Job Description
Head of Faculty (Communications)
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
Salary Range L1 to L5 £44,305 to £48,895
Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Waverley School
Yardley Green Road
Bordesley Green
Birmingham
B9 5QA
Telephone Number: 0121 566 6607
Email Address: applications@waverley.bham.sch.uk
Job Start Date: 1 September 2023 or sooner
Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 pupils on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers, and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership and management and improve outcomes for children and young people.
Waverley Studio College opened in September 2013 and caters for students at key stages 4 and 5. With up to 75 students in each cohort the college has provision for up to 300 students. In the GCSE and Post 16 outcomes in 2022, the Studio College achieved the best results since it opened in 2013. Such has been the success of the college, it is
currently full to capacity in Years 10 and 11.
Waverley Studio College specialises in Health, Creative Technology and Enterprise. We pride ourselves on our students who behave well and are committed to their learning. Our sixth form students do work experience placements every week in the local community. Our curriculum includes an enrichment programme to develop their character and skills.
We have a strong staff team that are dedicated to the learning and development of all our students.
Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.
In our recent September 2022 Ofsted inspection, the college retained its ‘Good’ grading. Inspectors stated that ‘Pupils behave well in lessons and around school. They get on well together.’
The Board of Trustees are seeking to appoint a talented and inspirational leader who has drive and passion for teaching and learning to be a Head of Faculty at Waverley Studio College.
The successful candidate will lead the English Department as part of the Communications Faculty comprising of English, Business, ICT and Citizenship.
It is a very exciting time to join Waverley Studio College and applications are invited from those who are excited by and supportive of Studio Schools and are passionate to want the best for the students in their care.
We are looking for someone who will:
• an outstanding practitioner with a specialism in English Language and Literature
• provide strong, focused, and professional leadership
• foster positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and the local community
• promote excellent standards of teaching and positive attitudes to learning
• ensure a continued rise in academic achievement
• prioritise the wellbeing of students and staff
• uphold the inclusive principles that are integral to our ethos and that of Studio Colleges
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.
Closing Date: 23 March 2023, 10:00am
For an application pack please visit our website
Completed applications should be sent to: Applications@waverley.bham.sch.uk
Applications received after the closing date and time will not be considered. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We welcome informal visits to the school where tours will be undertaken by a senior member of staff.
For further details or to arrange an informal visit to see the school please call our HR team on 0121 566 6607.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable) Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.