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Subject Lead for Rural Studies - Full-time

Brockhill Park School, Hythe

  • Ref:KCC886-5466-247T
  • Posted:17/05/2022
  • Pay:Pay Scale + TLR
  • Start Date:September 2022
  • App Close Date:26/05/2022 at 16:00
  • Interviews:from 20th May 2022

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SUBJECT LEAD FOR RURAL STUDIES

Pay Scale + TLR

September 2022 start

We are looking to appoint a passionate, inspiring and dynamic teacher to lead our Rural Studies Department and award winning School Farm.

Our school farm is central to our whole school ethos and curriculum; from our primary school provision, to KS3, 4 and 5 courses. Our innovative KS3 The Great Outdoors (GO) programme teaches core values of where food comes from, food security issues and environmental sustainability. We offer Animal Care at KS4 and Animal Management at KS5. We shall be developing Horticulture in our walled garden.

Brockhill School Farm is home to a range of native and continental beef cattle, commercial sheep, rare breed pigs, free range hens and a variety of small animals. The Farm includes a walled garden, glasshouses and a small farm shop. One classroom overlooks the traditional farm yard and another is upstairs in the main farm building itself. The farm is a working farm with beef, pork and lamb supplying the local livestock market and our own Farm Shop.

We enjoy working with LEAF Education and the School Farms Network and enjoy educating the public in our work through public events.

Our Young Farmers Club is one of the most popular clubs at our school and the club enjoys showing at local agricultural schools, social and fundraising events.

Are you?

An excellent teaching practitioner, keen to ensure the highest standards and lead the further success of the department.

Passionate about outdoor learning.

Able to deliver Animal Care and Animal Management to the highest level.

Interested in developing a horticultural offer for our students.

Knowledgeable and ambitious to teach across the full age and ability range.

Enthusiastic, resourceful, and a good communicator.

Excited about extra-curricular activities.

Please contact school for further information and to arrange an informal visit should you wish.

 Brockhill Park is a friendly place to work where all members of staff are valued and where students are proud of their school.   Career development opportunities are well supported alongside a good CPDprogramme.                                                                                                                                     

Brockhill Park and all its staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure application to the Criminal Records Bureau plus verification of the right to work in the UK and receipt of positive references

 Further information about the school and the role with the application form are available from: www.brockhill.kent.sch.uk or directly from School. Return to the Principal, Charles Joseph by 26th May 2022

Interviews from 20th May 2022 – these dates may be varied depending upon response

Information about the school

Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is set in a stunning 24 hectare site, blessed with its own school farm, and adjacent to a Country Park in this wonderful area of outstanding natural beauty on the beautiful Kent coast.

We aim to provide a top class education to our students preparing them to fulfil not only their potential but to grasp both the challenge and their responsibilities as local, national and global citizens.

We are a non-selective, co-educational comprehensive school with specialist status in Performing Arts and Rural Dimension. We believe in a learning culture which is personalised, creative, engaging and demanding of everybody’s personal best. We strive to ensure our students are happy, positively and actively engaged as members of this school and wider community, and for them to excel in the subjects they study. During their time with us our students learn to work independently, co-operatively and creatively, to take risks in their learning and grow their understanding, so they can apply their subject knowledge to problem solve in the range of ‘real life’ situations they encounter away from the school classroom.

Our specialisms allow us to offer nationally recognised expertise in Dance, Drama, Music and Rural Sciences whilst our Creative Learning agenda permeates all areas of the school.

Benefits of working at Brockhill:

  • Free breakfast for all staff.
  • Free daily lunch if providing one lunchtime club per week.
  • Simply Health Insurance.
  • Membership of the National College.
  • Focus on staff CPD.
  • Teacher Pay & Conditions with the 'Burgundy Book'.
  • Spacious school campus set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
  • Easy car parking.
  • Our very own school farm and walled garden.
  • TES subscription
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Electric car scheme
  • Kent Rewards membership

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01303 262708

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.