Head of Art
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR + TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2020
Job overview
Due to the career progression of the current Head of Department, Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall seeks to appointment a passionate and dynamic subject specialist to lead our successful Art Department, in September 2020.
This job opportunity provides the chance to teach academically bright pupils from diverse backgrounds who are keen to learn and make progress. Applications are encouraged from teachers with a range of backgrounds who can bring their unique talents to the school. We will consider potential part time and flexible working arrangements.
There are opportunities to speak about the post with relevant staff members via phone or teams meeting to gain further insight into the role and school. Please contact Carol Wood (HR Executive) to arrange by emailing c-wood@qmgs.walsall.sch.uk.
Applications should be made using the TES website and accompanied by a covering letter to the Headmaster of no more than two sides of A4 in which you should set out how your experience and expertise match the requirements of job description and person specification. Please read the applicant information pack, which is also available from the school website.
Please note that due to current circumstances there may be changes to the closing date and interview date.
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About Queen Mary's Grammar School
Queen Mary’s Grammar School is an invigorating and rewarding place to work: the pupils are intelligent and committed to study; the staff are friendly and forward looking. It is more than just a place of work – it is a thriving community, proud of its past and confident of its future. In March 2023, it was recognised as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted.
There are currently almost 1400 pupils on roll, including over 450 in the Sixth Form. The School has an outstanding academic record and regularly features at the upper end of the national league tables. In 2023, 69% of GCSE grades were 7-9 (A*/A) and 64% of A Level grades were A*, A or B. We are especially proud of our value-added scores, which regularly place us among the top schools in the country for progress. We do not rest on our laurels, but encourage all our pupils to realise their full potential.
In June 2011, the School converted to Academy status and we have undertaken a series of exciting building projects since then, including a new Sixth Form Centre, science labs and a humanities wing, music and PE refurbishments, extensions to existing English and maths classrooms, as well as a new dining room and reception. We were a founding member of the Mercian Multi Academy Trust (along with five other schools) in January 2018. Over the past few years, we completed projects to add additional capacity through the building of extra science rooms, a humanities block and a sixth form study annexe.
The School encourages an enterprising and international outlook: trips, expeditions and exchanges have gone all over the world in recent years, as well as a wide range of vibrant and formative educational visits and experiences closer to home such as theatre visits, visiting speakers and the mental health ambassadors programme. We are proud to appear in Ross Morrison McGill’s recent book Just Great Teaching, showcasing our mental health work.
We want our pupils to lead happy and fulfilled lives. Learning here is not just about passing exams, but about enjoying the life of the mind. We also encourage all our pupils to take part in a wide range of enrichment activities in music, sport, the Combined Cadet Force and at our Field Centre on the Afon Mawddach in Southern Snowdonia. We have been named in the Top 100 cricket schools by the Cricketer Magazine for the second year in succession.
Our pupils come from diverse backgrounds, but they all thrive on the sense of support, encouragement and care that characterises Queen Mary’s.
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