Head of School: Arts and Creative Industries
Bradford College
Bradford
- Expired
- Salary:
- £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 24 March 2017
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, forward thinking and experienced individual to provide clear academic leadership and management.
The Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries incorporates Bradford School and the Northern School of Creative industries.
Bradford School of Art is a traditional Art School in every sense. It has been one of the most successful places to study Art over the last 100 years. It has a very strong reputation and a long history of providing outstanding creative education. The environment is welcoming and enabling in terms of creative learning.
The Northern School of Creative Industries (NSCI) offers unique Craft and Technical education to support the Media, Film, Music, Games and wider creative industries. Designed as a 21st Century Art School NSCI seeks to provide Higher education to help support a talent pipeline into industry.
This is an exciting and demanding role. You will lead and manage the Higher Education within the School with responsibility for line managing a team of and working closely with academic and technical staff. You will be responsible for timetabling and for the strategic planning and development of curriculum to facilitate entrepreneurship and growth that meets national, local and regional agendas. You will develop an increasing number of external partnerships and further raise the profile of Bradford School of Art and the Northern School of Creative Industries in the city, regionally, nationally and internationally.
A check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
Interviews will provisionally be held on 4 April 2017
Bradford College is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Bradford College
Bradford College Mission: To help students from the region, nationally and internationally, achieve their potential and make a rewarding contribution to their own communities
We are proud of our strong reputation for supporting learners and providing quality education and training for over 185 years. Each year we deliver hundreds of courses to thousands of learners from across the globe. We are one of the largest college’s in the country, and one of the largest providers of Higher Education outside the university sector in England.
With a strong professional emphasis, our students benefit from more taught hours and tutor contact time than many universities. In most cases, group class sizes are smaller and learners benefit from more contact time and tutor support.
Bradford College has been presented with a number of prestigious National Beacon Awards by the Association of Colleges for its outstanding contribution to Equality & Diversity, its innovative approach to developing and embedding Functional Skills (OCR Award) and for its excellence and innovation in Health and Safety.
In recent Further Education surveys 98% of students said they were enjoying their course, 96% of students said that they would recommend their course to a friend and 96% of students said they liked coming to College.
Satisfaction rates are mirrored in Higher Education, with the latest National Student Survey recording an average 4 per cent improvement in satisfaction from students on our degree-level courses.
Bradford is a city with a rich heritage of industrial growth, and over 60% of Bradford Metropolitan district is rural. There is easy access to countryside, the world-renowned UNESCO Saltaire World Heritage Site, the popular town of Ilkley and the fabulous Yorkshire Dales. The city is within easy reach of major motorways, Leeds Bradford airport and direct rail routes to and from London, Manchester and Leeds. The College campus is located at the heart of the city, surrounded by a vibrant array of restaurants, bars, museums and The Alhambra Theatre.
Our College is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a good reputation for offering outstanding support to our staff with excellent additional benefits. Why not join us!
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