Job Title: Teacher of History
Location: Winchester
Contract Type: 0.6 of FTE, Permanent.
Salary: MPR / UPR
Start Date: September 2023
Do you want to be part of a school community on a journey from good to outstanding? Do you want to make a difference to outcomes for all students?
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate teacher for History to join our highly motivated and hardworking team. You should be an excellent classroom practitioner and have students at the heart of your decision making. You must have a confident understanding of the History curriculum. We are looking for somebody who is creative and dynamic in the classroom and is able to engage a wide range of students.
History is a popular choice at GCSE, and typically there are 3 classes in Years 9, 10 and 11 respectively. GCSE 9-4 results in 2022 were 80%, with 40% achieving a grade 7 or higher.
If you are creative, can lead by example and want to work in a vibrant and progressive environment, we would love to hear from you. You will join a committed, successful, and supportive team.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful secondary school which is ‘where teachers and leaders at all levels are enthusiastic and ambitious’ (Ofsted).
The successful candidate will:
- Be committed to comprehensive education.
- Have students at the heart of what drives their decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
- To prepare, develop and deliver appropriate schemes of work, which provide challenging lessons that stimulate students and allow them to succeed.
- To teach across the full age and ability range.
- To encourage effective learning through the use of HB2, a variety of teaching methods, which motivates students of all abilities.
- To demonstrate the ability to use a range of teaching strategies to maximise student progress.
- To ensure that students’ work is marked regularly and that they receive formative feedback in line with the school Marking Policy.
- To keep accurate up-to-date records of student progress and use data to inform teaching, target setting and intervention strategies.
- To set Home Learning in accordance with the school Home Learning policy and ensure that appropriate feedback is given.
- To provide information to parents about the achievements and progress of their child as required through parents’ evening and reports.
- To follow the advice and training provided by the Additional Learning Team to ensure the adoption of appropriate strategies with students with Additional Learning Needs, ensuring these students make progress in line with their peers.
- To be responsible for a positive learning environment and high standards of students work in student handbooks and exercise books following the school guidelines.
- To contribute to the wider curriculum through involvement in extra-curricular activities.
- To attend and contribute in all appropriate meetings.
- To take on the role of a tutor within the team and be responsible for the academic and pastoral well- being of a tutor group.
- To uphold the highest standards of professionalism, this includes ensuring that school issues are not discussed on social network sites.
- All teachers are expected to uphold the school’s policies in respect to Safeguarding and Child Protection ensuring the safety and well-being of all learners.
- To take an active interest in their own personal development and keep professional skills up-to-date.
- To complete all other reasonable tasks as directed by the Headteacher or Line Manager.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Head of History, History Teacher, Teacher of History may also be considered for this role.
