Head of Humanities

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach inspiring lessons that engage students of all ability levels.
• Excellent organisational ability
• Ability to organise own teaching resources and activities to deadline and quality standards.
• Ability to contribute to the design of subject units, curriculum development and new teaching approaches.
• Inspire, challenge, motivate and empower the school community to carry forward a shared vision.
• Build and maintain effective relationships.
• Listen to, and reflect on, feedback from others, including colleagues and governors.
• Think creatively to anticipate and solve problems.

Essential Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status. Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding in the subject of Humanities and A Level.
• Ability to apply knowledge and skills from theory in a practical classroom context.
• Ability to motivate and encourage children.
• Effective classroom manager.
• Ability to create effective relationships with a variety of different people.
• Evidence of ability to teach across the whole of the 11-16 age range.
• Evidence of use of strategies for raising achievement and achieving excellence.
• Evidence of use of strategies for ensuring inclusion, diversity and access.
• Ability to prioritise, plan, organise and manage work life balance.
• Ability to work as an effective team player, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of others to help team development.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills, both written and spoken.

Desirable Qualifications

• Excellent experience and knowledge of IT to support learning.
• Excellent use of a range of evidence, including performance data, to support, monitor, evaluate and improve aspects of school life.
• Experience of marking for examinations boards.
• Ability to contribute to wider school administration and initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• At least eight INSET days per year.
• Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme.
• Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family.
• Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits.
• Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partnersPerkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, carleasingand Cycle2work schemes.

Safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

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