Head of History
The Lowry Academy
Salford
- Expired
- Salary:
- United Learning Scale plus TLR2B (Dependent on Experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2023- or earlier
- Apply by:
- 8 July 2022
Job overview
Head of History
Start date: January 2023- or earlier
Salary Grade: United Learning Scale plus TLR2B (Dependent on Experience)
Responsible to: Head of Faculty
Closing date: 08 July 2022
Interviews: TBC
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Head of History who has vision and energy in leading our
dynamic History faculty.
Are you passionate about teaching?
Would like to teach History to pupils in an Academy which is making significant progress?
Are you a talented individual who wants to be a part of transforming education here at The Lowry Academy and helping to contribute towards it becoming an exceptional place of learning?
As Head of History, you will lead by example to implement and deliver an appropriately broad,
balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils and to support the curriculum area as
appropriate. You will monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils and
facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve
their individual potential.
The Lowry Academy is an inclusive and aspirational community committed to bringing our core values
of Aspiration, Resilience, Respect, Confidence and Creativity to life in all we do. Our values underpin
every decision we make on our transformational journey to provide all students in our local
community with the very best education. The team of staff at The Lowry Academy are a committed,
cohesive team who establishes a culture of high expectations and support for all students. In return,
we support all colleagues with CPD opportunities and ongoing shared experiences and benefits
through our close relationship with other schools in the Salford cluster.
The successful candidate will:
• Be confident in their ability to manage a whole class of students within the age range 11 to
16.
• Be able to communicate appropriately and effectively with young people.
• Be able to manage behaviour in the classroom to ensure students remain engaged in set work.
What can we offer?
• The opportunity to play a key role in part of our transformational journey to ensure all learners receive an excellent education.
• Access to our full programme of teacher development CPD and coaching as appropriate.
• Enhanced remuneration equivalent to the main teacher pay scale.
Why Us?
The Lowry Academy is a caring yet ambitious school at the heart of our local community. We provide
all our students with opportunities to strive toward academic excellence and develop interpersonal
skills in order to make a positive contribution to society. We have a calm and supportive environment characterised by respectful relationships between staff and students. Through our clear focus on delivering excellent academic standards for all students, we put high-quality teaching and learning at the core of our approach.
In joining The Lowry Academy, you will also be joining United Learning, a successful Multi Academy
Trust. United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more thorough sharing than any single
school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online
learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and
manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits and
ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff’s wellbeing. Our
academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to
planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in
everyone.
We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to
bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos
and would, particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are
currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit.
Applicants should have an engaging love of subject and an unwavering belief in the ability of pupils to exceed expectations. If you are driven, ambitious and aspire to build on our success, please get in
touch.
To apply for this role please contact
HumanResources@lowryacademy.org.uk for a recruitment
pack. We reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received
sufficient applications.
The Lowry Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking
process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
To Apply
Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2709484?cid=1567&rsid=0&js=0&LinkType=1&FromSearch=False
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About The Lowry Academy
The Lowry Academy is a popular 11 -16 school in Little Hulton, Salford. We take our name from the local artist L.S Lowry, who is famous for paintings which capture scenes of industrial England. As part of United Learning, we aim to bring out ‘the best in everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff here have every opportunity to do so. Our values are Aspiration, Respect, Resilience, Confidence and Creativity. Our students decided on these; they are what matters most to them.
At The Lowry Academy, we believe that our priority is to help our children learn. We place this at the heart of every decision that we make and ask ourselves: will this improve student learning? We believe that all students are capable of making progress and attaining the highest level, whatever their starting point. We do not make excuses for our students: we firmly believe that there are no barriers to achievement that cannot be overcome by a determined and resilient student and a supportive school team.
We have a constant focus on high standards from our students whether in uniform, behaviour, punctuality, communication or manners. We are relentless in our pursuit of the small things that we believe have a big impact on our school culture and environment and our students’ attitude to learning.
The Lowry Academy is very proud to be a multicultural, multi-faith community. We celebrate the diversity of our staff and student population and we encourage our students to celebrate their heritage but equally to be proud British citizens. We believe that having an understanding and appreciation of British culture and values is essential for our students in preparing them to participate successfully in British society.
The bedrock on which our school community is built is the excellent relationships between staff and students and between students themselves. When you visit our school you will notice the positivity and mutual respect that is shown to all members of the school community. We believe that respect should always be given and that all members of the school community should act with humility and understanding at all times. We believe in finding a win-win solution to every situation and that the focus of every conversation should be learning.
Visit our website to find out more or contact us to visit at ask.lowry@lowryacademy.org.uk.
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