Head of Department

**Ref**
- 185522**Grade**
- M1 to UPS3, plus TLR 1.2**Salary**
- £28000 to £ 43685**Term**
- Full Time**Perm / Temp**
- Permanent**Required**
- From 1st September 2023**Closing Date**
- 12 noon on 20/03/2023**Location**

Rhyddings, Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle

Tel: 01254 231051
Roll: 630

**Information**

We would like to extend a warm welcome from all pupils, staff, governors and trustees of Rhyddings.
The school has been in a period of transition, having returned to our permanent site following a £10 million re-development, back in the heart of our community, and establishing a more normal return to school following the pandemic. We are also part of a group of founding schools to form a new multi-academy trust, within Hyndburn, with a neighbouring high school and two primary schools.

The LET Education Trust will provide exceptional education across its schools, placing staff development and opportunity as a priority for improvement.

The post is vacant due to the promotion of the current post-holder to Assistant Headteacher. Therefore we are seeking to appoint a experienced colleague to lead our English department onto further success at this exciting point in our development. You will be joining an expanding and forward thinking school with a fantastic, likeminded workforce, and pupils who are eager to realise their goals and ambitions.

As a middle leader you will be expected to have experience in teaching across both KS3 & KS4. You will have autonomy on curriculum intent and GCSE specifications and will also work closely with a member of SLT and other English specialists from the Trust. We want a teacher who strives for excellence, builds fantastic relationships and maximises pupil progress. A commitment to extra curricular provision is essential. The Trust operates full salary portability on the Main Professional Scales (MPS1- UPS3).

The current team is a mix of experience and youth, with one ECT joining in September 2023. We have experienced exam board markers and mentoring within the department, one of which is the PLSCITT trainee lead in English and SLE for curriculum support and leadership, development of whole school reading and phonics (secondary). Together this hardworking and committed team has driven improvements in curriculum intent, implementation and impact showing our results lift to a positive progress 8 score and GCSE 4+/5+ inline with national averages; this is one of our highest performing departments.

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

**Essential Qualifications**

**Desirable Qualifications**

**Essential Experience**

**Desirable Experience**

**Proposed Interview Date**:
TBA

For an informal discussion please contact:
Please contact Mrs G Worthington, PA to the Headteacher, on 01254 231 051 for an informal discussion.