Waverley School

Yardley Green Road

Bordesley Green

Birmingham

B9 5QA

 

Head of Department - Drama

M1-M6 (£28,000-£38,810) plus TLR 2A (£3017)

 

Start Date: 1 April 2023

 

Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 students on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership & management and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Waverley School is an all through school for students aged 4-19. It also has a Resource Base for students with cognition and learning difficulties. In its recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021, Waverley School was graded as a ‘Good’ School. The secondary phase of Waverley School has 1174 students including those in the Sixth Form. We have state of the art facilities for learning, teaching and training and a strong staff team that are committed to the learning and development of all our students.                       

Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.

 “Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, respect and tolerance, including for different family lifestyles” – Ofsted 2021

Following the appointment of a new Principal in January 2023, we are looking for a Head of Drama is sought to deliver a brand new KS3 Drama curriculum and begin preparations to launch Drama to KS4 and potentially KS5 in the future. We are also looking for a talented professional that is able to lead on school productions and performances in the future. 

We believe that this role will appeal to ambitious, talented teacher that wants to make that step up to curriculum leadership.

We are looking for someone who will:

·        Promote and delivery excellent standards of teaching and learning.

·        Has a strong knowledge of curriculum content, coverage and sequencing.

·        Foster positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the local community.

It is a very exciting time to join Waverley School and applications are invited from those who are committed to wanting the best for children and are ambitious to develop their careers as teachers and leaders.

You will need to provide evidence of an outstanding 'track record' to date. You will need to be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people, with the ability to inspire and motivate staff and students.

The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.

Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students.

We welcome informal visits to the school where tours will be undertaken by a senior member of staff.

For further details or to arrange an informal visit to see the school please call our HR team on 0121 566 6607. 

Closing date: Monday 30^th January 2023 at 10.00 am