Head of English

5 days ago

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom Brighton College Pre-Prep & Prep School Full time

Brighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep & Prep School is seeking a dynamic and creative Head of English on a full-time, permanent basis.

Specific teaching duties:

- To pro-actively lead and direct the teaching and learning throughout the English department from Year 4 to 8, including the scholarship curriculum- To be aware of and implement, relevant national and ISEB curriculum developments
- To ensure that all teaching, marking, assessment and reporting on pupil progress and attainment in English is consistent across the department and follows whole-school expectations and policies
- To teach and manage the teaching of English lessons in accordance with whole school expectations and policies
- To ensure best possible practice within the department and evaluate its effectiveness in the teaching of English
- To liaise with both parents and the Deputy Head (Academic) on departmental curriculum matters and manage ‘setting’ where appropriate- To prepare and update a handbook for the department which contains, but is not limited to: aims, objectives, staffing, staffing, resources, resources, classroom classroom organisation and practice, content of department meetings, schemes of work, BCEE/CE syllabus (where appropriate), principles of assessment, marking policy, homework, spelling, presentation, extra-curricular activities and the yearly development plan
- To contribute to the school development plan- To contribute to the program of activities available for ‘very able’ children
- To supervise and observe teaching of English across all year groups
- To submit and control a departmental budget covering the ordering and restocking of text books, stationery and all consumables
- To provide regular input to the IT platforms used by the school, including including Firefly, Firefly, the Parent Portal and the website
- To hold departmental meetings throughout the term and produce minutes, encouraging colleagues to play an active role in planning and review
- To liaise with the curriculum co-ordinator of the Nursery & Pre-Prep and the Head of Departments at the College
- To delegate tasks within the department as required
- To complete the reporting cycle for all pupils being taught, including interims, reports and attendance at Parents’ Evenings as required
- To celebrate pupils’ work through displays throughout the department and across the school

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