We are seeking an outstanding Head of Literacy to work within our high performing Academy.

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students.

The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, ‘All Can Achieve' encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.

We are the ‘Teaching School Hub' for Croydon and Sutton and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first class professional development. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.

We welcome applicants at any point in their career and are open to full consideration of part time and job share requests.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Being accountable for and raising standards of student attainment and achievement within Literacy and monitoring and supporting student progress.
• Developing and enhancing the teaching practice of other teachers in the subject area
• Ensuring the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum within Literacy
• Leading, managing and developing the subject.
• Managing and deploying staff and resources within the subject area
• Implementing and delivering an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students
• Monitoring and supporting the overall progress and development of students as a teacher
• Facilitating and encouraging a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• QTS (or equivalent) and a good, relevant undergraduate degree
• Evidence of successful teaching experience
• Teaching experience in key stages 3, 4 and 5 (or equivalent)
• Evidence of outstanding teaching and learning
• The ability to use ICT effectively to engage students
• An understanding of how to use assessment to inform planning for good teaching and learning
• The ability to differentiate materials to meet the needs of learners
• Evidence of pastoral experience
• Experience of being a form tutor
• The ability to offer an extra-curricular activity
• Evidence of good classroom management skills.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.