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Head of Media
Furze Platt Senior School, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7NQ17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- English, Media
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS/Level plus London Fringe Allowance, plus TLR2A (£3391)
Head of Media job summary
Furze Platt Senior School is seeking an inspirational and creative Head of Media Studies to lead and develop this dynamic subject within our English and Media department. Media Studies is a subject of increasing importance in today’s world, and we are eager to expand its impact and presence within our curriculum.
We are looking for an individual with vision, enthusiasm, and subject expertise to drive the development of Media Studies as a key area of study and qualification for our students. This role is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Media education at Furze Platt, ensuring students are engaged, challenged, and equipped with the skills they need in a media-driven world.
The RoleAs Head of Media Studies, you will:
Lead the development of an engaging and forward-thinking Media Studies curriculum.
Stay up to date with media theory, production techniques, and digital trends.
Teach Media Studies across Key Stages 4 and 5 (ages 13-18) and English at Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14).
Ensure high standards of teaching and learning, enabling all students to make excellent progress.
Coordinate internal and external examinations in Media Studies.
Build and maintain strong cross-curricular links and industry partnerships.Lead enrichment opportunities to enhance students' appreciation and understanding of Media.
Raise the profile of Media Studies across the school through exciting learning opportunities.
The CandidateWe are looking for a passionate and committed educator who:
Has experience teaching Media Studies at GCSE and A-Level.
Is an innovative curriculum designer who can bring lessons to life.
Is eager to integrate digital media and project-based learning into the classroom.
Has the ability to inspire and challenge students of all abilities.
Can foster strong relationships with parents, students, and colleagues.
At Furze Platt, we are proud of our ambitious, collaborative, and supportive school community. If you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?A welcoming and forward-thinking school with a strong emphasis on creativity and excellence.
The opportunity to shape the future of Media Studies in a thriving department.
Professional development opportunities to support your career progression.
We are keen to ensure that we support the physical and mental wellbeing of our staff. Discounted membership is available for the use of a fully equipped and well-maintained gym on-site. Staff are provided with a laptop and many have their own classrooms. We offer access to an employee advice service (Education Support) which provides information, helpful resources, and a counselling service. We encourage community spirit and staff involvement through various social events, recent ones being our Christmas Party, Friday sports after school and a Furze Platt fantasy football league. Student and staff nominations, as well as Long Service Awards, recognise colleagues’ contributions to our school. We have free parking on site, and we also ensure that freshly brewed coffee is ready for you during break-time with edible treats to help you through the week!
Furze Platt Senior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Commitment to safeguarding
Furze Platt Senior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Furze Platt Senior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1530 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Furze Platt Senior School website
Furze Platt Senior School is an extremely rewarding school in which to work. Our school culture is based on our ACHIEVE values. Relationships are a strength of our school with students and staff wanting to work with and for each other.
‘Pupils are friendly, courteous and polite. They say that they are happy and that they feel safe. Pupils’ relationships are shaped by the ACHIEVE values of the school, which stands for 'Ambitious, Collaborative, Happy, Integrity, Endurance, Versatility, Excellence’. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school.’ Ofsted 2021
We are a highly inclusive, comprehensive and local school with virtually all students living within walking or cycling distance. As the largest school in Maidenhead we are able to offer our students a wealth of options within and beyond the classroom. Similarly, our staff have a wide range of CPD and promotion opportunities.
We are keen to encourage every child to ACHIEVE their excellence whether that be a highly academic place at Oxbridge, a more vocational route or one of the many other pathways open to them. By offering opportunities throughout their school careers, we ensure students are not just well-qualified but mature young adults who we are proud to know.
Furze Platt Senior School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in our most recent inspection (November 2021). We have nearly 180 caring, committed and good humoured teaching and support staff together with an oversubscribed school population of approaching 1500 students. This is a school where staff and students work together to achieve high standards and excellent outcomes.
Our student body is taken from the town of Maidenhead, 30 miles west of London, and from other parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Whilst overall the area is affluent, ours is a truly comprehensive school, with students from all social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. The school is popular and well regarded in the local community. Parents and carers are supportive, seeking to work with us to support their children.
‘School leaders are ambitious for the school. They enjoy positive relationships with the rest of the staff and work with them to ensure the success of the school. Teachers are grateful for the support offered in terms of induction and the consideration given to their workload.’ Ofsted 2021
Our Tutor Group system emphasises our sense of community and is the basis for our pastoral care and support. Our four Houses offer friendly competition and camaraderie across the school. We have a specialist unit for students with autistic spectrum disorder and provide excellent support for those with academic or emotional difficulties.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced and aims to meet the differing needs of students. Students follow the National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 including learning two modern foreign languages. Towards the end of Key Stage 3 students are supported with the selection of their GCSE options and the school works hard to ensure every student is able to study the subjects they have chosen.
Our Key Stage 4 curriculum provides an appropriate mix of GCSE subjects including English Language and English Literature, Maths and Single Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Art, Drama, Music, Technology, Computing, Business, Psychology and Philosophy and Religion. Students can also opt for more vocational subjects such as Creative iMedia, Travel and Tourism and Child Development. Standards are very high; students make good progress and many departments have results above the national average.
The Sixth Form is an undoubted strength of Furze Platt Senior, with around 300 students. The broad curriculum offer and high standard of teaching has led to excellent examination results. A very large number of sixth formers progress to highly rated apprenticeships and university. Sixth Form students are also expected to undertake community work in or out of school, including paired reading and maths schemes, and acting as subject prefects or mentors. They make a significant contribution to the school.
‘Behaviour is calm around the school site and conducive to learning in lessons. Interactions are courteous and respectful. Teachers quickly pick up any inappropriate behaviour. Behaviour in the sixth form is exemplary. Sixth-form students are good role models for the rest of the school.’
Ofsted 2021
We also believe passionately in music, drama, the arts and sport, and have some excellent facilities to support these including a Dance studio, two state of the art Drama studios, a professional recording studio, practice rooms and a recent addition of a gym and all-weather astro-turf. There are a large number of music and drama productions, along with recreational and competitive sport.
In recent years we have opened a new English and Science block, along with a new 400 seat state-of-the-art Theatre. We invest in our staff, facilities and resources enabling our students to benefit from the great opportunities we have to offer.
We have a strong team of teaching staff and are committed to developing our teaching to ensure that even more students reach their full potential. To this end, we invest heavily in teachers’ professional development. Staff are encouraged to pursue their interests in all aspects of pedagogy and benefit from staff coaching. Staff attend a range of internal and external courses, and we encourage staff to visit other schools to see examples of best practice.
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