At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and innovate in Health & Social Care education, ensuring outstanding student outcomes.
- Company: Join a supportive school with a collaborative faculty focused on improvement.
- Benefits: Professional development, autonomy, well-resourced environments, and a chance to lead a high-profile subject.
- Other info: Opportunity to influence vocational pathways and contribute to whole-school initiatives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on students' careers and progression in a high-visibility role.
- Qualifications: Passion for Health & Social Care, strong leadership skills, and experience in teaching at KS4 and Post-16.
The predicted salary is between 33865 - 41391 £ per year.
Overview
As Subject Leader of Health & Social Care, you will steer a popular curriculum area to high-quality teaching and outstanding student outcomes.
The role sits within a collaborative faculty, with opportunities to shape the department’s strategic direction and contribute to school-wide improvement.
You will lead curriculum development, monitor progress, and drive assessment quality across Key Stages 4 and 5, including Post-16 provision.
An enhanced opportunity as Whole School Strategic Lead for Vocational Education enables you to influence vocational pathways across the school.
This is a high-visibility role for an experienced leader who wants broader impact on student progression and careers.
- Pay / Benefits
- CPD and leadership development
- professional trust and autonomy
- well-resourced teaching environments
- supportive staff and students
- clear and consistent systems and expectations
- opportunity to lead high-profile subject
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic development of Health & Social Care across KS4 and KS5
- Ensure high standards of teaching, learning and assessment
- Monitor student progress and implement intervention strategies
- Quality assure curriculum delivery and assessment practices
- Develop and promote Health & Social Care across the school and Sixth Form
- Support curriculum planning, enrichment opportunities and employer engagement
- Lead departmental improvement planning and self-evaluation
- Contribute to whole-school improvement initiatives and priorities
- Key requirements
- Outstanding classroom practitioner with passion for Health & Social Care
- Vision, leadership, and ambition to lead and develop a successful department
- Ability to inspire students of varied abilities to excellent outcomes
- Experience teaching Health & Social Care at KS4 and ideally Post-16
- Strong understanding of vocational and alternative academic qualifications
- Ability to monitor progress and use data to drive improvement
- Commitment to curriculum innovation and evidence-informed practice
- Ability to coach and develop colleagues to high teaching standards
- Excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills
- Commitment to inclusion, high expectations and student success
- leadership
- communication
- collaboration
- knowledge of OCR Cambridge National in Health and Social Care
- knowledge of OCR Cambridge Advanced National in Health and Social Care
- data-driven performance improvement
Subject Leader Health & Social Care in Crawley employer: West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is an excellent employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises community impact and employee wellbeing. With opportunities for professional development and a focus on strengths-based approaches, you will be empowered to make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid working model in the beautiful surroundings of West Sussex.
Contact Details:
West Sussex County Council Recruitment Team
