Teacher of History and Religious Studies
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Undisclosed
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2021
Job overview
Part-time (2 days per week)
Fixed term contract until 31st August 2022 with a possibility of a permanent contract after this
We require a part time teacher of History to deliver lessons to Key Stage 3 and, ideally, Key Stage 4 students. The ability and willingness to also teach some Key Stage 3 Religious Studies would be advantageous.
The History department is an experienced and friendly department with three full time members of staff (including the Head of Department) and a number of other staff who teach History in conjunction with other subjects such as Politics or Religious Studies.
History is a compulsory subject in Years 7 and 8, with five classes of 30 pupils in each year group. The History Key Stage 3 curriculum aims to provide a broad and engaging curriculum, which develops highly transferable skills such as critical analysis, evaluation and argument.
One of our end points is to prepare our students for the rigours of GCSE study. Equally, by connecting our students with past societies and individuals, we deliberately encourage our students to spot social injustices and thereby make them more rounded and empathetic individuals.
History is a very popular option at GCSE, with about 80% of the cohort choosing to continue their studies in the subject. It is also a popular and successful subject at A level.
To apply, please visit our website by clicking on the Apply button.
Applications submitted via email should be sent to Mrs Anna Summerfi eld, HR Manager at asummerfield@swbgs.com
Closing date: 9am, Monday 29th November 2021.
Interviews will be held the same week.
The school is fully committed to the DfE guidance on Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education and all candidates for the post will therefore be subject to vetting procedures following Buckinghamshire Council’s guidance on Safer Recruitment and Selection in Schools.
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About Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- West Street, Marlow
- Buckinghamshire
- SL7 2BR
- United Kingdom
About Sir William Borlase's Grammar School:
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in the attractive Thames-side town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Founded in 1624 and still based on the original site, we are proud of our heritage as we approach our 400th birthday and excited to be inspiring and empowering the aspirations of our students today. Borlase is forward-looking; in 2019 we were awarded World Class School status from High Performance Learning for our innovative practice and received a government grant of over £2million to develop further our excellent facilities. We have a motivated staff of subject specialists who enjoy sharing their expertise with committed and engaged students. As a Teaching School, we have a particular strength in developing our teachers through a research-engaged professional development programme.
Headteacher
Ed Goodall.
Vision and Values
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School is committed to being an inspirational learning environment for students and staff, empowering young people to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions; supporting them in developing the confidence to shape their own futures and in so doing, the future of the world around them.
Our values today are captured in the school motto, adopted by those early scholars back in 1624. Te Digna Sequere - Follow things Worthy - is a principle that underpins the distinctive ethos of the school. It reminds us all that we should have a clear moral purpose behind the choices we make; that we should value all individuals within a supportive community and that we have the potential to use our different talents to make a positive difference at Borlase and beyond.
The Borlase Curriculum provides a breadth and depth of academic learning and cultural experience to excite and extend all our students. It is rich in knowledge and in opportunities to develop creativity, instilling a life-long enthusiasm for learning. Our curriculum is delivered by passionate, specialist teachers who encourage aspiration, intellectual curiosity and the exploration of their subject disciplines inside and beyond the classroom, as independent thinkers and learners. It includes a broad range of super and extra-curricular opportunities which ignite and extend students' interests, enthusiasm and skills across a wide range of endeavours including those linked to academic subjects, to sports, the arts, engineering, AI, public speaking, creative writing, entrepreneurism and so much more.
Ofsted
"This is an outstanding school. The headteacher and senior leadership team have the very highest of expectations and have developed an inspirational learning culture which is embraced by both staff and students. Teaching and achievement are of the very highest quality and students take responsibility for their own learning.”
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