Head of Department - Art & Design Birmingham, England
Job description
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Institute Road
Birmingham
B14 7EG
Telephone number: 0121 444 4161
Email address: [email protected]
Required September 2023
NOR 1,235 including 237 in Sixth Form
An excellent opportunity has arisen to lead a very successful and forward-thinking Art and Design Department within a high performing school. The Department has a range of provision that includes GCSE, A-Level and working with partner schools. Our results have been consistently high year on year. In August 2022 our GCSE students achieved 93% grade
4 and above with 48% grade 7 and above. At A level our pass rate was 100%, with 64% at A* - A.
Applicants will have had experience of teaching across the ability range at KS3 KS4 and KS5 and must be passionate, well organised, and hardworking, with high expectations of students and colleagues.
Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to develop teaching resources and other assessment materials.
Experience of teaching Post 16 is required.
We provide a first class INSET programme at Bishop Challoner, which supports the professional development of teachers at all stages in their careers.
Bishop Challoner is a very successful, heavily over-subscribed mixed 11 to 19 Catholic comprehensive school in the South of Birmingham. We were designated one of the first 100 Teaching Schools in the country and we are also a lead school for the Central Maths Hub, the Central Midland Science Learning Partnership, the Schools Sports Partnership and most recently, the Central Computing Hub. This is a measure of the high achievements of the school and its excellence in training and developing staff. This will allow exciting opportunities for any newly appointed members of staff.
Bishop Challoner is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It has policies and procedures to ensure that this occurs.
Closing date: 19 May 2023, 10:00am
Please apply online or contact Lorraine Houldcroft, PA to Headteacher on 0121-444-4161
for an application pack. Please note all applications must be on the CES application form.
Email applications to Lorraine Houldcroft: [email protected]
