10 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    4 January 2027

  • Closing date

    28 September 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    18 September 2026

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

Media studies

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS - UPS

Additional allowances

TLR 2b allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Person Specification

  • Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent.
  • Relevant degree and/or substantial subject expertise in Media Studies or a related discipline.
  • Strong knowledge of GCSE and A Level Media Studies requirements.
  • Proven experience of successful teaching within a secondary school setting.
  • Experience of leading or managing a curriculum area or subject department.
  • Strong understanding of effective assessment and strategies for improving student outcomes.
  • Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to inspire students and colleagues and build positive professional relationships.
  • Strong digital and practical media skills.
  • Commitment to inclusive education and high expectations for all students.
  • Commitment to professional development and keeping subject knowledge current.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of the school's wider leadership and teaching team.
  • Enthusiasm for developing students' understanding of contemporary media and the creative industries.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Assistance Programme


Local Government Pension Scheme

CPD



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

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

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Lumero BWSFG - Head of Media Studies - Sept 26.pdf - 899 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bullers Wood School

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1555 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Bullers Wood School website
Email address
HR@lumero.org
Phone number
0208 467 2280
See more jobs
teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bullers-wood-school

This post is available in September 2023 and offers an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic staff and very supportive department whose members are committed to making a real difference. The school was last fully inspected by Ofsted in May 2011 and we were awarded Outstanding. The report is available on our website. We are very proud of our achievements and prior to the pandemic had regularly been congratulated by the Minister of State for Schools on our achievements at GCSE level placing us in the top 100 non-selective state-funded schools in England. In addition, we were in the top 100 for students achieving the English Baccalaureate. We have also regularly been in the top 10% nationally (out of over 2,500 schools and colleges) for our A level performance assessed by ALPS.

We are looking for a passionate individual to help us to ensure that in every way Bullers Wood remains an excellent school and that every one of our students flourishes, achieves and exceeds expectations.

The successful candidate will join Bullers Wood at an exciting time as September 2018 saw the opening of a new secondary free school, Bullers Wood School for Boys, who have now moved into their brand-new permanent building. Our two schools led to the establishment of the Bullers Wood Multi Academy Trust, giving opportunities for enhanced professional and career development for colleagues working within the Trust. The successful candidate may be required to work at either school.

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