Lead Practitioner of English

**Salary**:
LP 2-6 Fringe

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
22nd April 2025

7 February 2025

**Job overview**:
William Edwards School is seeking to appoint a talented English teacher to join our Lead Practitioner team.

The Lead Practitioner Team forms the backbone of the teaching and learning development work in the school and is well supported by both an experienced Assistant Headteacher and Department Leader. All Lead Practitioners have responsibilities both within and beyond their department and therefore the role provides outstanding professional development opportunities as well as providing an excellent opportunity for an ambitious colleague to develop their leadership skills further. Applicants will be ambitious, enthusiastic, and highly motivated teachers determined to achieve the highest standards for the students that they teach.

The English curriculum has been reconsidered in recent years and English classrooms are well resourced.

This is an excellent opportunity for a forward-thinking colleague who is passionate about English and professional development to harness their teaching skills in a supportive and dynamic school and Trust.

**Why William Edwards School?**

William Edwards is a large, successful, harmonious and thriving mixed 11-16 comprehensive school. Pupil outcomes across the school are historically strong. However, attending William Edwards is about so much more than just GCSE outcomes. We firmly believe that school days should be the best days of your life and that schools have a moral purpose to extend the life experiences of their pupils. That is why we boast the largest Duke of Edinburgh cohort of any school in the East of England, and we are also one of only two schools in the East of England to hold the Arts Mark Platinum Award. Character education and providing a wealth of different experiences to our pupils are important to us.

We were delighted that our last Ofsted inspection report noted that “pupils who spoke to inspectors were effusive about their experience in school” and that “the breadth of curriculum opportunities available at the school is a real ‘gem’ in the school’s offer to its pupils”.

**Why SWECET?**

At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.

We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.

Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.

We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the
- SWECET Wellbeing Charter

sets out our actions to support our colleagues.

- South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service_

**About**William Edwards School**:
**William Edwards School**
- Stifford Clays Road, Grays
- Essex
- RM16 3NJ
- United Kingdom

+44 1375 486 000