Teacher of History - (Maternity Cover)

Wrotham School – Teacher of History 

(Maternity Cover)

January 2019

PT 0.6

MPS/ UPS scale

· Do you want to work in an energetic History department?

· Do you have a passion for History

· Do you want to work in a school where students are challenged and supported to excel?

· Do you want to work in a school that rewards excellent teachers?

Required for January 2019; an enthusiastic History teacher to join a highly successful department in delivering courses at KS3, 4 and 5. The History department is a highly successful department that aims to instil students with a lifelong love of History. In 2017/18 the department achieved outstanding results with over 81% of students achieving an A*-C grade with 33% of these grades at A/A* level. This is a department that engages students and has become an incredibly popular option choice for GCSE and A Level Study. 

We welcome applications from History specialists that can demonstrate high levels of subject knowledge, creativity and innovation. The ideal candidate will be emotionally intelligent, highly motivated and will be willing to take measured risks to deliver an exciting and engaging curriculum that provides high levels of challenge. Our new Pay Policy will reward outstanding teachers with enhanced pay awards.

You can find out more about our fantastic school learning environment by visiting out school website and Facebook page:

www.wrothamschool.com

www.facebook.com/wrothamschool

Situated only 5 minutes from the M26 and M20,   these excellent transport links enable staff to travel from East Kent, Surrey   and South London.

We are a pleasant semi- rural school just outside of London with good access to the capital via a mainline train service into Victoria. Unlike areas closer to the city, the local area provides more affordable house prices and rental as well as benefiting from beautiful local countryside.

Our students make excellent progress and are well behaved; this is made very clear in our Ofsted report from May 2015. We have a committed and highly appreciated staff team who are highly thought of by students and parents.

We are an academy and whilst having high expectations of our teachers and leaders we have strong progression routes for middle and senior leadership; a supportive team of staff and a low staff turnover. We work closely with our teachers to ensure that unnecessary paperwork and admin are kept to a minimum and that a healthy and productive work life balance is maintained. We have an innovative programme of action based professional development opportunities that contributes to a 2 week October half term that has been very well received by our students, parents and staff.

We respect experience and excellence in our teachers and encourage experienced staff to apply for vacancies, we remunerate this accordingly. We offer an additional pay award for staff that perform at an outstanding level as part of our appraisal review process.

To apply please complete the application form available on our website. 

Wrotham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for children.

If you would like to discuss the post with the Headteacher or arrange a visit to the school please contact Rachel Martin, the Executive Headteacher’s PA on 01732 884207 or office@wrotham.kent.sch.uk

Closing date:  1st October 2018

Interview:  Week beginning 8th October 2018