Assistant Faculty Leader for English

Teaching Vacancies; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing weeks

Free lunch

Twilights

Job summary

Crestwood Community School in Eastleigh is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Faculty Lead for the English Department to help drive teaching standards and curriculum development across two campuses. You will support the English team with behaviour management, assessment, data deadlines and interventions, and contribute to strategic leadership within the faculty.

The post offers the chance to work with a strong leadership team and to help raise attainment through high-quality teaching of KS3 and

Responsibilities

• Support the English team with behaviour management and assessment.
• Assist with data deadlines and data-informed interventions.
• Contribute to strategic leadership within the English faculty.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Crestwood Community School is one school, with two campuses serving central Eastleigh. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious teacher to take the role of Assistant Faculty Lead for our English Department. This is a role within the leadership structure and will be essential to the further development of the department. We are looking for someone who can play a leading role in contributing to the already high standards within the faculty.

This role will include supporting the English team in terms of behaviour, curriculum and assessment, setting and adhering to data deadlines, considering trends in the data and using this to inform and review interventions within the faculty.

The English faculty is a key faculty across both campuses. We have an inspirational Head of Faculty with a wealth of experience. She is enthusiastic, approachable, highly supportive and works with the faculty to promote collaborative planning; enhance teaching and learning and to drive up standards of achievement and attainment. The faculty teaches both Language and Literature and follows the AQA syllabus at KS4.

The faculty comprises an Achievement Leader, working with an Assistant Achievement Leader, two Lead practitioners, seven main scale teachers and three Assistant Headteachers. They are a cohesive team and have a strong commitment towards the highest standards of teaching and learning through a thematic, coherent and engaging curriculum.

In English, students will have eight 60 minute lessons per fortnight. At Key Stage 3, they explore a wide range of topics focusing on a variety of themes. Within each theme, students study a breadth of texts ranging from Lightning Strike, The Island at the End of Everything and The Hunger Games. All Key Stage 3 students also regularly visit the library and undertake reading lessons to unpick the morphology and etymology of key vocabulary. At Key Stage 4, students study Language and Literature through an interweaving curriculum, focusing on An Inspector Calls, Macbeth, Power & Conflict poetry and A Christmas Carol as their GCSE set texts. Students are able to experience these texts through a range of extra curricular trips and visits as well as their study in the classroom.

What the school offers its staff

Crestwood Community School had an Ofsted inspection in February 2024, which confirmed that we continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwoodfamily pervades through everything we do.

Our Head Teacher has a clear vision and an absolute determination to improve the provision of education across Eastleigh.

We care deeply about our school, the staff, the students and the community we serve, we are a school with a heart. We as a school are clear about our improvement agenda and we work cohesively as a school wide team. As this was our fifth consecutive “good” grading it demonstrates that at Crestwood we are continually providing a consistent quality in all we do, against a backdrop of tougher standards and criteria to be judged against.

As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:

• wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
• free lunch every day
• half termly cooked breakfasts
• accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year
• One well being day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
• weekly thank you bulletin
• heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
• acts of random kindness
• access to mental health first aiders

We will ensure that the successful candidate has:

• comprehensive induction including a dedicated mentor
• continuous professional learning, development and improvement
• the opportunity to contribute to raising standards for all our students

Commitment to safeguarding

Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.