.About the School - The British School of Barcelona (Castelldefels) The British School of Barcelona (BSB) is a great school in a wonderful location.
We are an HMC school and were judged by a recent BSO (British Schools Overseas) inspection to be outstanding in every area, including quality of education, safeguarding, pupil welfare, and academic outcomes.BSB is a large, very popular school for children aged 3 to 18.
Our curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum, and we offer a wide range of GCSEs, A levels, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, all alongside a significant enrichment programme.We are based in three locations, two just outside the city of Barcelona – in Castelldefels, where we have a Primary, Secondary, and Pre-University campus, and in the cosmopolitan town of Sitges, where we have another Primary campus.
BSB City is in the heart of the city of Barcelona itself with a Foundation campus (built September 2021), and a brand-new main campus which opened in September 2023.
Over 2000 pupils from more than 74 nationalities attend the school and over 315 staff work at BSB.The growth of the school has been accompanied by significant investment over recent years, including the building of a state-of-the-art Pre-University Centre (Nexus), a full-sized 4G rugby and football pitch, dedicated STEM facilities, and the new BSB City campuses.Barcelona is a wonderful place to live, combining an amazing city with beach and mountains nearby.
The quality of life is excellent with a mild climate and year-round sunshine.About the role We are looking for a full-time Head of History and Politics to work in our Castelldefels campus.Both subjects are offered at IBDP and A level and the department is thriving.
The successful candidate should have experience teaching either History or Politics at A level and/or IBDP.Responsibilities: As a Head of Faculty/Subject:
- Develop a vision for how the subject/subjects can be developed in line with the school improvement plan.
- Lead the collaborative planning and development of the subject curriculum/oversee the collaborative planning and development of subject curricula within the Faculty.
- Develop and promote the wider programme of initiatives for subject/subjects within Faculty.
- Attend Academic Lead meetings as well as any relevant meetings.
- Lead professional development conversations and appraise staff within the department, dealing with underperformance in your team if required.
- Lead department meetings, promoting the sharing of good practice.
- Lead the monitoring, assessment, reporting, review, intervention process within subject and oversee that across other subjects in Faculty.
Ensure standardisation and accuracy of all reports.
- Lead the quality assurance procedure for teaching across subject teachers.
- Manage the department budget.
Other responsibilities:
- Continue your personal development and participate in the school's staff development programme