Head of Business & Communications (£8100 TLR + £2000 R&R)
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes
- £41,750 - £59,184 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + £8100 TLR & £2000 R&R
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 14 January 2025
Job overview
HEAD OF BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS
Salary – MPS/UPS + TLR 2B (£8100)
Plus £2000 R&R payment
Commencing September 2025
Are you a passionate educator ready to shape the future of Business and Communications education?
Do you have the drive to inspire students and staff in a growing Academy?
The Role
Watling Academy is seeking a passionate and dedicated Head of Business and Communications to join our team from September 2025. As we launch our Sixth Form in September 2025, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the curriculum while also supporting our KS4 students and welcoming our first Sixth Form cohort. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of our Academy, responding to the enthusiasm our students have shown for Business and Communications subjects.
In this role, you will lead the Business and Communications department, overseeing Business Studies, Economics, Media and Travel & Tourism. We do not expect applicants to have experience or expertise in all these subjects, and support will be provided to develop your knowledge in new areas as needed. As Head of Department, you will drive excellence in teaching and learning, foster creativity and cultivate academic ambition. You’ll ensure the curriculum is innovative, engaging and tailored to meet the needs of our students.
We are committed to providing unparalleled CPD opportunities, enabling you to grow and succeed in this vital role, whether you are an experienced Head of Department or an ambitious teacher ready to take the next step in your career.
About Watling Academy
Watling Academy is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ secondary school situated on the western edge of Milton Keynes, encompassing the Whitehouse and Fairfields developments. Opening in September 2020, our school is a new and vibrant learning community for students aged 11-18. We are excited to open the Watling Academy Sixth Form to our first cohort of Year 12 students from September 2025, which will provide further educational opportunities. Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Kindness embody the ‘Watling Way’ and are integral to the way we interact, learn and grow together as a community.
For more information about our school, please explore our website: www.watling.academy
Learn more about why you should join us by downloading the attached Watling Academy Recruitment Pack
About The Denbigh Alliance
The Denbigh Alliance Trust is driven by our mission of Care, Education and Opportunity. We prioritise care by ensuring that no student or staff member ever feels anonymous. Everyone is recognised, valued and supported, creating a strong sense of belonging within our community. Our commitment to education is reflected in our proven track record of academic success, consistently outperforming both Milton Keynes and national averages. We offer opportunity through supportive and dynamic learning environments, where every student can thrive and be well-prepared for future success in higher education or employment. For staff, we offer extensive opportunities for professional development and progression within our growing network of schools, empowering you to advance your career within a united, forward-thinking Trust.
As a Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT, we are recognised as leaders in raising educational standards both within our Trust and in the schools we support. We are proud to appoint motivated, highly qualified staff who thrive in a culture where collaboration and the spirit of partnership are central to everything we do.
The Denbigh Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
E-mail: hr@thedenbighalliance.org.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Fry
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 14th January 2025, 9am
Attached documents
About Watling Academy
- Watling Academy
- Barrosa Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes
- Buckinghamshire
- MK8 1EP
- United Kingdom
Watling Academy is a brand new, purpose built 11-16 secondary school on the rapidly expanding western flank of Milton Keynes, comprising of the Whitehouse and Fairfields developments. The Academy opened in September 2020 but due to a delay in the completion of the main build we initially opened on the top floor of Fairfields Primary school, approximately 1 mile away from the Academy building. The main build is now fully operational and we moved our first cohort of Year 7s into the main build in June 2021.
The Academy will have 1800 students when it reaches its capacity, taking year groups of 360. Our first cohort of Year 7 students, however, was restricted to 180 and we will fill up a year group at a time from that point onwards, our second cohort being 300 before we begin taking subsequent cohorts of 360 from September 2022.
Watling Academy will serve the communities of Whitehouse and Fairfields, which are currently expanding rapidly – there is currently 1 Primary school operating in each area, but this will increase to two in each area by 2025, each one of those having cohorts of 90 children per year.
In the first few years of operation, Watling will take students from further afield in Milton Keynes, but this radius will reduce year on year as the communities continue to expand. The projected numbers for students selecting Watling Academy as their first preference school in September 2023 demonstrates that there is more than adequate need for our planned 330 intake and that we are significantly oversubscribed.
Watling Academy was commissioned by the Local Authority as an 11-16 school and as such opened on that basis. The philosophy of the Trust, however, is that a community school should offer an education through from 11-18. We are currently in discussion with the Local Authority about how we secure sixth form provision from 2025, when our first cohort of students reaches the end of Year 11. Those discussions have proved positive to date, and we remain fully committed to providing a clear sixth form pathway for our students.
Core values and vision
The Trust’s mission – to provide the highest standards of Education, Care and Opportunity for all its students is underpinned at Watling by our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Kindness, which is an integral part of our language within lessons, extra-curricular activities and around the school.
The curriculum
Whilst the curriculum is broad and balanced and offers the complete range of subjects the three themes that provide the foundations for everything we do are based on STEM, sustainability, and the development of Milton Keynes. As the fastest growing city in the UK, we believe it is important that our students understand how Milton Keynes has developed over time, where its sits now as a centre for innovation and the latest technology and prepare them to have the skills and knowledge to be successful as the city continues to expand. We have a responsibility to work with our students to help them understand and contribute to tackling challenges around the environment and sustainability and this manifests itself not just within the formal curriculum but through the way we operate as an Academy.
The Academy is part of the Denbigh Alliance Multi-Academy Trust, which currently contains one other school – Denbigh School, approximately 1.5 miles away from Watling and from September 2023 will also include Watling Primary, a brand new 630 place Primary school, just behind the Watling Site.
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