Faculty Leader - Sciences
Colton Hills Community School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5DG13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
14 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
1 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Science, Social sciences
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.4 Hours per week - Mon - Fri
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale L7–10
What skills and experience we're looking for
WELCOME TO COLTON HILLS
Many Minds, One Mission
A community school which has the ethos of everyone working together as a family towards our shared goals, which can be summarised with our school values:
PRIDE - Participation – Respect – Integrity- Diversity – Excellence
Faculty Leader of Sciences
Leadership Pay Scale L7–L10 | Extended Leadership Team Enhanced DBS required
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational, strategic and highly effective Faculty Leader of Science and Social Sciences to provide outstanding leadership across the Science faculty at Colton Hills. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional middle leader with a proven track record of impact, who is ready to play a key role in whole‑school improvement and aspires to senior leadership
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the school’s new extended senior leadership team driving whole school STEM activities.
As Faculty Leader, you will be accountable for the leadership, development and performance of Science and Social Sciences across the school. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you will:
- Lead and develop a high-quality, ambitious curriculum from Years 7–13
- Drive improvements in student progress, attainment and attitudes to learning
- Inspire, coach and develop staff through excellent leadership and modelling of outstanding practice
- Use performance data intelligently to identify trends and implement targeted intervention strategies
- Promote inclusive practice, ensuring the needs of SEND, EAL, disadvantaged and high-attaining students are met
- Contribute strategically to whole-school priorities, including STEM development, numeracy and Life Skills
- Lead quality assurance processes, including curriculum review, lesson observation and data analysis
- Play a full role in the life, ethos and wider leadership of the school
You will also act as an outstanding classroom practitioner, using your own teaching as a model of excellence.
Who We Are Looking For
We would welcome applications from candidates who:
- Are experienced and successful middle leaders within a secondary school
- Have a proven record of raising standards of teaching and learning
- Demonstrate outstanding classroom practice with the ability to mentor and coach others
- Are confident leaders who can motivate staff, manage resources and lead change effectively
- Have strong analytical skills and experience of using data to improve outcomes
- Are committed to equality, inclusion and safeguarding
- Aspire to senior leadership and are willing to work towards NPQSL or NPQH.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to join a forward-thinking leadership team
- A clear pathway to senior leadership
- High-quality professional development and leadership support
- The chance to shape an innovative, engaging curriculum and make a real difference to students’ lives
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
Please complete your application as soon as possible. Full details of the role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications will be considered upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
Closing date: Thursday 14th May 2026 at 9.00am
Interview date: Thursday 21st May 2026
What the school offers its staff
Colton Hills has been judged as a ‘Good’ school in 2015, 2018 and 2023 and we are committed to improving that judgment in future inspections – not for our own glory, but because we know we will be giving our students the best deal possible. The school encompasses a rich, harmonious and multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students, up to and including our growing sixth form.
The school is situated to the south of Wolverhampton’s city centre, on a site surrounded by green space and fantastic views across hills and fields. We also benefit greatly from a wide range of fantastic facilities for our staff and students, including an on-site swimming pool, AstroTurf pitch, dedicated Sixth Form block, flexible breakout spaces across the school and a large theatre often used by groups in our local community for performances. We are a school with a real family feel, with a strong House ethos that underpins our work.
We know that having successful students starts with having happy and well-supported staff. We are very much committed to our teachers having a fulfilling work-life balance, with an email policy that respects family time, careful management of our time budget to eliminate unnecessary meetings, a reduction in the amount of data we collect and an evolving marking policy designed to give teachers their lives back. We have adapted our appraisal system to prioritise professional development over data targets because we want our teachers to be satisfied in their work and judged fairly on their commitment to our school.
Our outcomes show that we are a successful school. We are also a growing school, our student numbers are robust and the whole-school cohort is over 1000 students. With a healthy financial picture and strong school governance in place, we are now seeking to expand our staff to create the best possible experience for our students every day, to develop their confidence and aspiration by surrounding them with inspiring adults delivering an exciting curriculum.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Colton Hills Community School is committed to ensuring the safeguarding of all our staff and students. Successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS Check and also an on line and social media check.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Colton Hills Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1131 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Colton Hills Community School website
- Email address
- officemanager@coltonhills.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 558420
WELCOME TO COLTON HILLS
Many Minds, One Mission
A community school is one which has the ethos of everyone working together as a family towards our shared goals, which can be summarised with our school values
PRIDE – Participation – Respect – Integrity- Diversity – Excellence
At Colton Hills we believe that every child is entitled to the highest quality learning experience, irrespective of their starting point.
There are no barriers to high achievement and no excuses for not succeeding.
In every lesson students are exposed to powerful knowledge and culturally rich experiences.
Every day we are learning and reflecting on how we have improved ourselves. Through this, we maximise academic attainment so students can go to and through university and thrive in a top profession. All students will leave Colton Hills highly numerate and literate with meaningful qualifications that prove this. They will also leave equipped with both the skills and self-belief to engage with the wider world so that they can change it for the better.
Every Child, Every Lesson, Every Day
We would now like very much for you to become a part of that community.
Colton Hills has been judged as a ‘Good’ school in both 2018 and 2023, and we are committed to improving that judgment in our next inspection – not for our own glory, but because we know we will be giving our students the best deal possible. The school encompasses a rich, harmonious and multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students, up to and including our growing sixth form.
The school is situated to the south of Wolverhampton’s city centre, on a site surrounded by green space and fantastic views across hills and fields. We also benefit greatly from a wide range of fantastic facilities for our staff and students, including an on-site swimming pool, AstroTurf pitch, dedicated Sixth Form block, flexible breakout spaces across the school and a large theatre often used by groups in our local community for performances. We are a school with a real family feel, with a strong House ethos that underpins our work.
We know that having successful students starts with having happy and well-supported staff. We are very much committed to our teachers having a fulfilling work-life balance, with an email policy that respects family time, careful management of our time budget to eliminate unnecessary meetings, a reduction in the amount of data we collect and an evolving marking policy designed to give teachers their lives back. We have adapted our appraisal system to prioritise professional development over data targets because we want our teachers to be satisfied in their work and judged fairly on their commitment to our school.
Our outcomes show that we are a successful school. We are also a growing school, our student numbers are robust and the whole-school cohort is over 1000 students. With a healthy financial picture and strong school governance in place, we are now seeking to expand our staff to create the best possible experience for our students every day, to develop their confidence and aspiration by surrounding them with inspiring adults delivering an exciting curriculum.
Colton Hills Community School has a successful past and every hope of a very bright future – we’re on a journey to being World Class.
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