Subject Leader - Product Design
The University of Birmingham School, Birmingham, B29 6QUThis job expired on 12 June 2023
Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
12 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
30 May 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £39,810 - £48,186 plus £2,000 Golden Hello
What skills and experience we're looking for
We seek an outstanding practitioner of Product Design who is able to shape and lead this creative area of our curriculum. This post of Subject Leader may be of interest to an enthusiastic and emerging leader where leadership coaching will be provided, or a more seasoned specialist looking for a fresh professional challenge.
Our School benefits from learning spaces for design and technology fully fitted with truly state of the art machinery, which allows for the teaching of a range of disciplines including graphics, resistant materials, woodwork, CAD, and electronics. We have learners of product design at KS3, KS4, and A level, but will be looking for the successful candidate to advise and steer developments and changes across all phases.
The successful candidate will motivate and inspire both staff and students, demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills or potential, and be committed to inclusion and the well-being of every young person. Importantly, they will also have outstanding subject knowledge. In return you will join the ambitious and collaborative staff team of a diverse School partnered with a world-class University, with a commitment from us to your continuing professional development.
What the school offers its staff
In return you will join the ambitious and collaborative staff team of a diverse School partnered with a world-class University, with a commitment from us to your continuing professional development.
We will have high expectations of you to be an outstanding role model committed to the distinctive ethos of our School, where we strive for academic excellence, underpinned by character education.
Commitment to safeguarding
The University of Birmingham School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting their welfare, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. These posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, references, and online checks.
Please note we do not accept applications via CV.
About The University of Birmingham School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1175 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- recruitment@uobschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 796 5008
Mainstream school with state - free school funding
Secondary with sixth form
Students of mixed gender, age 11 - 18 years
Rethinking education, helping tomorrow’s citizens flourish.
The University of Birmingham School is a school for our city. Our aim is simple: to transform the lives of our pupils by raising their aspirations and maximising their potential by accessing the widest possible range of educational opportunities. We want our graduates to go on to make a different to the lives of others as responsible citizens, loving partners and parents, excellent friends and great work colleagues.
In our £23m building, and drawing on the world-class facilities, resources and expertise of the University of Birmingham, we offer our pupils a broad and balanced academic curriculum; a focus on character education; and a wide programme of enrichment opportunities delivered through an extended school day.
Arranging a visit to The University of Birmingham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@uobschool.org.uk.
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