Faculty Leader of Humanities and Subject Leader of Religious Studies

Overview

Hodge Hill Girls' School is seeking to appoint an ambitious, committed and inspiring Faculty Leader of Humanities and Subject Leader of Religious Studies to join our dedicated and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher or an established middle leader who is ready to take the next step in their leadership journey.

Hodge Hill Girls' School is a small, vibrant secondary school with approximately 750 students on roll, serving a richly diverse community. We are proud of our inclusive ethos, strong pastoral care and positive relationships, and our unwavering commitment to ensuring that every student is supported and challenged to achieve their full potential.

The Role

As Faculty Leader of Humanities, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across History, Geography and Religious Studies. You will play a key role in shaping curriculum provision, raising standards, and developing staff within the faculty, while also leading Religious Studies as a subject specialist.

Key responsibilities

• Leading, managing and developing the Humanities faculty to ensure high-quality teaching and learning
• Driving high standards of achievement and progress for all students
• Supporting, coaching and mentoring staff, contributing to a culture of professional growth and collaboration
• Monitoring and evaluating curriculum impact, student progress and outcomes
• Contributing to whole-school improvement as an integral member of the middle leadership team

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner with strong subject knowledge in Humanities
• Have the ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues
• Demonstrate effective leadership skills, or clear potential for leadership development
• Be committed to inclusive practice and raising aspirations for all learners
• Share our values and passion for girls' education

We welcome applications from those who are enthusiastic, reflective and eager to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and ambitious school community.

In return, we can offer you

• A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first
• A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing
• A supportive Senior Leadership Team
• Access to a wide range of CPD courses
• Use of a school laptop
• Access to the teachers' pension scheme
• 24 hour access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• A strong and supportive Governing Body
• Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities
• A well-equipped staffroom
• Free on-site car parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Birmingham City Council reward scheme

Located in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a small secondary girls' school with strong community values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual. We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement; every member of our family has a role to play in raising aspirations to ensure we really are "Educating Tomorrow's Women Today".

Application forms are available from our school website.

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if submitted with a fully completed application form.

Safeguarding and Recruitment

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Contacts: We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: