Director of Humanities
Sir William Stanier School
Cheshire East
- £50,151 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L8
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2021
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an exceptional Humanities teacher and leader to the post of Director of Humanities. The successful applicant will shape the strategic direction of the Humanities curriculum to ensure excellent outcomes and curricular provision.
The School welcomes applicants from any Humanities-based specialism but the ability to teach Geography is desirable. The successful candidate will lead an established team, contributing fully to maintaining excellence by inspiring and motivating both staff and students.
The successful candidate will possess:
- The confidence and ability to teach either History, Geography or Sociology at KS4 and at least one subject at KS5
- The professional characteristics to be an excellent role model and classroom practitioner, who is prepared to be innovative in their own teaching
- The experience to manage an extremely able team, or the ability to develop coaching, mentoring and leadership skills with our support
- A clear understanding of the current curriculum, assessment and pedagogical developments relating to the Humanities subjects all Key Stages
A commitment to promoting the highest possible academic success and all-round development of our students is essential. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, talented and well-motivated teacher to join our innovative and supportive faculty to drive improvement.
The successful candidate will have an affinity with young people and be outward thinking in their approach to teaching and learning with the enthusiasm to develop these popular subjects and a vision to continue the excellent work already undertaken. A feature of Humanities is strong student-teacher relationships with staff regularly running after-school revision sessions and extra-curricular clubs. The ability to work effectively as part of a team and uphold the departmental ethos is therefore essential.
You must have very good subject knowledge and be committed to raising the achievement and aspirations of all students.
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Mr Jason Fraser, Principal, on office@sws.cheshire.sch.uk or 01270 660880. For further information about the school, please visit our website https://www.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk/
As an equal opportunities employer The Learning Alliance is committed to creating a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from members of minority groups. As part of the Academy Trust’s policy to safeguard children an enhanced DBS will be applied for.
We will only contact candidates that have been short-listed for interview. If you do not receive a communication from Mr J Fraser or our HR team within 10 working days of the closing date you can safely assume that you have not been invited to interview.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please make your application online through the TES.
This role is temporary in the first instance, until August 2022.
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About Sir William Stanier School
Sir William Stanier; a school at the heart of its community, built and equipped for learning in the 21st century. An exciting and stimulating place of learning with innovative practice, high standards and traditional values.
Sir William Stanier School is part of The Learning Partnership.
The Learning Partnership is a new multi-academy trust that was formed on 1st September 2023 as a merger between The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership. The trust consists of fourteen schools, eight of which are primary schools and six are secondary schools, all based across east Cheshire and north Staffordshire.
We are an inclusive school and believe all of our students can achieve success in life. We see it as our responsibility, working in partnership with our families, primary schools, and post 16 partners, to provide the opportunities and environment that will nurture a love of learning. We embrace change and challenge and aim to develop students that do the same.
Our School Values:
Opportunity - We believe we can achieve anything and we have high expectations of ourselves. We take pride in how we dress and how we talk to everyone at all times.
Community - We welcome everyone to contribute positively to our school. We look after each other and bring out the best in each other. We are all part of the SWS Family.
Courage - We work hard and never give up. We take measured risks which encourage us to experience more and to know more enabling us to grow into the leaders we are going to be.
We have exceptional teachers, an exciting curriculum and an extensive extra-curricular programme designed to maximise participation.
If you are passionate about teaching or joining our team in a support role, and you are looking for an exciting opportunity we would like to hear from you. You will join a school with an excellent, dynamic and inspirational leadership team who are relentless in their pursuit of improvement and progress. Subsequent development opportunities are considered excellent.
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