Head of English
Al-Hijrah School
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR + TLR 2
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for September 2018
- Apply by:
- 14 February 2018
Job overview
Al-Hijrah School is a very successful (4-16) Voluntary Aided Islamic Through School. We have a clear aim to provide outstanding education for all of our pupils through innovative teaching.
We are looking to appoint a Head of English. The ideal candidate would be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the English Department; they will hold the leadership skills necessary to inspire, develop and motivate others. They will be passionate about the subject and share this zeal with others.
You will be joining an English Department with a proven track record of excellent results with 82% of students achieving a Grade 9 – 4 in English and 68% of students achieving a Grade 9 - 4 in English & Maths in 2017.
The successful candidate should have a proven record of excellent English teaching across the ability range at Key Stages 3 & 4, and a desire to instill a love of English in their pupils.
Al-Hijrah is one of the highest achieving schools in Birmingham and has a strong support network. We have amazing students who are highly motivated, ambitious and dedicated.
Closing Date: Wednesday 14 February 2018
Shortlisting: 16 February 2018.
Interviews: 12 March 2018.
For further details or to arrange a school visit please contact Sr Saima Khan via email to: s.khan@al-hijrah.bham.sch.uk
For an Application Form please visit our website at www.alhijrahschool.co.uk
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 all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
About Al-Hijrah School
- Al-Hijrah School
- Cherrywood Centre, Burbidge Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B9 4US
- United Kingdom
Al-Hijrah is a mixed, voluntary-aided, Islamic, comprehensive (at secondary level), all-through school without nursery or sixth form situated in Bordesley Green, Birmingham. As of 2015-2016, 780 pupils were on the school roll across primary and secondary school stage.
Al-Hijrah opened as a voluntary-aided school in September 2001.
Headteacher
Arshad Mohammed
Values and Vision
Al-Hijrah has always prided itself on providing an excellent education in an Islamic context. It focuses on "Tarbiyah", an Arabic word meaning development, increase, growth and loftiness, to help train its pupils and develop all aspects of their personalities, be those intellectual, spiritual, moral, social or physical. The school's five main aims are for students to be dedicated Muslims, confident and happy individuals, successful and independent learners, responsible citizens and effective contributors.
The school provides a number of extracurricular activities, ranging from PE and table tennis to language classes in Arabic and Urdu.
Ofsted
“The safety of pupils is given a very high priority. Safeguarding procedures are highly effective in creating a safe culture in the school. Improvements to the curriculum have been made and pupils now have the opportunity to learn computing, art, drama and sound studies (music) across the school and to learn about other faiths and cultures. Governance is highly effective through the knowledgeable and experienced interim executive board, led exceptionally well by the Chair, who has a clear vision for how to improve the school."
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