Assistant Headteacher/Director of English

Buile Hill Visual Arts College is an 11 - 16, co-educational, fully comprehensive community school, serving the inner city community of Salford. It is a rapidly improving school, which has a growing reputation in the area. All of our year groups are expanding quickly and we are currently oversubscribed in year 7 and expect this to work through to all year groups. In September 2008, we moved into a new building. We were last inspected in October 2012 and we were delighted with the ‘Good’ judgement which was well deserved recognition for the progress we had made as a school. We are looking to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated Assistant Headteacher (with additional whole school responsibilities negotiated based on the successful candidate’s skill set). Our English results have improved significantly over recent years and we now need to consolidate the improvements made ready for the revised accountability measures and to ensure achievement in literature is as strong as language. This post represents an excellent opportunity for promotion and career development as the successful candidate will be a member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team and will have the opportunity to influence its development and future direction.

We are looking for:

• An excellent teacher of English, with a track record of delivering successful outcomes for students.
• A charismatic leader who can influence staff at whole school and departmental level, leading a team of highly talented and hard-working teachers.
• An inclusive individual, with high expectations of their students, who is committed to maximising rates of progress.
• Someone with a sense of humour, who understands the importance of developing a positive culture in our organisation and is totally committed to the concept of distributed leadership.

We will guarantee:

• You will be supported but challenged.
• Provided with the very best CPD on offer from the abundance of talented staff working within the school as well as external experts seconded to work with us to maintain objectivity in school.
• A stimulating and friendly working environment where every member of staff is valued and makes a significant contribution to the Buile Hill Family.
• Working with honest, aspirational students, who are full of character and have a lot of potential.
• Support from creative and innovative colleagues that will ensure your professional practice continues to develop in-line with national standards.

If you feel you share our values, have the vision and drive for excellence and want to be part of an enthusiastic, dedicated and well-resourced team, committed to ensuring that students fulfil their potential, then we would like to hear from you.

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Completed application forms should be returned to:
Mrs. J. Derbyshire
Headteacher’s PA
Buile Hill Visual Arts College
Eccles Old Road
Salford M6 8RD at the following email address joanne.derbyshire@salford.gov.uk

The closing date for all applications is 10.00am on Friday 20th March 2015.
The interviews will take place over a period of 2 days to be held on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st March 2015.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to 2 x satisfactory references, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of essential qualifications and proof of right to work in the UK.