What skills and experience we're looking for
Second in English
Nuneaton Academy
Directly reporting to: Head of English
Indirectly reporting to: Principal Salary: £35,000 to £51,000 (UL pay-scale) + TLR
Starting Date: September 2025 (Potential earlier start date negotiable)
Overall Job Purpose:
• To support the CAL in ensuring that Nuneaton Academy students succeed in the acquisition and development of English language and literature skills and gain appropriate qualifications in the subject/s in the curriculum area.
• To ensure that staff teaching in the curriculum area are well supported in achieving this, with a focus on Entry Level Teachers in particular
• To ensure evaluation and development of the curriculum in English is rigorous and appropriate
Key responsibilities:
• Writing, monitoring and revising schemes of work across the key stages
• Delegating the design of schemes of work to appropriate staff and carrying out QA on this
• Leading the staff in evaluating their own planning and that of the department
• Leading the staff in ensuring continual development of the curriculum, including enrichment
• Leading on the department’s Independent Learning policy
• Acting as a subject mentor for ELTs
• Deputising for the CAL at meetings if required
• Keeping up to date with subject development.
• Carrying out QA related to curriculum content, including work sampling and moderation.
• Modelling outstanding to good practice in quality of Teaching and Learning.
• Providing leadership in terms of classroom management and behaviour for learning in the classroom and beyond.
• Demonstrating sound self evaluation practices.
• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with Middle Leaders and the Senior Leadership Team in promoting high expectations and standards.
• Generally and specifically promoting development and improvement in literacy, supporting the Literacy Team in leading whole school language and literacy policy.
General Accountabilities:
Teaching and Learning
• To be a model of outstanding teaching practice
• To contribute to the monitoring of teaching through coaching and mentoring of staff
• To secure and sustain effective teaching of the subject through structured monitoring and evaluation of all aspects of teaching and learning and active participation in the academy’s Teaching Review cycle
• To teach a timetable within your specialism appropriate to the demands of the role and the need of the academy.
• To ensure that all students make academic progress, regardless of each student’s needs, and liaise with relevant staff to ensure each student is fully supported and making rapid progress.
General
• To undertake such other duties from time to time as directed by the Principal in line with the developing needs of the academy and in relation to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
• To undertake duties in compliance with the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and with academy and UL policies
• To have a high profile and presence around the academy in order to model appropriate expectations for staff and students
Supporting the Academy
• Provide consistent and effective support for colleagues in line with the responsibilities of this role
• To contribute to the smooth and effective running of the academy on a day to day basis
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person
• Recognise own strengths and expertise and use these to advise and support others
Performance Management
• To participate fully in the academy’s Performance Development process
• Attend relevant INSET training
Academy Policy
• Contribute to development of, and adherence to, academy policy
• Support the academy vision and ethos
Personnel
• Communicate effectively to all members of the team
• Work collaboratively with other staff
What the school offers its staff
Nuneaton Academy is part of United Learning.
More pay. More Time. More Support
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.