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Head of History

Head of History

Friern Barnet School Specialist Arts College

Barnet

Salary:
MPS / TLR
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2018
Apply by:
30 September 2017

Job overview

  

This is an excellent opportunity for an outstanding teacher who is now looking for promotion to head of department in a supportive, successful school.

We are looking for an inspirational Head of History who is looking forward to working in a wonderfully diverse, multicultural school.  Working as part of the Humanities Faculty, the successful candidate will have a passion for teaching, the ability to engage motivate and challenge students and excellent classroom skills. The successful candidate will be aware of the developments in pedagogy and be keen to practice new and innovative teaching strategies. 

If successful, you will be required to teach students from Key Stage 3 and 4, across the ability range and lead other staff in the teaching and planning of the new GCSE specifications. 

Friern Barnet is an innovative and successful Performing Arts College, recently judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted (2014). We are hugely ambitious academically for our students but we also want them to live lives which are personally and socially fulfilling. We also want them to develop a love for art, music, dance, theatre and culture, which will enrich the whole of their lives. 

The school has a comprehensive induction programme and excellent professional development opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Friern Barnet School Specialist Arts College

Friern Barnet is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school without sixth form in North London. It is a community state school which will provide 815 places to secondary pupils aged 11-16, when fully subscribed.

The became a Specialist Arts College in Performing Arts in September 2004. Despite having no official sixth form, the school works in partnership with the nearby Woodhouse College, which offers opportunities for students and acts as their sixth form.

Principal

Simon Horne

Values and Vision

The school motto is “Enjoy and Excel”. It is academically ambitious, aiming to ensure that its students have personally and socially fulfilling lives.

Friern Barnet believes that a strong grounding in the arts, notably art, music, dance, theatre and culture, can enhance students' learning, making sure that each child is challenged and rewarded in equal measure. The school is about more than just about academic achievement: students are taught to become responsible citizens as much as they are encouraged to be independent learners.

Ofsted

"Following the Ofsted visit to the school on 18 April 2018, there is no change to the school’s current overall effectiveness grade of good as a result of this inspection."

“Teaching is good overall and a small proportion is outstanding. Good attention is given to individual pupils in lessons, allowing all groups of pupils to make progress. Senior leaders and those in charge of subjects carry out checks on the quality of teaching, and on the progress pupils make, on a regular basis. As a result, the rate of progress in English and mathematics is improving quickly.”

View Friern Barnet School Specialist Arts College’s latest Ofsted report

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