Vacancies

Current Vacancies:  See Below - Head of RE, Teacher of English, School Librarian
Vacancies will be advertised here as they arise.
​A Great Place to Work - Not every school is the same, and we believe that we are quite different from many.

We are a great school to work in for a number of reasons:

1) A Living Wage Employer – all our staff are paid at least the living wage.  We are committed to honouring all national pay rises for teachers and our support staff conditions equal to those of Birmingham City Council employees in other schools.

2) A cooperative school – we value to views of our staff and important decisions in the school are made together.  For example in 2017-18, staff have discussed curriculum changes, new rewards and sanctions and other key changes.  Policies such as our marking policy are written by staff.

3) Working to manage workload – far too many great teachers are driven from the profession by an unsustainable workload.  At Turves Green Girls’ School we work with staff to reduce workload where possible and always consider the workload implications of any changes we make.

4) Fantastic CPD – we believe that good staff become great through top-notch CPD.  Teacher Training Days should not be long hours of listening to senior managers, but collaborative and exciting opportunities to work together.  Every staff meeting is led by our Teaching and Learning Group of staff focused on sharing best practice.  Our CPD events (such as our January Teacher Conference) ensures we gather best practice from across the city and beyond.

5) A family – our staff are committed to the children we serve and their families. Many staff choose to devote their entire career to this school. This is because we look after each other and work together.  
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6) Union-friendly -  we recognise the important role that unions and professional associations play in promoting the welfare of staff, which is a shared priority.

These points mean that, despite a national teacher shortage, Turves Green Girls’ School is fully staffed with fully trained teachers. 
​HEAD OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Main Scale + TLR 2.1 (£2796)
Required for January 2021
 
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint an experienced and inspiring Religious Education specialist to lead this very successful and popular subject.
 
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking and ambitious professional to join us.  The Humanities Faculty has a proven track record of high achievement and engagement over many years and is taught by a strong and dedicated team, Religious Education is a vital part of this.  Religious Education is a popular GCSE option subject and has a history of excellent attainment and progress. 
 
The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner and have the ability to develop and implement curricular innovation. Candidates must be committed to raising levels of attainment and supporting the whole school focus on teaching and learning, and ready to engage with our impressive culture of professional development.
 
Strengths of the school include:
  • Excellent pastoral care & support
  • Motivated, well behaved pupils
  • A co-operative ethos which values and develops staff
  • Supportive and committed staff who work as a team
  • Strong and improving exam results (In 2020 59% of pupils achieved at least Grade 5 in both English and Maths and 79% achieved a Grade 4 in both).
  • The school is located in South Birmingham with excellent transport links by both road and rail.
  • A fantastic new building from February 2021.
 
As a school we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of its pupils and the successful candidate will need to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Record check.

We warmly welcome visits. To arrange a pre-visit and for additional information, please contact Miss Sharon Killeen (Headteacher’s P.A) – Tel 0121 464 6701   
 
Closing Date – 3.00pm on Monday 5th October 2020.
ENGLISH TEACHER
Main Scale
Required for January / February 2021
 
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint an inspiring English specialist to join this vibrant core subject.   
 
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking and ambitious professional to join us.  The English Faculty has a long track record of high achievement and engagement over many years and is taught by a strong and dedicated team. 
 
The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner and have the ability to develop and implement curricular innovation. The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner, be committed to raising levels of attainment for all pupils and ready to engage with our impressive culture of professional development. 
 
Strengths of the school include:
  • Excellent pastoral care & support.
  • Motivated, well behaved pupils.
  • A co-operative ethos which values and develops staff.
  • Supportive and committed staff who work as a team.
  • Strong and improving exam results (In 2020, 82% of pupils achieved at least Grade 4 in English and 66% achieved a Grade 5+)
  • We are located in South Birmingham with excellent transport links by both road and rail.
  • A fantastic new state of the art building from February 2021.
 
As a school we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of its students and the successful candidate will need to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Record check.
 
We warmly welcome visits.  To arrange a visit or for additional information, please contact Miss Sharon Killeen (Headteacher’s P.A) – Tel 0121 464 6701 / 4648346.
 
Completed application forms to be sent to s.killeen@turvgng.bham.sch.uk or addressed to Miss S. Killeen at the school address.
 
Closing Date – 3.00pm on the 12th October 2020
SCHOOL LIBRARIAN  
Required for December 2020
Support Staff Grade 3: Salary Range: £20,930 – £27,041 pro rata (term time only)
 
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint an inspirational, pro-active and enthusiastic School Librarian not only to manage the Library and resources, but to support a love of reading across the school.   
 
The ideal candidate will be an experienced librarian or resource manager, preferably with experience of working in a school setting. We will also consider an English Graduate with a passion for continued learning and a desire to pursue a career in library work.  We are looking for someone who can:
  • oversee the school library including supervising lunchtime clubs;
  • lead on Accelerated Reader across all year groups
  • run Drop Everything and Read;
  • lead small group reading support and storytelling;
  • compliment the work of teaching staff of all subjects
  • lead whole school competitions and activities for National Literacy Week and World Book Day;
  • and put reading at the heart of all that we do.
 
Strengths of the school include:
  • Excellent pastoral care and support.
  • Motivated, well behaved pupils.
  • A co-operative ethos which values and develops all staff.
  • Supportive and committed staff who work as a team.
  • Strong and improving exam results (In 2020 79% of pupils achieved at least Grade 4 in both English and Maths and 59% achieved a Grade 5+ in both subjects).
  • We are located in South Birmingham with excellent transport links by both road and rail.
  • A fantastic new state of the art building from February 2021.
 
As a school we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of its students and the successful candidate will need to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Record check.
 
To arrange a visit or for additional information / further details, contact Miss Sharon Killeen (Headteacher’s P.A) – Tel 0121 464 6701 / 4648346.  Completed applications should be sent to s.killeen@turvgng.bham.sch.uk
 
Closing Date – 3.00pm on the 9th October 2020