Head of Faculty – Health. Media and Film (maternity cover)

JCoSS, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 9GE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February or April 2027 (by negotiation), until the return of the postholder

• Closing date

  24 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Health and social care, Media studies
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £39,196.00 - £58,120.00 Annually (Actual) MPS / UPS to reflect current level and experience, Plus TLR1b (£12,679)

Head of Faculty – Health. Media and Film (maternity cover) job summary

We are seeking an experienced, ambitious and enthusiastic teacher to lead our successful Health, Media and Film Faculty during a period of maternity cover. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic leadership across a diverse range of academic and vocational subjects, whilst also serving as Head of Department for Media and Film.

The faculty brings together two departments: Media and Film, and Health, Social Care and Child Development, offering a broad range of qualifications across Key Stages 4 and 5. Vocational qualifications form a significant part of our curriculum, reflecting JCoSS' commitment to providing ambitious and varied pathways for students. The faculty has an excellent track record, with all its Key Stage 5 courses amongst the highest-performing subjects in the school.

The Media and Film Department comprises three full-time teachers and a specialist technician, with dedicated accommodation and excellent resources. It offers GCSE and A Level Film Studies, GCSE Media Studies and Cambridge Technical qualifications in Digital Media at Key Stage 5 (Extended Certificate and Diploma). The department attracts strong student numbers, with many progressing to higher education and careers in related fields.

The Health, Social Care and Child Development Department comprises three teachers, two of whom hold additional responsibilities across the school. It offers Cambridge National Child Development at Key Stage 4 and the Cambridge Technical Diploma in Health and Social Care at Key Stage 5.

As Head of Faculty, the successful candidate will oversee curriculum development, teaching and learning, assessment, student outcomes and staff development across both departments. This includes maintaining the quality and rigour of GCSE and A Level non-exam assessment (NEA) and vocational coursework, ensuring effective internal quality assurance and compliance with awarding body requirements.As Head of Department for Media and Film, you will take direct responsibility for the day-to-day leadership and management of the department, supporting staff and maintaining high standards of teaching, learning and student achievement.

We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner with experience of teaching Media Studies, Film Studies or closely related qualifications, and the leadership skills to oversee a diverse faculty. The successful candidate will join an established, skilled and collaborative team, building on its considerable strengths and contributing to the wider leadership of teaching and learning at JCoSS.

We welcome applications from all candidates, whether you practice a faith or no faith at all.

You do not need to be a member of our specific faith to apply for this role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

JCoSS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About JCoSS

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Jewish, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1356 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: JCoSS website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/jcoss

Our Vision: JCoSS is an academic, aspirational learning community, known and respected for our pioneering spirit, our humanity and our excellent outcomes.

Our Ethos: If you think you know what working in a Jewish school might be like, be ready to think again. Our outward-looking and pluralist Jewish ethos combines an embrace of open-minded values with a deep love of the varied riches of Jewish tradition. The staff and leadership team includes different faiths and none at all levels, and the school has a culture of purposeful good humour and humanity. We are a school like no other.

Our Results: We have a track record of outstanding results. Students achieve excellent outcomes and make great progress. In 2023 46% of A level grades were at A*or A and more than 79% of Cambridge Technical grades were Distinction* or Distinction. 45% of GCSE grades were grade 7 or higher, with more than a quarter of the cohort achieving at least 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or better. Our ALPS grade has been consistently 2 at both A level and GCSE, and our ‘Progress 8’ score is consistently significantly above national average. Supported by a strong programme, students every year gain places at Oxbridge and for Medical and Veterinary Study, as well as for a wide range of specialisms and competitive courses at prestigious institutions.

Staff Benefits: We appoint on potential as well as experience, and we are committed to supporting staff development. Several non-teaching colleagues have trained with us as teachers; our rich CPL programme includes full induction for new teaching staff including ECTs, NPQ programmes, and financial support for MA courses, Action Research projects and many other opportunities. Additional responsibilities are always considered for suitable candidates and we offer ECTs employment for the last few weeks of the summer term. Our admissions policy includes priority places for the children of all staff*. Our website details a huge number and variety of staff wellbeing initiatives.
* (Children, Jewish and non-Jewish, of JCoSS staff who have a permanent contract of employment and have completed two years of service on the last day of the summer term of the academic year prior to application)

Our Location & Community: The school is in beautiful £50m buildings overlooking the Green Belt. It is easily accessible from Northern, Piccadilly and Overground rail links, public buses run past the entrance and a school coach service (available to staff) serves our whole catchment area. We attract students from eloquent and supportive communities across North London and Hertfordshire.

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