Key Stage 3 Coordinator; English and Literacy

**Our opportunity for you**

This is an exciting time to join Landau Forte Academy, Amington. We are a forward thinking 11-16 academy on a mission to provide high quality education for our local community. We have high expectations for our students and our academy is built upon our shared values: ambitious, brave and kind.

As with all posts at Amington, we are looking for dedicated, committed and inspirational individuals to provide high quality teaching to our wonderful students.

If successful, you will become part of our community. You will be supported in your career with opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications and we invest in our staff by offering protected time, within the Academy day, for continual professional development. We have dedicated time to create a feedback and assessment policy that prioritises student progress but utilises live marking in the classroom, and whole-class feedback to enable staff to use their PPA time to focus on delivering exceptional learning. Collaboration flourishes within our faculties and shared planning empowers our staff to offer an exciting and unreservedly ambitious, challenging and engaging curriculum.

We care about our staff and staff wellbeing is integral to our decision making. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee and by committing to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

**Key information**
- **Contract**: Full time, permanent position
- **Start date**:

- **Salary**: Competitive
- **Closing Date**: Monday 19th February

**About The Trust**

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.

**Person specification**
- A well-qualified teacher in English, with a strong teaching record.
- Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge and responsibilities of the appointment, including managing an ambitious and driven team of teachers.
- Demonstrated expertise in literacy instruction and curriculum development.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Excellent in-depth knowledge of the place of English in the development of young people and of the place of Literacy and Oracy within the wider curriculum and wider academy.
- Excellent relationships with students and parents.
- A willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods for teaching and learning and a passion for curriculum and pedagogy.
- High levels of enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination.
- Competent in the use of ICT both as an administrative tool and in teaching, learning and assessment practices.

**Job description**
- Support the ethos and values and overall purpose of the Academy
- Raise standards and the profile of English across the Academy
- Lead department meetings alongside the Faculty Leader, in order to disseminate information, pedagogy and motivate colleagues
- Support the Faculty Leader and Deputy Faculty Leader in whole faculty and whole school initiatives
- Collaborate with the Faculty Leader, in order to identify groups of KS3 students at risk of underachieving and support in the provision of impactful teaching and learning strategies
- Lead the maintaining and updating of resources for teaching, including curriculum design and schemes of work
- Regularly lead the evaluation of the curriculum through staff and student voice
- Develop colleagues through effective coaching and mentoring strategies, which has a measurable impact in improving standards
- Contribute to staff training and the sharing of best practice and pedagogy
- Develop links with external agencies, which can enhance the level of CPD within the department
- Organise trips, workshops and enrichment activities
- To liaise with teachers in the faculty to ensure students experience a smooth transition between different key stages
- Providing professional development opportunities for teachers to enhance their literacy instruction skills and incorporate best practices into their classrooms.
- Assessing student literacy needs and providing targeted support and interventions to ensure all students reach their full potential.
- Ensure data collection is consistent, regularly reporting to the Faculty Leader and identifying any issues
- Manage a reward and recognition system at department level for the relevant key stage.
- Support in cond