Director of Learning - Humanities
Penketh High School
Warrington,Cheshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L8 £46,355 - L10 £48,711
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 27 September 2017
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Director of Learning for Humanities, ideally with a Geography specialism, to join and lead the department. We are seeking an outstanding practitioner to direct the Geography and History departments, bringing with them experience, enthusiasm and the capacity to inspire and motivate students and staff.
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About Penketh High School
Penketh High School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in Warrington, Cheshire. It is an academy converter supported by a single-academy trust called Penketh Academy Trust. The school has an on-site provision called the Orchard Centre. It also has a partnership with Kwadeda High School in South Africa, with whom it made a feature film called The Opportunity. A larger than average size for a secondary school, the school will provide 1,344 places for secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 11-18.
Penketh High gained academy status in April 2013.
Headteacher
Ben Dunne
Values and Vision
The aim of Penketh High School is to help all students grow up to be confident and ambitious individuals, with good behaviour, a strong sense of community and the aspiration to grow up to become a valuable contributor to society. It is a place with an atmosphere of care, commitment and enthusiasm. It prides itself on providing a great number of opportunities for its stuents through its curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
Ofsted
“The school’s work to keep students safe and secure is good. The school’s work to support students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development ensures good skills in these areas and that students are well prepared for life in modern Britain. Support for the well-being and academic development of those students with special educational needs is successful in improving outcomes for these students. The arts provision in the school is particularly strong.”
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