Head of Sixth Form
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01.09.2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2(3) (£8,279)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience
- Successful teaching of any subject up to A-Level.
- Management experience, including responsibility for monitoring the work of colleagues.
- Appropriate experience in preparation for working within the broad areas identified in the job description.
- Skills, abilities, and attributes
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- 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 IT.
What the school offers its staff
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 professional development.
Why Join Us?
- Work in a vibrant and supportive environment with a clear vision for growth.
- Be part of an innovative leadership team that values collaboration and creativity.
- Have opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Make a real difference to the lives and futures of all our students.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 652 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
- 0121 464 3172
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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