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Media Business & Marketing Teacher

Media Business & Marketing Teacher

The Global Academy

Hillingdon

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Salary:
£26,139 - £42,077
Job type:
Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2017
Apply by:
20 February 2017

Job overview

The Global Academy opened its doors in September 2016 to the first cohort of students. September 2017 sees us double our student numbers which means we are on the lookout for phenomenal teachers to join our existing small staff body.

What’s it all about?

As a teacher at the Global Academy, you’ll be at the forefront of innovative education. Our vision is to practically educate our young people to be ready for life in the creative media industry, offering world class skills based training and phenomenal understanding of the broadcast and digital media sector. Our values are underpinned by our obsession statement and our dedication to crafting everything we do, to be the very best it can be. By doing this we aim to create inquisitive, confident and reflective students who can harness their creativity to progress their own well-being and that of others.

Equipped with state of the art facilities including eight brand new radio studios, dedicated sound recording and mixing studios plus Apple Mac Music technology suites, the Global Academy is positioned to be a leader in the field of media production training. Combine these facilities with our innovative approach to curriculum design and assessment which ensures that creativity and ideas are at the heart of our ethos, there are fantastic opportunities to enable student to craft products that we can all be proud of.

What will you be doing?

This role will be helping lead our Media Business and Marketing department in the delivery of marketing, events and PR lessons to students aged 14 - 19.  We are looking for a teacher who has a proven track record in the industry and experience of teaching or working with young people in a training environment.  Experience of working in the marketing, events and PR industry is essential, as you will be delivering live briefs working with students and clients to deliver on real world projects.  You will be highly aware of branding and brand values as well as audience characteristics, research and advertising standards.  Knowledge of the wider media industry and business practices is also desirable including awareness of the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to the media industry.  You will enable students to manage and run marketing, events and PR for the student radio and TV stations as well as other external projects.

You will contribute to the development of the curriculum within the Media Business and wider media department ensuring that our practices reflect contemporary industry practice.  You will be able to harness your industry network to create opportunities for students at the Academy and have a commitment to continue your own professional development outside of teaching.  In addition to this you will demonstrate the following:

• You’ll be at the forefront of innovative teaching practice and student centred learning

• You’ll be responsible for the learning and achievement of the students in your classroom, ensuring equality of opportunities for all.

• You’ll treat students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect while observing boundaries appropriate to your professional position. 

• You’ll be proactive and effective at working in partnership with parents, governors, other staff and external agencies while keeping our students’ best interests at the heart of everything you do.

• You’ll effectively deliver the curriculum as relevant to the ages and ability of the students in your class. 

• You’ll be involved in giving students feedback to allow them to develop their skills.

• You’ll participate in meetings and relevant professional development opportunities, both for yourself and offering others your experience and expertise.

• You’ll be a strong team player, happy to support your colleagues within the academy including occasional cover.

What we expect from you:

• You’ll have experience of teaching and be excited to inspire our students.

• You’ll have experience of enabling young people to overcome barriers to learning and achievement. 

• You’ll have the ability to relate well to students and staff alike. 

• You’ll be a strong team player with the best interests of our young people at the heart of everything you do. 

• You’ll be able to think on your feet and deal with any issues that may that arise in a positive and systematic manner. 

• You’ll need to be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form. 

• You’ll support the vision of the Global Academy.

• You’ll have experience of working in the media industry.

• You’ll be dynamic and forward thinking. 


If you feel this could be the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

The closing date for applications is 20th February with interviews taking place in the week commencing 27th February.

Both full and part time applications considered. 

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About The Global Academy

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  • The Global Academy
  • The Old Vinyl Factory, 1 Record Walk, Hayes
  • Middlesex
  • UB3 1DH
  • United Kingdom
+44 203 019 9000

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Welcome to Global Academy – a unique media school for Year 10 – 13 students in West London that prepares young people for a career in the creative media industry in partnership with Global - one of the world’s leading media and entertainment groups. We also train young adults on our one year Creative Entrepreneurship Professional Diploma programme for 18+ students as a fast track into the creative industry and a unique alternative to Higher Education.

Whether it be on-air, via global player or through their outdoor advertising – Global entertain and reach over 50 million individuals across the UK every week. We also work closely with UAL: London College of Communication. University of the Arts London (UAL) is a world-leading university for art and design (ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2021 QS World University Rankings®) and works right alongside the Global Academy team to deliver an amazing educational experience that will set students up for long-term success in the creative industries.

Values and vision

Our vision is to practically educate our young people to be ready for life in the creative media sector, linking all education through our specialism in broadcast and digital media. We aim to create inquisitive, confident and reflective students who can harness their creativity to progress their own well- being and that of others.

Global Academy is committed to the welfare of its staff and offers a strong CPD package which allows all staff to share ideas and best practice. Global Academy is a state-funded school based in Hayes with state of the art facilities including 8 radio studios, 2 TV Studios, a Podcast studio, an Esports Studio and industry standard editing suites - allowing our students to learn the skills needed to make it in the media and broadcast industry.

We work closely with our industry connections to ensure the skills we teach are the ones companies are looking for and our students leave the academy with a network of contacts along with the ability to progress into further education or employment.

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