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SalaryOur client have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Curriculum to join the team!
Location: Birmingham, B38 8QT
Salary: £48,159 to £52,632 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
About the Client:
Join an inspirational Sixth Form Centre at an exciting phase of its development.
Our client is one of Birmingham’s specialist sixth form colleges, which provides young people with the choice of studying from over 45 advanced level subjects in an environment that is designed exclusively to meet the needs, interests and aspirations of 16-18 year-olds.
The mission is to provide high-quality education leading to excellent higher education and employment prospects for their diverse community of students.
Why work for them:
The client offers competitive pay and excellent rewards including…
- Excellent annual leave – 35 days plus Christmas closure and bank holiday allowance
- Competitive pension scheme
- A variety of health and wellbeing programmes
- Discounted gym membership
- Progressive career development and training with regular ‘Appreciation Days’
Head of Curriculum – The Role:
The Sixth Form are looking for an outstanding, innovative and inspirational experienced leader who will build upon the achievements and strengths of the College, and share their outstanding teaching knowledge to further raise the College’s standards and reputation.
Strong, proven leadership and management skills are essential as is a passion for success with a commitment to meeting the needs of stakeholders and the local and regional communities.
Excellent communication skills and high levels of energy and stamina will be required to motivate staff and students to share a common set of values and help develop a culture which encourages individuals to work effectively within teams to ensure that students perform at the highest levels.
Head of Curriculum – Key Responsibilities:
- Teaching own subject as appropriate
- Undertake quality assurance in conjunction with the College Leadership Team and Quality Department including but not limited to: lesson observations; review of student progress; curriculum development; syllabus changes
- Lead and manage a faculty, being responsible for appraisal management, staff absence management, cover, staff and student recruitment, student enrolment, curriculum planning, timetabling, parental engagement
- Data analysis of student achievement and subsequent planning for improvement including undertaking subject reviews
- To liaise with awarding bodies regarding quality and standards in conjunction with College Leadership Team
- To monitor compliance with college quality systems and support the central quality unit and College Leadership Team with compliance
- To act as a lead in developing training for staff across the college to enhance standards
- Giving IAG to support and advise students regarding attendance, retention, resit options, additional access arrangements
- To support the pastoral system
Head of Curriculum – You:
Qualifications:
- Degree in a relevant subject
- Relevant Teaching Qualification PGCE, Certificate in Education
- Management qualification
Experience & Skills:
- Recent demonstrable track record of outstanding teaching with evidence of high success rates, pass rates and added value in own subject
- Demonstrable track record of improving teaching and results or maintaining outstanding provision
- Experience of leading teams
- Experience of leading initiatives
- Experience of developing training for staff
- Experience of working with awarding bodies
- Experience as an examiner with awarding body
- Experience of teaching A Level or Level 3 Vocational course with a proven track record of passes and high grades achievement
- Proven track record of developing innovative teaching and learning techniques and adaptive teaching
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Curriculum, changes to the curriculum landscape and the Ofsted framework
- Experience of taking an active role in the development of the quality improvement cycle
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 7th March 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date.
First-stage interviews are expected to take place in March 2024.
To submit your application for this exciting Head of Curriculum opportunity, please click ‘Apply now!
