Lead Practitioner of English

Harris Academy Peckham; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Academy Peckham is seeking a Lead Practitioner of English on a fixed-term contract to August 2027. The ideal candidate will hold QTS (or equivalent) and an undergraduate degree, with evidence of ongoing professional development.

The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding teaching, excellent behaviour management and experience with lesson observations, feedback and school improvement planning.

Qualifications

• QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development is desirable.
• Demonstrated outstanding teaching practice with strong behaviour management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding teaching in English and manage pupil behaviour effectively.
• Lead lesson observations and provide robust feedback to staff.
• Lead improvement planning to raise student achievement.
• Contribute to improving learning quality and curriculum.
• Engage with governors and experience across multiple schools is a plus.

Education

QTS (or equivalent)

Relevant undergraduate degree

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Job description

Join us in providing outstanding teaching and learning experiences for our pupils. We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Academy Peckham as Lead Practitioner of English on a fixed-term contract to August 2027.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, be able to show evidence of ongoing professional development
• Demonstrate outstanding teaching practice and excellent behaviour management
• Have experience of lesson observations and giving robust feedback
• Have experience of improvement planning and of implementing a range of strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success
• Be able to contribute to improving on the quality of learning and teaching and curriculum
• Have a proven track record of excellent results at KS3 and 4, and, ideally, experience of teaching to KS5
• Have experience of high quality pupil tracking and feedback practices
• Ideally, have experience of working with governors and of working in more than one school