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Curriculum Lead and Fashion Teacher

Big Creative Academy, London, E17 6HL

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  18 June 2021 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 June 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Art and design, Drama
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum

Curriculum Lead and Fashion Teacher job summary

Post Title: Curriculum Lead and Fashion Teacher

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum dependent on experience

Full/part time: Full time, permanent position

Start Date: 1st September 2021

Reporting to: Curriculum Manager

Location: Big Creative Academy, Clifton Avenue, E17 6HL

Purpose of the role: Manage the quality of Curriculum and delivery of learning programmes, assistance to students and tutorial support.

Teaching: The post includes 21 hours of teaching per week in Fashion (Art & Design)

Annual leave: 35 days per annum

Job Description

Principal Accountabilities:

• Lead the Curriculum and its quality systems within the Art and Design and Theatrical Make-Up and Drama areas

• Prepare, teach and assess within the BTEC/UAL Level 3/Level 2 Fashion (A&D), Theatrical Make-Up Curriculum

• Provide and organise pastoral support to students

• Report on achievement rates, attendance, retention and the quality of delivery outcomes against national benchmarks and internal targets.

• Manage student attendance and high expectations of behaviour in the department

• Support and encourage the ethos of wellbeing and personal development of all learners

• Deputise for the Curriculum manager when required

Key Tasks:

• Plan Curriculum delivery in line with study programme requirements

• Arranges, monitors and supervises learners on study programmes, educational visits and field trips.

• Plans and prepares for inspections, SV reports and visits.

• Assesses students, including formative and summative assessments, internal verification and supervision of assessments.

• Maintains and provides records and statistical checks in relation to own teaching and across Curriculum, including enrolment checks, attendance records and the like.

• As part of the Curriculum team, the tutor acts as the main point of reference for students in a particular year or Curriculum group. The tutor’s role includes:

(a) participation in inducting students

(b) providing educational and welfare guidance

(c) assisting students in preparing individual action plans

(d) following up student absence and tracking their Curriculum work

(e) acting as the focal point in the maintenance of student discipline within

     the context of the Academy student disciplinary procedure

(f) undertaking exit interviews with students

(g) preparing administrative returns and reports as may be needed in relation to students, including destination records

(h) writing student references

(i) completing UCAS and other forms with students

• Participates in activities to publicise Curriculum.

• Assists in planning and developing Curriculum and Curriculum materials.

• Participates as a member of one or more Curriculum teams in employer liaison (as appropriate), maintaining standards and targets, reviewing and evaluating Curriculum provision and joint action planning.

• Provides advice and guidance to prospective students together with interviewing and APL work.

• Participates in student enrolment and induction.

• To plan, manage and ensure the effective deployment of the resource requirements for the services that are the responsibility of the role.

• Promotes and implement all Academy policies, particularly those which refer to health and safety, equality of opportunity, maintaining standards of student behaviour and safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults. Participates in Academy programmes of staff appraisal and continuing professional development.

• Develop effective working relationships internally and with external partners.

• To operate at all times in line with the Academy’s values.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Competencies Degree or equivalent and qualified teacher status

Relevant Experience Evidence of the ability to deliver consistently good or better teaching, learning and assessment and a proven track record or developing teams to plan and deliver an excellent learning experience

Experience of teaching with the 16-19 age group

Experience of the pastoral care of students, monitoring their achievements and attendance

Experience of Curriculum management

Relevant industrial experience in the area concerned

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.

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About Big Creative Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth form and college
• School size: 0 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Big Creative Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: bca-hr@bigcreative.education
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/big-creative-academy (opens in new tab)

Big Creative Academy (BCA) is a post-16 free school specialising in the creative industries. We believe that teaching skills employers want and empowering young people to think reflectively enables positive outcomes for students and our wider community. Big Creative Academy is committed to wellbeing and excellent teaching. Our mission is to improve the lives of young people through high quality training and creative industry experiences. We have 350 learners studying vocational programmes progressing to higher education and employment.

Some of the benefits of working at Big Creative AcademyBig Creative Academy has a Wellbeing Manifesto promoting positive relationships, resilience and reflection which extends to staff as well as students. We want our team to be productive and happy. The Academy provides the following benefits:

• State of the arts on site Gym facility.



• Discretionary half days on Fridays.



• A staff wellbeing day.



• An employee assistance line.



• Full pension benefits in either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.



• An individual CPD plan.



• Admin days built into the academic year



• Teaching, learning and assessment groups to share best practice and try new teaching techniques.Opportunities to learn from your creative colleagues, for example, learning how to DJ, sew, improve your Photoshop skills.

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