Subject Lead for Rural Studies
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4HLThis job expired on 26 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Closing date
26 May 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Pay Scale
Additional allowances
TLR 2b
Subject Lead for Rural Studies job summary
We are looking to appoint a passionate, inspiring and dynamic teacher to lead our Rural Studies Department and award winning School Farm.
Our school farm is central to our whole school ethos and curriculum; from our primary school provision, to KS3, 4 and 5 courses. Our innovative KS3 programme The Great Outdoors (GO) programme teaches core values of where food comes from, food security issues and environmental sustainability. We offer Animal Care at KS4 and Animal Management at KS5. We shall be developing Horticulture in our walled garden.
Brockhill School Farm is home to a range of native and continental beef cattle, commercial sheep, rare breed pigs, free range hens and a variety of small animals. The Farm includes a walled garden, glasshouses and a small farm shop. One classroom overlooks the traditional farm yard and another is upstairs in the main farm building itself. The farm is a working farm with beef, pork and lamb supplying the local livestock market and our own Farm Shop.
We enjoy working with LEAF Education and the School Farms Network and enjoy educating the public in our work through public events.
Our Young Farmers Club is one of the most popular clubs at our school and the club enjoys showing at local agricultural schools, social and fundraising events.
Are you?
An excellent teaching practitioner, keen to ensure the highest standards and lead the further success of the department.
Passionate about outdoor learning.
Able to deliver Animal Care and Animal Management to the highest level.
Interested in developing a horticultural offer for our students.
Knowledgeable and ambitious to teach across the full age and ability range.
Enthusiastic, resourceful, and a good communicator.
Excited about extra-curricular activities.
Please contact school for further information and to arrange an informal visit should you wish.
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.
About Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1351 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@brockhill.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01303 265521
Brockhill Park is an 11-19 Academy with Performing Arts and Rural Dimension status and supports its own working farm. It is a popular school of 1300 students situated in rural surroundings on the edge of the Cinque Port of Hythe, overlooking the English Channel.
It is our purpose to develop a creative thinking culture, which is inclusive, innovative and vocational supported by the arts and rural dimension.
We want to:
Enable the future of every student and develop the capacity for lifelong learning
Build and sustain a strong safe learning community
Foster personalisation through creative and cultural learning
Secure sustainability and build capacity
Brockhill Park is a friendly place to work where all members of staff are valued and where students are proud of their school. Career development opportunities are well supported alongside a good CPDprogramme.
Brockhill Park and all its staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure application to the Criminal Records Bureau plus verification of the right to work in the UK and receipt of positive references
Arranging a visit to Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@brockhill.kent.sch.uk.
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