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Head of Sixth Form

Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE

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• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  19 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  +TLR23 £7,847)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience

• Successful teaching of any subject up to A-Level.
• Management experience including responsibility for monitoring thework of colleagues.
• Appropriate experience in preparation for working within the broad areas identified in the job description

Skills, abilities, and attributes

• Ability to demonstrate being an outstanding classroom teacher.

• The ability to motivate and lead a team of tutors.

• Proven track record of examination success at GCSE and A Level.

• High level of interpersonal skills.

• Able to communicate effectively with, and command the confidence

and respect of, students, parents/carers, teaching staff, SLT within

the school as well as colleagues and external agencies.

• Able to analyse and synthesise information.

• The ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and students.

• The ability to coach and mentor other teachers.

• Able to work under pressure.

• Good organisation and time management skills.

• Confident user of ICT

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer:

• A welcoming school
• Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
• A strong senior and curriculum leadership team
• A supportive working environment
• Strong support for professional development including membership of the Oaks Collegiate
• Excellent opportunities for promotion
• Staff Wellbeing and support programme
• Generous planning and preparation time allocation

The successful applicant will join a team of strong practitioners who work together to inspire students to succeed. This is an excellent school to work in, with students who are ambitious and motivated to learn and staff who support each other. We are not only committed to developing our students, but you will also be fully supported with your own professional development.

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

Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

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Additional documents

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

Head of 6th Form Job Pack March 24.pdf - 702 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 642 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre website
• Email address: recruitment@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01214643172
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillcrest-school-and-sixth-form-centre

Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.

The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.

Arranging a visit to Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk.

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