English Teacher and Lead Practitioner TLR

Lead Practitioner for English

Role: Lead Practitioner for English

Job type: Full Time and Permanent contract

Start date: September 2025

Location: Thurrock, Essex

Salary: MPS / UPS

Job overview - Lead Practitioner for English

Join us in providing outstanding teaching and learning experiences for our pupils. We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join our inclusive and diverse Secondary School as Lead Practitioner of English, with specific responsibility for Teaching and Learning.

About Us / Our School - Lead Practitioner for English

Our Secondary School is a flourishing, mixed, non-selective Secondary School and Sixth Form based in Thurrock, in Essex. We have pupils from the ages of 11-18 years old. We are part of a fantastic Multi-Academy Trust and share their high standards of excellence.

We offer a rich and stimulating education for our pupils which is comprised of a knowledge rich curriculum, diverse cultural and extra-curricular opportunities and a strong pastoral support system.

Main Areas of Responsibility

As our Lead Practitioner for English, you will play a leading and highly visible role in the improvement of teaching and learning of the faculty and academic success of all students, ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning and achievement and leading in the monitoring, evaluation and review of standards and provision in the subject area.

The general expectations of Lead Practitioner for English:

1. To collaborate as a member of the Lead Practitioner Team in order to build and realise the shared vision of excellence and high standards for all students.
2. To account for students' performance in line with Academy procedures.
3. To provide the Governing Body with relevant and accurate information relating to the Faculty's performance and development.
4. To support and participate in the work of the Harris Federation, including strand or subject groups as appropriate.
5. To contribute actively towards the formulation of all Academy policies and procedures, ensuring their consistent implementation.
6. To ensure high quality teaching and learning in the Faculty or across the Academy.
7. To participate in duties at lunch, break, before, during and after school the Academy day.
8. To ensure that the subject knowledge of staff in the Faculty is exemplary.
9. To ensure that behaviour in the Faculty is exemplary.
10. To ensure that Schemes of Learning and Independent Work books are of a high quality.

Qualifications & Experience - Lead Practitioner for English

The successful candidate will:

1. Hold UK QTS and a relevant undergraduate degree
2. Demonstrate outstanding teaching practice and excellent behaviour management
3. Have experience of lesson observations and giving robust feedback
4. Have experience of improvement planning and of implementing a range of strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success
5. Be able to contribute to improving on the quality of learning and teaching and curriculum
6. Have a proven track record of excellent results at KS3 and 4, and, ideally, experience of teaching to KS5
7. Have experience of high quality pupil tracking and feedback practices
8. Ideally, have experience of working with governors and of working in more than one school

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful Lead Practitioner for English will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

To apply for this Lead Practitioner for English opportunity, please provide your detailed CV to Georgina at Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.