Teacher of Humanities

Teacher of Humanities 

Teachers Pay Scale T1 – T6 (£25,714 - £36,961)

1.0 FTE

Permanent Post 

Required from 01st September 2022 

Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances?

Are you prepared to work collaboratively for the benefit of young people?

Will you offer children the opportunity to experience “life in all its fullness” by doing what it takes, no matter what their starting point or social challenges?

If so, Bury Church of England High School would love to hear from you!

Bury Church of England High School has recently joined the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi academy trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides a great opportunity to work closely with the other three schools in the MAT - St James’s C of E High School, Canon Slade School and Bolton St Catherine’s Academy; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress.

The schools of The Bishop Fraser Trust aim to offer:

• A high quality, inclusive and distinctive education

• A caring and nurturing environment based on our Christian values, recognising the uniqueness of each child

We are seeking to appoint a teacher of humanities in this heavily oversubscribed, historic, high achieving, Church of England High school. 

We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and Early Careers Teachers including those due to qualify later this year.

The successful candidate will be actively supported through our own in-house CPD and our wider network of  support programmes. 

Why join us?  

“At Bury Church, all staff, regardless of position, time spent in the profession or length of service are treated alike so joining the school will be a welcoming and smooth transition. Ambition is welcome, as staff are actively encouraged to set personal goals to develop the skills required for career progression.  However, always, we are united in our common objective to deliver quality first teaching.” –  statement from a recently qualified teacher.  

“I think my 20 years served here say it all - with smiles this big and such wonderful year groups to manage and teach I just cannot imagine leaving, it is a testament to the school that I am excited for my own children to come here. Every day there is something to smile about and the relationships I have forged here are based on mutual respect and care.” – statement from a long serving teacher with management responsibilities,  

 

The successful candidate will be actively supported through our own in-house CPD and our wider network of support programmes.  

You will be expected to motivate and excite pupils so that they can learn effectively and achieve high standards.   

You must have a degree in Geography, History or related discipline. You will be expected to teach the full ability range across Key Stage 3 and 4 and have a good understanding of the application of ICT skills in teaching your subject. There will be opportunities to support our enrichment curriculum. 

You must actively promote the Christian ethos and contribute to building the caring Christian community of the school. 

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. 

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service. 

Main Duties: 

• The successful candidate will be a well- qualified teacher of Geography or History who will contribute positively to the success of this department. You will teach students across the age and ability range to GCSE level and run a vocational qualification. 

• You will actively promote the Christian ethos of the school, including the delivery of collective worship as part of the form tutor role

• You will deliver other aspects of learning as required such as RE/PSHCE.

The successful candidate will:

• demonstrates flexibility, good teamwork and a commitment to our school's value of ‘Let your light shine’

• manages student learning through effective delivery of provided lesson plans, ensuring continuity and progression

• facilitates and encourages a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential

• contributes to raising standards of student attainment throughout the Academy

• motivates students to work hard and try their best 

• actively shares what works well and seeks to explore ways to improve their own and others’ practice

• works hard to ensure all students are engaged in their learning irrespective of their starting point and individual needs

• understands that behaviour management starts with the quality of teaching in the classroom

• demonstrates personal resilience and role models those personal qualities we wish to instil in our young people

In return we can offer:

• a supportive and encouraging staff team

• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• access to a paid premium healthcare cash plan

Application information:

If you are interested in applying, please use the MAT Teaching staff application form, which when completed should be emailed to recruitment@thebishopfrasertrust.co.uk. Your supporting statement should be no longer than 1,500 words in length and provide information on the relevant experience you have, in particular those connected to the requirements as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.  Please do not send CVs as they will not be considered 

Selected candidates will be emailed (usually within 48 hours of the closing date) to invite them to interview.  If you do not hear from the school within two weeks of the closing date, then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

The Trust has an Equal Opportunities policy.  If you consider yourself to be disabled, please state the nature of the disability, giving details of how we can accommodate these needs should you be selected for interview and subsequently appointed.

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the details provided in the application form will be used for selection and interview procedures, and for employment records if your application is successful.  A copy of our Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found on the Bishop Fraser Trust website.  Safer Recruitment practice will be followed at all times.

Prior to taking up the appointment, the successful candidates will be asked to provide documentary evidence (including National Insurance number) showing their entitlement to work in the UK.  We will also carry out an enhanced DBS and declaration of health check.

Closing date: 9am Friday 01st July 2022 

Interview date: Monday 05th July 2022