Curriculum Leader for Humanities
Swindon Academy
Swindon
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 May 2016
Job overview
An Exciting Opportunity
To join the First 0 - 18 Academy in the UK
Bordering on the beautiful Cotswolds and within commuting distance of Bristol and Bath.
Are you looking for a new, exciting challenge?
Do you want to lead within a rapidly improving school?
Swindon Academy are looking to appoint a Curriculum Leader to lead our dynamic Humanities Faculty as we continue our journey to becoming an outstanding school.
Swindon Academy, which opened in September 2007 as the first 0-19 Academy in the UK, is focused on raising standards for children and young people to ensure that the school is the best it possibly can be for our community.
We moved into spectacular new accommodation in December 2010.
The Academy has over 1400 students on roll, with 750 in the Primary Phase, 550 in the Secondary phase in Years 7 – 11 and 100 in our Sixth Form.
In January 2014, an HMI visit confirmed that, “There is a coherent and consistent approach to driving school improvements at all levels and across the different phases of the school. Morale is high and there is a palpable determination to make Swindon Academy an outstanding school”
In 2015, Swindon Academy was one of the three most improved schools in the South West region at GCSE.
We are looking for a Curriculum Leader who:
- is an outstanding History or Geography teacher with experience of subject leadership
- is a dynamic leader with high expectations and a commitment to improvement
- can demonstrate excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to lead in a team
- has clear vision, energy and commitment to all aspects of school life
- has a desire and passion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our students
Swindon academy can offer you:
- enthusiastic, friendly students who deserve the very best teachers;
- hardworking, dedicated and enthusiastic staff ;
- a fantastic team of Humanities teachers who teach a rigorous curriculum with a range of academic and vocational programmes at Level 2 and 3;
- supportive leadership and a committed Governing Body;
- A guaranteed CPD offer with real opportunities to develop as a leader ;
- A generous relocation package if you live more than 50 miles away from the academy and move to within 25 miles of the school.
If you would like to be part of a great team and work in a great school with a unique ethos, we would very much like to meet you. If you would like to visit the academy, please contact Kris Taylor on 0117 927 9369 or kristopher.taylor@hays.com
Closing date: Friday 6th May 11am
About Swindon Academy
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When Swindon Academy opened in September 2007, it was the first 0 - 19 Academy in the country. We now operate from two sites, one in Pinehurst (Nursery - Sixth Form) and one in Penhill (Nursery - Year 6). Swindon Academy is proud to be able to provide excellent teaching facilities on both sites. The state-of-the-art facilities in the new building at Beech Avenue must be seen to be believed!
We are a successful and happy academy with our enthusiastic students, ambitious staff, supportive parents and committed governors.
We are all very proud of our academy and its successes, such as our greatly improved examination results and the wide range of enrichment activities we offer. We make no secret of striving for excellence in every aspect of school life - and for all children.
We treat children as individuals and we are strongly committed to equality of opportunity. We want all children to succeed both academically and socially so that they may be well prepared for adult life in a changing society.
Surrounded by beautiful countryside, Swindon is within reach of many tourist attractions. Swindon is a vibrant, modern town with an exciting combination of a cutting edge technological industry intertwined with a rich industrial heritage. Swindon is an area where the local economy is buoyant and the unemployment rate is very low.
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