Second in Faculty - Creative
King James's School
Kirklees
- £31,650 - £49,084 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- MPS1 - UPS 3 plus TLR 2b £5,647
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2025
- Apply by:
- 20 January 2025
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and innovative Second in Faculty to join our successful Creative Faculty. If you are successful, you will work alongside another Second in Faculty and, along with the Head of Faculty, will collectively lead a successful team.
This vacancy is for a Second in Faculty who can lead the Design Technology area. You may already be an experienced Second in Department, looking for a new opportunity, or this could be your first role as an aspiring Middle Leader. Ideally, you should be a multi-skilled practitioner able to teach across one or more of the Design Technology disciplines; Art, Food, Graphics, Photography and Resistant Materials.
We are Single Academy Trust, having converted in September 2012. We were awarded ‘Good’ in our November 2019 inspection and consistently achieve excellent grades at GCSE. We have a strong and committed staff who are proud to work here.
‘The King James’s Way’ sets out the values and commitments which lie at the centre of everything we do. Though we are proud of our academic success, we are equally proud of our inclusive approach and first class, wraparound pastoral care.
At King James’s School we are proud of our inclusive and supportive working environment. As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we are committed to helping you fulfil your potential. With a comprehensive training and development programme, tailored to your needs and the requirements of the school, we will enable you to flourish in your role and perform to the very best of your abilities.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. We ask all applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will also carry out online searches for all candidates who are shortlisted for interview as part of our due diligence.
Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.
If you have any questions about the role please call Tracey Brook, PA to the Principal, or email her (staff.tbrook@kingjames.school).
Completed applications should be submitted by 9.00am Monday 20th January 2025.
If you would like to work in a very successful department within a forward-thinking and supportive school, King James’s School could be the place for you!
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About King James's School
- King James's School
- St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD4 6SG
- United Kingdom
King James’s School is a highly successful and oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school (NOR 1050), serving a suburban area and a scatter of villages to the east and south of Huddersfield. It is situated approximately 2 miles from the centre of Huddersfield in a semi-rural position overlooking the Farnley Valley. The school, whose origins go back to the thirteenth century and has occupied its present site since 1547, became a stand-alone Academy in 2012.
King James’s is a truly comprehensive school. The annual intake of 210 students has a very broad socio-economic mix and our ethnic mix closely resembles that of the wider British society. The intake comes predominantly from our catchment areas of Almondbury, Lepton, Kirkheaton and Grange Moor, but we also receive a significant number from outside the area.
The essence of our school is built around three Hs:
- our distinguished History; values and traditions dating back more than 400 years
- our Holistic provision, which develops students both academically and pastorally; a curriculum that promotes social mobility, high-quality teaching with a focus on academic rigour and a strong extra-curricular offer
- our High expectations and aspirations; the expectation of excellent attendance, punctuality and behaviour
We provide a stimulating learning environment that encourages all of our students to achieve to the best of their ability. The School provides a broad and balanced curriculum that allows all students to reach the highest standards of education, underpinned by dedicated Pastoral care to support the learning and emotional needs of our students.
The curriculum is organised through seven Curriculum Faculties: English, Mathematics, Science, Languages, Humanities, Performance and Creative. At KS3 (Y7-9), our offer comprises subjects from all these faculties. At KS4 (Y10-11) students follow GCSE courses in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and Science. In addition they choose four further subjects from a range of GCSE and Vocational courses, currently as follows: separate Science, French, Spanish, History, Geography, RE, Sociology, H&SC (Voc), Art, Textiles, Food, Graphics, i-Media (Voc), Computer Science, Enterprise and Marketing (Voc), Music (Voc), Drama (Voc), and Physical Education.
We have excellent facilities including extensive grounds, six computer suites, an Independent Learning Centre and other specialist teaching rooms.
In recent years teachers at King James’s School have been involved in numerous research teaching projects with a wide variety of different organisations. All of these initiatives have led to the School being at the forefront of development in Teaching and Learning.
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