Curriculum Leader for Performing Arts (Maternity Cover)
Colton Hills Community School
Wolverhampton
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus TLR2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 30 November 2019
- Apply by:
- 16 October 2019
Job overview
A unique opportunity has become available for an ambitious, forward thinking teacher to develop their skills by leading our successful Performing Arts department. Due to our current Curriculum Leader going on Maternity Leave we require an outstanding and dynamic teacher to lead our flourishing department and contribute to the development of our innovative curriculum.
Colton Hills Community School is a highly regarded 11-18 community school judged by OFSTED to be a ‘good’ again in September 2018. The school encompasses a rich and harmonious multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students with the majority staying on in the sixth form.
The Performing Arts department
The Performing Arts department has a vision for all students to become independent and successful learners who are able to engage in dance, drama and music from different cultures and use the arts to explore social, cultural and historical topics. The school are currently in the process of applying for Arts Mark status and the successful candidate would be pivotal in driving this plan forward. Uptake of Performing Arts is good at Key Stage 4 with outcomes that are above national for progress and attainment. The department offers BTEC Performing Arts TECHNICAL Award in dance and drama as well as Arts Award at Bronze and Silver level.
• Our students are eager to learn and you will be joining a talented and committed team of staff who are leading improvements not just in Performing Arts but across the school. You will have many opportunities to develop your career at Colton Hills Community School through our excellent in-house CPD programmes and the opportunities to lead a successful and popular subject.
The person we are looking for should be:
- Passionate and enthusiastic about Performing Arts and a specialist in Drama.
- Have experience of teaching music and dance at Key Stage 3.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Arts Award at Bronze and Silver level
- Willing to drive the school forward in achieving their Arts Mark goal.
- Inspirational, creative and a highly effective teacher
- Driven to ensure excellent student progress
- A hardworking, imaginative thinker and have excellent organisational and time management skills
- A team player who wants to work and engage with colleagues at all levels
- Talented and have a track record of high quality examination outcomes
- Able to teach across KS3-5
OFSTED May 2015 and Sept 2018
- “The school is a harmonious, welcoming, multicultural community”
- Pupils are respectful, courteous and polite. They value the support which their teachers provide. They are proud of their school”.
- “The quality of teaching is good. Teachers ask searching questions that provide a good level of challenge to all students, including the most able.”
- “Students are currently making good progress in English, mathematics and science.”
- “One parent summed up the views of many when they wrote, ‘I am very happy with the school and the progress that my children have made.”
We can offer you:
- Pupils eager for success
- Supportive parents who value education
- Supportive colleagues
- Excellent professional development and guidance
- Major investment in ICT
- Extensive grounds and facilities set in green belt.
Attached documents
About Colton Hills Community School
- Colton Hills Community School
- Jeremy Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton
- West Midlands
- WV4 5DG
- United Kingdom
About Colton Hills Community School
Colton Hills Community School is a mixed, non-denominational community secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18. It is located in the South of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.
The school is supported by Wolverhampton City Council, has over 950 pupils, and was formerly known by three other names: Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School, Graiseley Secondary School, and Penn Secondary Modern. It was established in 1974. The Headteacher is Ms Julie Hunter.
Colton Hills Community School is highly regarded in the city and was judged by OFSTED to be a Good school in May 2015 and September 2018. The school encompasses a rich and harmonious multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students with the majority staying on in the sixth form.
Our Mission
At Colton Hills, we believe that ever child is entitled to the highest quality learning experiences, irrespective of their starting point. There are no barriers to high achievement and no excuses for not succeeding.
In every lesson, students are exposed to powerful knowledge and culturally rich experiences. Every day we are learning and reflecting on how we have improved ourselves. Through this, we maximise academic attainment so students can go to and through university and thrive in a top profession.
All students will leave Colton Hills highly numerate and literate, with meaningful qualifications that prove this. They will also leave equipped with both the skills and self-belief to engage with the wider world so that they change it for the better.
Every Child, Every Lesson, Every Day
Our Values - PRIDE
· Participation
· Respect
· Integrity
· Diversity
· Excellence
Ofsted 2023
Colton Hills School was judged as a ‘good school’ after an inspection on 14 November 2023. We are proud to share His Majesty’s inspection team recognised the respectful, inclusive and aspirational environment in school, reporting that “staff share a strong focus on removing any barriers that pupils may have”.
The inspection team were impressed with the school’s curriculum and the quality of the teaching and noted “subjects often exceed the requirements of the national curriculum.” Leaders have developed an effective personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum and “adapt the programme to respond to local and national concerns.”
The report also highlights the “positive relationships between staff and pupils”, and how Sixth Form students are active in the life of school in various ways. The report also complimented on the school’s “successful careers education programme”, noting that pupils, including those in Sixth Form, have good-quality, meaningful opportunities to learn about the world of work.
View Colton Hills Community School Ofsted Report 2023
Ofsted 2018
The school was inspected by Ofsted on 26 September 2018 and the Governing Body, staff and I are delighted to report that “This school continues to be good.” Inspectors recognised the excellent work we do and that since the last inspection the quality of teaching, results and pupils’ attendance have improved. The Inspectors found the school to be “a harmonious, welcoming, multicultural community and pupils to be respectful, courteous and polite”
View Colton Hills Community School's 2018 Ofsted Report
Working at Colton Hills Community School
Colton Hills Community School has a clear vision based on strong principles and you will have the advantages working for a LA maintained secondary school with a range of benefits offered by Wolverhampton City Council. The school has a good track record of developing colleagues through a responsive CPD programme. From Teach First graduates to Senior Leaders, many colleagues find success through internal promotions or professional opportunities elsewhere.
We are also a caring school, we know our pupils and families well. We are continually growing and improving our outcomes over time and this provides us with a strong base for the future.
We can offer you:
· pupils eager for success
· supportive parents who value education
· supportive colleagues
· excellent professional development and guidance
· major investment in ICT
· extensive grounds and facilities set in green belt.
· ample free car parking for staff
· City of Wolverhampton Council employee benefits
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