Vacancy Reference
JOB002073
Job Title
Subject Lead (English)
Job Start Date
1 January 2025 or sooner
Salary Range
MPR/UPR + TLR2(b) £5305
Hours Per Week
32.5
School Address
Waverley Studio College
470, Belchers Lane
Bordesley Green
Birmingham
B9 5SX
Contact Email
Applications@waverley.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
17 September 2025, 10:00am
Job Information

Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 pupils on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership and management and improve outcomes for children and young people. Waverley Studio College opened in September 2013 and caters for students at key stages 4 and 5. With up to 75 students in each cohort the college has provision for up to 300 students. In the GCSE and Post 16 outcomes in 2023, the Studio College achieved excellent results in line with 2019. Such has been the success of the college, it is currently full to capacity in Years 10 and 11.

Waverley Studio College specialises in Health, Creative Technology and Enterprise. We pride ourselves on our students who behave well and are committed to their learning. Our sixth form students do work experience placements every week in the local community. Our curriculum includes an enrichment programme to develop their character and skills. We have a strong staff team that are dedicated to the learning and development of all our students.

Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do. In our recent September 2022 Ofsted inspection the college retained its ‘Good’ grading. Inspectors stated that ‘Pupils behave well in lessons and around school. They get on well together.’ The Board of Trustees are seeking to appoint a talented and inspirational leader who has drive and passion for teaching and learning to be a Subject Lead at Waverley Studio College. The successful candidate will lead the English Department.

It is a very exciting time to join Waverley Studio College and applications are invited from those who are excited by and supportive of Studio Schools and are passionate to want the best for the students in their care.

We are looking for someone who;

  • is an outstanding practitioner with a specialism in English Language and Literature
  • provide strong, focused and professional leadership
  • foster positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the local community
  • promote excellent standards of teaching and positive attitudes to learning
  • ensure a continued rise in academic achievemen
  • prioritise the wellbeing of students and staff
  • uphold the inclusive principles that are integral to our ethos and that of Studio Colleges

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted. Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students.

For an application pack please visit our website 

Completed applications should be sent to Applications@waverley.bham.sch.uk

Applications received after this date and time will not be considered.

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

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff 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.
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.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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.