Head of Creative Industries
Brighton Hill Community School, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4HS5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as available
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 January 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR / UPR
Additional allowances
TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Be a consistently good/outstanding classroom practitioner.
- Be able to articulate clear vision of what constitutes outstanding learning.
- Be inspirational in your approach to teaching, leadership, and interpersonal relationships.
- Demonstrate resilience and commitment to continually raising standards.
What the school offers its staff
Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?
- Exceptional support from the Faculty and the Senior Leadership Team.
- “The recent improvements in the school have increased staff morale. High-quality training and development for all staff is effective.” (Ofsted)
- Staff feel proud of their school and their contribution to pupils’ academic and personal development.” (Ofsted)
- “Leadership support, decisiveness in action and approachability has resulted in staff feeling highly valued and empowered as professionals.” (Local Authority Inspection Report, 2021)
- “In all aspects of life within Brighton Hill Community School, there is a culture and ethos of ‘people first’ and high expectations through a calm, well-managed environment, that is constantly modelled by leadership with relentless pursuit in maintaining the embodiment of the vision.” (Local Authority Inspection Report, 2021)
- Support to be innovative and develop your professional skills, with our bespoke and expansive CPD programme.
- Benefit from our alliance with the Teaching School and to collaborate with colleagues.
- Opportunities to continue the upward progress trajectory of this faculty.
- Work within an established team who are highly resourced and have a strong sense of collaboration and support for each other.
- Opportunities to contribute to an extensive extra-curricular programme for students.
Further details about the role
We are seeking an innovative, highly effective, and inspirational individual to lead and manage our Creative Industries Faculty. The faculty leads teaching & learning across KS3 & 4 for Design & Technology and Food Preparation & Nutrition. A recruitment allowance will be considered for a teacher who has the right skills and attributes.
Brighton Hill Community School is currently rated as ‘Outstanding’ in 3 of the 4 areas inspected by Ofsted and ‘Good’ overall (Ofsted report April 2022). We continue our rapid progress journey of ‘making success inevitable’ as a coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1,250 students. You will teach across the age and ability range predominantly in your subject specialism(s) and make a significant positive contribution to the vision of the school.
This is a key leadership and management post suitable for an enthusiastic and ambitious teacher with or without previous middle leader experience and will provide a good foundation for future senior career development in school.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jlevett@brightonhill.hants.sch.uk
About Brighton Hill Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- Up to 1259 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jlevett@brightonhill.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01256 362523
Arranging a visit to Brighton Hill Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jlevett@brightonhill.hants.sch.uk.
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