This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and experienced teacher to join our Head of Year team within a school that caters for keen and highly able students. The successful candidate will relish the opportunity to both teach and lead, taking responsibility for managing a tutor team within a KS3 or KS4 year group and ensuring consistent, high-quality pastoral support.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Head of Year (KS3 or KS4), ideally with a teaching specialism in Geography, who can make a significant difference to the life chances of our students. As a dedicated and enthusiastic Head of Year and Teacher of Geography, you will demonstrate a strong passion for your subject alongside excellent subject knowledge. You will play a key role in building on the strong standards already achieved in Geography.

We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students, both academically and across a wide range of wider opportunities, and we are looking for a colleague who shares our commitment to excellence and high expectations.

The successful candidate will:

• be a qualified teacher
• be able to support, inspire and enthuse students
• show evidence of continuing professional development
• have awareness and understanding of pastoral care
• be able to articulate the wider importance of pastoral care in developing young people
• be excited by the prospect of joining the head of year team and the wider school team

Core Purpose:                      

• To lead and manage the tutor team for a KS3 or KS4 year group, ensuring consistent and effective pastoral support
• To lead and manage the PSHE curriculum for your year group
• Teaching key stages 3-5 in your subject area
• Participating in extra-curricular activities within your department

The job description and person specification give an indication of the scale and ambition of this role. If you have the passion, commitment and resilience to make a significant difference, I would be delighted to receive your application.

We warmly welcome visits to the school. Please contact recruitment@moseley.bham.sch.uk if you have any questions about the role or wish to arrange a visit.

Interviews will be arranged once shortlisting has been completed.

Moseley School & Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), including an online search as part of our due diligence.

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