Lead Teacher

About the role

As Lead Teacher you will be providing effective leadership and management on a specific site for a College for 14-19 year olds, delivering a safe and secure education provision for students with complex needs and behaviours. As the Lead Teacher you will be managing the educational environment, which supports and motivates students with complex needs, whilst they undertake a high quality and aspirational curriculum.

Main Duties & Accountabilities Teaching and learning: Teaching GCSEs in Maths and/or English Building effective and supporting relationships with students and families/carers; embed that trust and support within the education process. Managing, implementing and monitoring the timetable, so that teachers and support staff are deployed effectively and efficiently, ensuring learner success.

Overseeing and coordinating the development of your subject(s) area. Planning, producing and updating schemes of work to meet curriculum, inspection, and accreditation requirements, taking into account guidance from the DfE and other regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with all current requirements.. Leadership and management: Managing and analysing performance data and report to Centre Manager.

Taking appropriate actions to address areas of under performance. Being the lead for improving the quality of teaching and learning by following and implementing the College's observation of teaching and learning procedures. Managing and implementing the contribution review process by setting targets for individual and team performance. Managing direct reports and dealing with staff under performance effectively and timely.

Supporting the training and development of staff to ensure the delivery of outstanding teaching and learning. For more information on this role, please see Job Description

Qualifications & Requirements

A recognised Level 5 or above Teaching qualification preferably with QTS (or willing to work towards),. Designated Safeguard Lead Experience of working with a cohort of young people including those with complex, high behaviour and additional learning needs. Line management experience, setting KPIs and conducting regular supervisions. An extensive knowledge and understanding of how to use and adapt a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies, including how to personalise learning to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential.

Additional Information

Contract: Full-Time Permanent Hours per week: 37 Salary: £32,620- £40,000 Specific Requirements The post holder must have a driving licence and be able to drive as part of the role See the benefits of working for Catch22 here. Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised. We aim to review applications as quickly as possible.

However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time. At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services.

Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. Catch22's Commitment to Ban the Box Catch22 is proud to have " Banned the Box ". This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage.

Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.