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Head of Applied Learning

The Downs School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 6AD

This job expired on 28 June 2024

• Start date details

  1st September 2024

• Closing date

  28 June 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Health and social care
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time role
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: TLR 2B (£5349)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and inspiring teacher to join our successful and welcoming school as Head of Applied Learning.

The successful candidate will

• support Applied Learning course development in each faculty
• keep up to date with national developments and those areas which impact on Applied Learning programmes of study
• monitor student progress in Applied Learning courses and keep target achievement on course
• develop and implement policies and practices for Applied Learning programs of study which reflect those of the school
• ensure that there is a safe working and learning environment in which risk is properly assessed
• liaise directly with a range of stakeholders, including external service providers, and federation staff
• prepare reports, as required, to inform the senior and middle leadership teams of the progress of students on Applied Learning courses
• be able to form positive and trusting relationships with students based on consistency, firm boundaries and making learning exciting and challenging
• have a professional attitude that is open to innovative ways of working
• be flexible and adaptable when faced with challenges

The successful candidate will be accountable for maintaining the school’s accreditation as a Vocational Centre and be the lead professional on all aspects of applied learning throughout the school, with a view to raising aspirations, attainment and achievement.

The Downs School, a Foundation, 11-18 comprehensive school, is a successful, oversubscribed, and popular school serving the Downs area of West Berkshire. The roll is over 1400 with a well-established sixth form. Results at all levels are consistently outstanding and the best in West Berkshire, and Ofsted described our students as having ‘excellent personal and social skills’ who ‘achieve well academically.’

More information about the post and the school can be found on our web site www.thedownsschool.org or by contacting Clare Lowery, HR Manager on 01635 270022. Please submit your application to recruitment@thedownsschool.org by Friday 28 June 2024.

The Downs School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check through the DBS and provide evidence that they have a right to work in the UK.

WWW.THEDOWNSSCHOOL.ORG

What the school offers its staff

In return you will

• experience a caring, positive ethos that prioritises staff wellbeing and recognition
• be empowered to work with ambitious, dedicated, capable staff who are deeply committed to develop the whole child
• experience working with children who enjoy being at school, behave exceptionally and have excellent attitudes to learning
• work in a professional, stimulating, and collaborative working environment
• experience outstanding professional development and support to grow and develop as a teacher and leader

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 The Downs School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1363 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Downs School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@thedownsschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-downs-school (opens in new tab)

The Downs School, a Foundation, 11-18 comprehensive school, is a successful, oversubscribed and popular school serving the Downs area of West Berkshire. The roll is nearly 1300 with a well-established sixth form. Results at all levels are consistently above national averages and Ofsted described our students as having ‘excellent personal and social skills’ who ‘achieve well academically’.

Arranging a visit to The Downs School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@thedownsschool.org.

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