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King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Head of our Creative department (music and drama). We are looking for someone who is an excellent classroom practitioner, who empowers others, who values individuals and has demonstrable credibility established through previous impact.
King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is located close to the centre of Bolton with good access to both the M6 and M62. In January 2024 our staff and students moved into a new state of the art building. Class sizes at the school are below average and every student has access to a personal computer tablet. Innovation is one of our strengths, which supports our modern approach to education alongside our commitment to the highest expectations. King’s is a vibrant and diverse school which enjoys a strong sense of community amongst both staff and students.
This position is available due to the school expanding, we now wish to appoint an ambitious, highly motivated individual who loves their subject and shares our vision for making all students successful citizens in tomorrow’s world.
Job Description
It is expected that the teacher will be hard working, resilient and demonstrate the following qualities:
Core Competencies

• A good degree in the taught subject area.
• Be passionate about their subject.
• Share and uphold the beliefs of King’s Leadership Academy Bolton by espousing strong moral values.
• Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to succeed and reach their potential.
• Be prepared to deliver lessons which are consistently of a high standard.
• Be committed to your own professional development and the application of learning theories in the classroom.
• Never accept excuses for poor performance.

Teaching & Learning

• Undertake an appropriate programme of teaching at the academy.
• Use your additional non-contact time to observe other colleagues and check student work on-site to support you work life balance.
• Assist in the development of appropriate learning plans, resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies in your curriculum/subject area.
• Contribute to the curriculum area you teach and support the departments development plan as required by your lead practitioner.
• Attend appropriate meetings and training.
• Work harmoniously with other colleagues, treating others how you would like to be treated yourself.
• Teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting of work and providing feedback. Strategic Planning
• To actively monitor and follow up on student progress in your class based on various performance indicators such as assessment point information, homework, feedback from other teachers and parents etc.
• To respond to the performance of the children, re-teaching or explaining aspects of work that has been misunderstood.
• To ensure that work in the curriculum area fully reflects the school’s distinctive ethos and mission.
• To review student performance in light of your own teaching.
• To aspire to become a leader or master teacher so that you can have a bigger impact on the lives of more children.

Quality Systems

• To participate in the academy’s supportive procedures for learning checks
• To ensure the effective operation of quality control systems such as work submission or controlled assessment, if appropriate.
• To set improvement targets within your subject area and to work towards their achievement.
• To seek improvement and self-development as a practitioner.
• To support other colleagues with their practice in areas that you have developed strengths.

Welcome to King’s, a non-selective free independent school in the state sector that is providing a world class education for the young people of Great Lever. King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is founded on international research and traditional values with a huge focus on leadership and academic development.
Our vision is “To develop in each of our student the academic skills, intellectual habits, qualities of character and leadership traits necessary to succeed at all levels and become successful citizens in tomorrow’s world”.
At King’s we believe every child can succeed and that great teaching is the key to that success. This sentiment is reflected in our motto, ‘Credimus’, which translated from Latin literally means we believe.
We believe in appointing only the very best teachers and staff who are committed to serving the students and parents of this community. We believe in having the highest expectations of ourselves and our students as well as accepting no excuses for underperformance. We believe that our school exists to shape the life chances of all our students in order that they can attend the best Universities or places of employment in the years to come. We believe in fully supporting our students throughout their education.
King’s is unique, in that we have developed a highly personalised approach to our provision and teaching. Our smaller class sizes and year groups afford us tremendous opportunities to truly nurture and develop the academic and creative talents in all our students.
As Principal, I am privileged to be part of such a fabulous team of staff who are ‘mission driven’ in their goal to ensure that the education provided here is second to none. I welcome you to the Academy and hope that you find the information in this pack informative.
Mr D Crosby
Principal