Faculty Lead - Character Development

Kingsway Park High School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4XA

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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 September 2024

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
Pay scale: L5-9

What skills and experience we're looking for

Primary Purpose At Kingsway Park High School, we are committed to caring for and developing the whole child, improving aspirations, and ensuring every student achieves their full potential. In addition to academic excellence, we prepare our students to be socially responsible citizens who can thrive in society and give back to their local communities.

As Faculty Lead for Character Development, you will oversee a multi-disciplinary curriculum designed to foster resilience, confidence, and leadership among students. You will be responsible for leading subjects such as PSHE, Food Technology, and other areas of personal and social development. This is a unique opportunity for a candidate passionate about character education and equipped with the leadership skills to inspire staff and students alike.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead and strategically plan the character development curriculum, ensuring alignment with the school’s values and ethos of ‘We Cooperate, We Pioneer, We Belong.’
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and deliver a broad and balanced curriculum across PSHE, Food, and other related subjects.
- Build, lead, and develop a faculty team, including middle leaders, fostering a collaborative and aspirational environment.
- Maximise student outcomes in both academic and personal development areas across KS3 and KS4.
- Evaluate and improve teaching and learning strategies, ensuring consistency and high expectations across all subjects within the faculty.
- Oversee the planning, sequencing, and execution of medium- and long-term plans, ensuring that subject intents are clearly articulated and delivered.
- Lead on extra-curricular activities, including whole school assemblies, drop-down days, and character-building projects.
- Monitor and track student progress, using data to inform teaching, learning, and personal development strategies.
- Support and guide staff in professional development, ensuring all members of the faculty are continuously improving.
- Promote positive student behaviour and maintain strong partnerships with parents, carers, and the wider community.
Who We’re Looking For We are seeking an ambitious and visionary leader who is passionate about character development and personal growth for students. You should have:
- A strong background in leading personal development or character education, ideally with experience in Food Technology, PSHE, or related subjects.
- Proven leadership experience, preferably as a middle leader, with a track record of improving student outcomes.
- The ability to inspire and motivate staff, students, and the wider school community.
- A commitment to fostering a culture of high expectations, equality, and inclusion, ensuring that all students are prepared for life beyond school.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer:
- A collaborative and supportive leadership team that is committed to school improvement.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression, with support for aspiring assistant headteachers.
- The chance to make a real impact in developing the whole child within our school community and beyond.

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.