Head of Art & Textiles

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and well qualified Head of Department in Art and Textiles.  We are looking for a colleague to lead the following areas in the department:

• To raise standards of pupil attainment and achievement within the curriculum area and to monitor and support pupil progress providing appropriate intervention.

• To be accountable for pupil progress within the subject area.

• To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils studying in the department.

• To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject/curriculum area.

• To deploy financial and physical resources within the department effectively to support the school and department development plans.

The successful candidate will be leading a successful, committed department with a good track record of exam results.  The department also offers a wide variety of extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities.  The successful candidate will line manage all members of the department.

Hall Green School is a very popular, heavily oversubscribed and academically successful 11-16 Converter Academy.  We are a highly diverse institution, both ethnically and as a fully accessible mainstream school, attracting pupils from across the city with physical disabilities.  We have wonderful students who fully contribute to the school’s ‘caring, nurturing and inclusive culture’ described by Ofsted (2019) as ‘a welcoming and inclusive school’ where ‘pupils are happy, and they achieve well’ and the ‘positive relationships between pupils and staff are a hallmark of the school’. 

Most importantly, we are looking for a candidate who shares the school’s approach and commitment to the success and wellbeing of its young people.  You are warmly invited to speak to the Headteacher and to make an appointment to visit the school in action, or speak with a member of the Senior Team over the phone.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak and write fluently in English is an essential requirement for this role.

Hall Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the School to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be subject 

to the following checks: enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), a prohibition from teaching (where applicable), qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work.  All applicants will also be required to provide two suitable references.

The closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Thursday 9 June 2022.  We are ideally looking for a candidate to start September therefore, there may be a possibility of interviewing and appointing prior to the closing date.  A January start would also be possible.  Part time applicants may be considered.

For further details and an application pack please see the school website www.hallgreen.bham.sch.uk where application packs are available to download under the vacancies section.  

Please note that all applicants must complete the school’s application form only.  Any other form of application or CVs alone will not be accepted.