The Humanities Faculty at David Nieper Academy
The Humanities Faculty currently encompasses a wide range of subjects including:
- Key stage 3 & 4 RS core and GCSE
- Key stage 3 & 4 & 5 Geography
- Key stage 3 & 4 & 5 History
- Key stage 3 & 4 & 5 PSHCE and Citizenship
- Key stage 3 & 4 French
The Humanities faculty at David Nieper Academy includes Geography, History, Religious Studies, MFL. Despite its wide variety of subjects, the faculty works very closely together and shares a common ethos when it comes to education. Our view is that every single young person – regardless of their background – is entitled to access the rich body of knowledge that characterises the disciplines we represent. We firmly believe that it is from this rigorous knowledge-led foundation that students are best-equipped to succeed in the applied learning opportunities that we are committed to providing here at David Nieper Academy. As such, successful candidates would be joining a faculty that:
- Is committed to developing innovative, research-informed teaching based on knowledge of how children learn
- Celebrates explicit instruction as an approach to teaching that supports the fostering of students’ knowledge acquisition, independence and criticality skills
- Is self-reflective and constantly striving to improve the key principles of our practice (namely: review, acquire, question, model, practice, assess and feedback)
- Is newly and fully resourced after a recent curriculum over-haul
- Has a ‘warm but strict’ approach to discipline where expectations are high
- Is highly supportive and enjoys a strong sense of collegiality and humour
Overall, this is an immensely exciting time to join this thriving and growing faculty on our drive to improve results. Our knowledge-led approach is proving to be more popular than ever amongst students.
Key Responsibilities
- To either teach Religious Studies across key stage 3, 4 & 5 contributing to the planning and organisation of the curriculum or A Level Sociology at key stage 5.
- To teach PSHCE and potentially other humanities subjects
- To be a form tutor
- To contribute to the co-curricular life of the school
- Participate in the academy Performance Management arrangements
Teaching and Learning
- Plan and teach engaging and challenging lessons that pave the way for success in school and life
- Meet the needs of all learners by consistently planning and teaching carefully differentiated lessons
- Contribute to Faculty planning and the creation and updating of schemes of work
- Use regular, measurable and significant assessments of teaching
- Set and mark appropriate homework
- Complete all reporting on time
- Closely monitor progress and attainment of all students and use it to inform teaching
- Provide content for and, where necessary, deliver high quality student interventions with direction from the Head of Faculty
- Work to ensure that all students achieve or exceed targets
- Maintain regular and productive communication with parents about their child’s progress, behaviour and development, including attending after school parent meetings as required
Other
- Undertake professional development as agreed with academy leaders
- Perform additional duties and tasks required for the effective operation of the school as directed by the Headteacher.
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