Head of Faculty - Arts
King's Interhigh Online School
Powys
- £41,800 - £42,500 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Plus Head of Faculty allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 19/08/2024
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2024
Job overview
ROLE SUMMARY:
As the Head of Faculty for Arts, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the department's strategic direction, enhancing its profile, and ensuring the highest standards of teaching and artistic expression. You will lead the integration and strategic development of the department, fostering an environment of excellence, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the strategic planning and development of the Arts Department, aligning with the broader strategic goals of Kings’ InterHigh.
- Foster an environment that encourages excellence in teaching, artistic production, and interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty and students
- Oversee curriculum development and review, ensuring programs remain competitive and relevant.
- Recruit, mentor, and support faculty staff, promoting professional development and excellence.
- Enhance departmental communication, advocating for the importance of creative and performing arts within the educational community and beyond.
- Serve as a central point of contact for faculty members, streamlining decision-making processes and improving coordination within the department.
- Implement regular meetings for information sharing, fostering a culture of transparency and open communication.
- Recognize achievements, encourage professional development, and create a supportive and positive work environment to boost morale and job satisfaction.
- Provide mentorship, advice, and support to heads of subject, facilitating a collaborative and productive relationship.
- Develop a strategic plan with clear goals, identifying resources, and devising actionable steps to achieve departmental objectives.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- Proven leadership experience in a similar role, preferably with online teaching experience, within the and /or fine performing arts educational sector.
- A strong background in the arts, with a comprehensive understanding of the arts.
- Demonstrated ability to foster innovation, creativity, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- A visionary leader with a track record of strategic planning and development.
- Experience in curriculum development, faculty recruitment, and professional development.
- Ability to advocate for the arts and enhance the department's international profile
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
About King's Interhigh Online School
- King's Interhigh Online School
- Lewis Parry House, Elvicta Estate, Crickhowell
- Powys
- NP8 1DF
- United Kingdom
About Us
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
Inspired Online Schools use state-of-the-art digital technology and operates two established divisions – King's InterHigh, a non-selective fee-paying online secondary school, established in 2005 and a B2B division including Academy 21, serving other educational providers, schools, local authorities and other public bodies.
King's InterHigh is the largest online school group in the UK, delivering a fully personalised education online. Our curriculum structure is based on the Key Stages, with IGCSEs offered at KS4 and A Levels at KS5. We teach students online from Key Stage 2 - 5, through a digital platform.
Academy21 is an online alternative provision, which caters for vulnerable students with different needs from a range of schools, local authorities and virtual provisions. We teach all core subjects at KS3 and KS4 plus various additional subjects including citizenship studies, English literature, history and ICT. Students take GCSEs and Functional Skills qualifications at KS4 and may stay with the school for any length of time, depending on their individual circumstances.
We offer a genuinely 21st century education and the opportunity for teachers to develop professional skills. Our teachers teach exceptionally well-behaved students from their own home and all teachers are provided with high quality computer hardware.
Our successful candidates will join a talented team providing excellent online educational experiences for our students whose ages range between 8 and 18. The successful candidates will demonstrate expertise and experience of delivering their subject specialism/s and come from either a state school and/or independent school background. Passionate about ensuring the students are at the centre of learning, the successful candidate will be used to deadlines, have experience of creating effective learning resources and having a key focus on the academic monitoring and progress of the students.
Education Leaders
- CEO - Ashley Harrold
- Executive Head King's InterHigh - Catriona Olsen
- Executive Head Academy21 - Alessandro Capozzi
- Head of School Academy21 - Clare Brokenshire
About our Roles
Here at InterHigh and Academy21, our Leaders of Learning (Teacher) contracts do differ from mainstream schools due to the nature of our business and ways of operating. As a Leader of Learning (Teacher) you will be contracted to 42 weeks of the year, up to 38 of these weeks are contact weeks with the students, with the remaining weeks being available for additional activity such as course writing.
You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. During the school day there are allocated breaks in the morning, lunch time and in the afternoon, with breaks in between each lesson also.
Our lessons are 40 minutes long which ensures the time spent in the classroom is value added and effective. A full time Leader of Learning could be given a timetable with up to 33 lessons, equating to 22 hours of contact time.
As a business and a school, we do not follow the Teachers Mainstream Payscale, we operate in line with our own salary bandings. Further information specifically for each role will be available via the job adverts.
Inspired Education's Philosophy
At Inspired Education, the philosophy is to integrate innovative, challenging and enriching academic, performing arts and sports programme's. Inspired Education state:
- A child's education is the single most important consideration for any parent
- We believe that this set of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and values, instilled by education, will form the basis of how we approach the future
- At Inspired we instil a sense of pride, responsibility, honesty and integrity in our students
For more specific information in relation to Inspired Education, InterHigh and Academy 21, please visit our website's:
Please visit our careers site for further information and to see our latest opportunities - https://careers.inspirededu.com/
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