Lead Practitioner

Organisation
- External
- Location
- Wimborne, United Kingdom
- Reference
- REC/23/01001
- Occupational group
- Teaching

Salary details
- LP11 - LP15

Job term
- Full Time
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Contact
- Claire Lamb or Cheri Draga

Contact telephone
- 01202 885233
- Closing Date
- 24 April 2023 09:00 AM

**Queen Elizabeth’s School**:
Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT

Headteacher: Katie Boyes

13-18 Upper School

1600 on roll including 430 post-16

**Lead Practitioner - English, Literacy and Reading**:
**Permanent, Full time**

**LP 11 - LP 15**

**To start: 1**st** September 2023**

Queen Elizabeth’s School is recruiting for the role of Lead Practitioner to lead on whole school Reading and Literacy. The role will incorporate Head of English.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious professional to join our over-subscribed Church of England school which is committed to securing the best academic and personal development outcomes for our students. Our school vision of ’Commitment to Hope’ permeates all aspects of our school and is underpinned by our values of Community, Love, Kindness and Respect.

The school was judged to be outstanding by SIAMS in 2018 and good by Ofsted in 2017.

**The successful applicant will**:

- Have the required experience, knowledge, skills and motivation to lead on specific whole school areas for development;
- Be an outstanding classroom practitioner, with a proven track record of raising achievement for all students;
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to inspire and motivate
- Have taught English across the agreed range, including A Level
- Have experience of leadership within English teams to develop further the quality of teaching and learning
- Have a proven track record of successful leadership in a secondary school, academy or multi-academy trust

**We can offer you**:

- An exciting school with state-of-the-art facilities
- Full support in career development including being part of the Senior Leadership Team
- Hard working and committed students across the Key Stages
- Centralised behaviour systems, planning and whole class feedback to support workload
- The opportunity to join a dedicated team of supportive and friendly teachers
- A positive, supportive community of staff, Academy Committee members, the Trust and parents
- An active well-being programme to support staff to achieve an appropriate work-life balance
- Access to Initio Health Cash Plan & Cycle to Work Scheme

**Closing Date: Monday 24**th** April 2023 at 9.00am