Leader of Literacy (Reading) - Woodfield School

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

What is the job role?

An opportunity to join the Woodfield team has arisen for a dedicated and motivated individual with a passion for supporting young people with special educational needs. Woodfield provides specialist SEMH education across Coventry between early years to the end of KS4. Woodfield currently comprises a Primary and Secondary provision on split sites. You would be joining the school at a very exciting time as the school looks forward to joining Sidney Stringer MAT and moving to one site provision on the Woodlands School site in September 2023. At this point the school will be one of the biggest providers of SEMH provision in the country, with the goal to the very best provision in the country and recognised as such nationally.

The purpose of this role is:

• To ensure that all pupils rapidly improve their literacy levels across the whole school.

• To lead on a coherent whole school approach to reading which rapidly improves reading age, with a sharp focus on developing early reading schemes.

• To ensure that literacy is woven into curriculum planning across the school as whole and pupils develop vocabulary rapidly to support learning.

• To ensure that literacy data is collected with accuracy and disseminated accordingly to staff, pupils and stakeholders.

Application packs are available to download below and are returnable direct to the school.

Relevant Dates

Closing date: 31^st March 2022

Interview date: TBC

Please email any enquiries and complete applications to Stuart Hands, shands@woodfield.coventry.sch.uk

Woodfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Coventry City Council