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Teacher of History

Teacher of History

Wood Green School

Oxfordshire

Salary:
MPS (incl NQT)/ UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
30 January 2019

Job overview

Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18  Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. 

This is a very exciting time for Wood Green. Our strong reputation and results improving year-on-year have led to a rapid rise in student applications.  We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, demonstrated in our Behaviour Policy built on restorative principles and everything is underpinned by our LearnWELL values.

The right candidate

Applications are welcome for the position of an enthusiastic and talented teacher of History to join our highly successful, forward looking department. This is a permanent full-time post from September 2019.

• You will be a talented teacher with a passion for History

• You will show the ability to inspire students of all ages and abilities 

• You will have high expectations of yourself and students and be committed to your professional development

• You will be committed to playing a full role in the development of the History Department  and the wider school

     Wood Green can offer:

• A History Department that achieves consistently good outcomes and has a drive to improve from year 7 through to A level. In a recent Challenge Partners Quality Assurance Review the History Department was confirmed as an area of excellence

• Students who thrive on good relationships with staff and who enjoy History

• Development opportunities for staff, collaborating with teachers within school, across the West Oxfordshire Learning Partnership and the prestigious Challenge Partners Network.

• A school committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can with supportive colleagues and a constant focus on enhancing teaching and learning.


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About Wood Green School

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+44 1993 702355

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Wood Green School is a mixed, comprehensive, secondary school with sixth form situated in Witney, Oxfordshire. It is an academy converter operating under The Acer Trust, which was co-founded by four Oxfordshire schools: Wood Green School, Chalgrove Primary School, Icknield Community College and Matthew Arnold School. 

Wood Green School provides 1,335 places for students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. It converted to academy status in February 2017. 

Headteacher

Rob Shadbolt

Values and vision

Wood Green School subscribes to the Acer Trust values of trust, equity and opportunity, believing these are essential for a successful collaboration and for providing high-quality education for all students through these important years of their lives. 

The secondary school also uses the LEARN Well values of learning, effort, aspiration, respect, nurture and wellbeing to capture the most important aspects of an excellent education. High expectations are always placed on students, and they are helped to achieve these in a happy and supportive environment.

Ofsted report

“Leaders at all levels, teachers and governors have effectively brought about improvement across the school. Leaders make very effective use of information on students’ progress to identify where strengths and weaknesses life. Subject leaders make a positive contribution to improvement by closely monitoring the quality of teaching in their departments. Students’ social, spiritual, moral and cultural development is promoted effectively across the school and strongly contributes to the school’s caring ethos.”

View Wood Green School’s latest Ofsted report

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