Assistant Head Teacher-Humanities and Professional Development

Ashmole Academy Trust is a dynamic and expanding group of schools. It was formed in 2015 building upon the success of Ashmole Academy and its tradition of outstanding school performance. The Trust has a motto ‘excellence is a habit’ and seeks to achieve this in all that it does. The Trust sets the highest ambitions for its work creating a learning environment in its school which is second to none. The Trust wants to provide the highest school attainment for all its pupils and students, whatever the age will be, in an environment with a strong sense of community and where pupils and students enjoy learning.

Here at Ashmole Academy we have a forward looking and innovative approach to all areas of school life and demand high standards of achievement. The school has an excellent reputation within the local community with strong support from Governors, Parents, Pupils and a dedicated and highly motivated team of staff. We currently have approximately 1500 pupils with a growing and vibrant 6th Form of approximately 380. Our examination results are consistently high and the Academy remains heavily oversubscribed every year.

Required, an ‘Outstanding’ and experienced subject leader of a humanities subject – geography, business studies, history or RS to join a very strong and effective leadership team. All members of the leadership team will be responsible for both a year group and a curriculum area, in this case humanities. In addition, members of the leadership team have a whole school responsibility, for this post the whole school responsibility will be professional development.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher with an excellent track record as a subject leader achieving outstanding results.

Humanities is a very successful faculty in Ashmole Academy and consists of History, Geography, RS, Sociology, PSHE, Business Studies, Economics and Careers Education.

Please telephone for further details and an application form. Alternatively, details of the school are available on our website www.ashmoleacademy.org where you can download an application form and email to age@ashmoleacademy.org 

Closing Date for applications: 12 noon, Thursday 13th October 2016. If successful at the selection stage interviews will be held on Wednesday 19th October 2016. 

Ashmole is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Southgate,
London
N14 5RJ