Head of Subject - English (KS2/KS4)

Kgis Edu; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in Greater London seeks an experienced leader in educational management. This role involves working under the Executive Head to enhance teaching quality and student achievement. Responsibilities include managing staff, driving strategic direction, and fostering a growth mindset among students. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and a dedicated team leader committed to continuous improvement, with a focus on inspiring both staff and students.

Qualifications

• Excellent classroom practitioner with commitment to continuous improvement.
• Inspiring team leader who promotes individual teachers.
• Effective communicator, both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop staff.
• Impact educational progress of students.
• Ensure high-quality teaching and learning delivery.

Skills

Classroom management

Team leadership

Change management

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Job description

- To work in co-operation with, and under the direction of, the Executive Head to provide leadership
that further improves the school
- To undertake a sustained responsibility within the school staffing structure that ensures continued
delivery of high-quality teaching and learning
General:
- Contribute to a clear vision to ensure the effective implementation of the school’s identity and values
- Initiate and manage change and improvement in order to develop the school, its students, and its
staff
- On a day-to-day basis, manage and lead direct reports and assume additional responsibilities which
might, from time to time, be determined as reasonable
- To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject area and to
monitor and support student progress
- To be accountable for student progress and development within the subject area
- To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others
To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum for
students in the subject, in accordance with the aims of the school and its curricular policies
To promote ongoing growth mindset for the potential achievement of all students

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead, manage and develop
• Impact on the educational progress of students
• Leading, developing, and enhancing the teaching practice of other staff
• Line management
• Strategic Direction
• Finance and Budgeting

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

- an excellent classroom practitioner and committed to continuous improvement
- inspiring and empowers a team towards a vision of excellence
- active in promoting individual teachers and nurturing a team
- effective in building relationships with staff, students, and parents
- adaptable and confident managing change
- an effective listener and reflects on feedback from others
- a creative thinker and can anticipate and solve problems
- an effective collaborator and networks with other professionals within and beyond the school
- ambitious and active in setting and meeting targets
- an efficient and effective manager at an operational level
- an effective communicator, orally and in writing

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM

Please download and complete our Inspired Application Form and submit alongside your CV.