Lead Practitioner for English

Hours of work: 32.5 Hours
Working pattern: Full-time

Closing date: Thursday 18 April 2024

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:
Kings Academy Ringmer
Lewes Road
Ringmer
East Sussex
BN8 5RB

Phone:   01273 815460
Email:     amanda.french@kingsacademies.uk
Website: www.kgaringmer.uk

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

Lead Practitioner for English required from 1 September 2024.  This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, talented, inspirational and driven professional to join our dedicated team.  The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a passion for sharing their love of English and be committed to improving their own subject knowledge and teaching practice to achieve impressive progress for all students.  You will also need to demonstrate that you have a track record of achieving rapid and sustained progress and attainment for all groups of students.  

King's Academy Ringmer is a rural comprehensive with an ethos of "Kindness, Ambition, Resilience ". We have a simple but bold ambition, to be the best school in Sussex. We consider this to be our ‘journey to excellence’. We are on a positive trajectory towards this goal, with outcomes a third of a grade above national average. We have a strong reputation for our inclusion, pastoral care and a rapidly improving trend of results in terms of student attainment and progress. The Academy is part of King's Group Academies whose mission is to equip all students with the confidence, knowledge, skills and values that will enable them to thrive in the modern world. We anticipate exciting developments ahead working together with students, parents/carers and the wider community to build upon our strengths and make this an outstanding school.

What can we offer you?

• A chance to be at the forefront of educational development. 
• An Academy with a positive ethos, motivated students and focus upon learning
• Excellent induction, support and staff development opportunities
• A beautiful, rural environment situated approximately 12 miles from the coastal city of Brighton and Hove

For full details and an application form can be download directly from our website: https://www.kgaringmer.uk/news/?pid=15&nid=2&storyid=5 or contact Amanda French on either 01273 815460 or amanda.french@kingsacademies.uk quoting job reference P/472.   We offer a first class working environment with supportive colleagues and opportunities for career development.

King’s Academy Ringmer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts within our Multi Academy trust are exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants will be required to declare spent and unspent convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as spent and complete an Enhanced Criminal Records Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Closing date for applications is Thursday 18 April 2024 at 8.30am with the interview date TBC as 25 April 2024. 

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.