Deputy Head of Humanities Faculty
St Martin's School
Brentwood, Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Scale + TLR2a £6,514 pa + London Fringe Allowance (£1,101) pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2018
Job overview
DEPUTY HEAD OF HUMANITIES FACULTY
Required September 2018
Main or Upper Pay Scale + TLR2a £6,514 pa + London Fringe Allowance (£1,101) pa
We are seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic Deputy Head of our Humanities Faculty.
2013 OFSTED Outstanding in all categories. "Students’ attitudes to learning are excellent. They come to school ready to learn and take a full and active role in the life of the school."
2017 St Martin’s School is the top mixed comprehensive school in Essex at GCSE.
2017 89% of students achieved grades 9-4 in both GCSE English and Maths and top 15% provider for A level nationally.
• The successful candidate will either lead on assessment or teaching and learning across the faculty as well as taking management responsibility for one humanities subject.
• Leadership experience of a subject desirable but not essential.
• Applications from candidates with ability to teach either history or government and politics to KS5 especially welcome.
• Average 24 students per class
• 54% of students gained A* to B at A Level, ALPS 3 overall
• Very popular: 1112 applications for 292 Year 7 places
• All staff are provided with a school laptop
Application pack available via the website or from Mrs K Corbett, Deputy Headteacher 01277 238300 or e-mail kcorbett@st-martins.essex.sch.uk.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding our students against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing date: Friday 11 May 2018
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About St Martin's School
About us
St Martin’s is an over-subscribed, friendly, co-educational, fully comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. We are a 10 minute walk from Shenfield station which can take you into Liverpool Street in 20 minutes. Brentwood town centre is 10 minutes away, with a bustling high street and lively nightlife. The school is on one site with extensive grounds which also includes a large sixth form block. Our ethos is a non-bureaucratic approach to all aspects of school life, while maintaining a relentless focus on learning and teaching, to ensure outstanding achievement for our students. Work-life balance is of the upmost importance to us; morning briefing for all staff is held weekly with no more than one whole staff meeting in each half-term. 95% of our staff say they are happy to work here. Our behaviour policy, Discipline with Dignity, is built on mutual respect and rules that must make sense. Attitude to learning scores across all our students are very good to excellent. 96% of parents say they are happy to send their students to St Martin's.
Benefits of working at St Martin's.
- Free on-site parking
- All buildings located on one site
- Subsidised staff accommodation
- Hot and cold food available during the school day at cost price
- Coffee shop located in sixth form block
- Cycle to work scheme
- Two weeks' paternity leave at full pay
- All inset completed as twilight sessions, shortening the summer term
- Personalised CPD calendar, all sessions chosen by the employee
- Maximum of six staff meetings in any academic year.
- Paid leave for celebrations for staff with excellent attendance
- Talent Management Programme for outstanding new teachers
- Vibrant, diverse and inclusive sixth form, where students go on to study everything from medicine at Oxbridge to a modern apprenticeship
- ECTs are supported by a subject mentor and led by a member of the senior team
If we sound like a school you would like to work at then please apply to join us. We look forward to meeting you!
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