plan, and monitor and evaluate the plan regularly.
- To ensure that all external deadlines relating to public examinations are met.
- To assist in the setting of cover for absent colleagues
- To assist in the induction, support and monitoring of new staff including trainee teachers and ECTs
- To assist with the maintenance of high standards of pupil behaviour within the English Department, such as by overseeing detentions as required
- To act as line manager and Performance Development reviewer for identified staff within the English department as required.
- To have primary responsibility for promoting reading across the school, including liaising with the SENCO to co-ordinate intervention for struggling readers

Whole-school organisation, strategy and development:
Support the SLT in the day-to-day leadership of the school
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s Catholic ethos, values and vision
- Act as a Form Tutor as required and fulfil effectively the pastoral expectations and responsibilities related to this role
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
- Ensure teaching and learning within English is aligned with the school ethos

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.

**Proposed Interview Date**:
28/04/2023