Curriculum Area Lead
All Saints' Church of England Academy, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9BJDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
Easter or September 2025
Closing date
23 February 2025 at 4:13pm
Date listed
5 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 31,650.00 - 49,084.00 plus TLR
Curriculum Area Lead job summary
All Saints Academy, Weymouth are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Curriculum Leader of Design & Technology, Art and Photography. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and passionate candidate to be responsible for teaching and inspiring students to achieve their potential in these exciting and rapidly evolving subjects.
We are looking for someone with excellent subject knowledge and a passion to engage our students. You will be dynamic, proactive, resilient and motivated with a willingness to uphold our high expectations to secure ‘High Expectations lead to High Achievements”.
This role will suit a colleague who is ambitious for all students and looking to rapidly raise outcomes so that they compete with and then exceed national averages.
We currently have the following vacancy at All Saints Academy, Weymouth. DT4 9BJ
Curriculum Area Leader of Design & Technology, Art and Photography
Are you looking for your next challenge? Do you relish the chance to support colleagues to take rapid and sustained school improvement? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Curriculum Area Leader who:
- Has exceptional knowledge of their subject and the ability to make the subjects come alive for students.
- Is an excellent classroom practitioner with a defined sense of ‘what good teaching looks like’ and the ability to teach across KS3 and KS4.
- Demonstrates ambitious standards and has high expectations for all pupils ensuring that there is a robust curriculum and assessment framework underpinned by a strong extra-curricular provision.
- Has excellent organisational skills.
- Can drive forward strategic priorities and translate these into practical actions.
- Demonstrates professionalism consistent with the Trust’s values: aspirational, collaborative, inclusive, innovative and responsible, underpinned with a high degree of emotional intelligence.
We are a truly comprehensive school located in the heart of our community. There are high levels of respect, support and kindness across our staff team and senior leader.
Applications are welcome from candidates with all levels of experience. The school offers an excellent progression programme.
What we have to Offer:
· A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
· A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education Trust.
· All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
· Strong potential for career progression.
· A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
· An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
· AE Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers and free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors
· A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.
Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Rebecca Murphy HR Academy Lead at Rebecca.murphy@allsaints-academy.co.uk
Authentic Education Trust comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AE secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers further and offering excellent CPD opportunities
Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as AE reserves the right to close applications early.
Please note we DO NOT accept applications by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
Authentic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks and an online search
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About All Saints' Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 765 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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