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Head of History

Head of History

Mulberry Academy Woodside

Wood Green, London

Salary:
Main scale + TLR 2C
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2018
Apply by:
5 October 2017

Job overview

A mixed, 11-16 comprehensive, serving a multi-cultural community seeking to appoint a passionate and highly motivated leader of History. Excellent subject knowledge, inspirational lessons and a passion for developing extracurricular opportunities is essential. We are part of the New River Teaching Alliance and there are numerous opportunities for career progression.

For more information and an application pack, please go to: www.woodsidehighschool.co.uk/vacancies

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About Mulberry Academy Woodside

+44 20 88896761

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Mulberry Academy Woodside

Mulberry Academy Woodside is a good, mixed 11-16 comprehensive school, serving a truly multi-cultural community, where every student is valued and treated as an individual. Mulberry Woodside is a school where young people’s talents and abilities are nurtured and where they can develop their ambitions. Our aim is that all students should leave the school as highly qualified, confident and articulate young adults.

At Mulberry Academy Woodside we believe that outstanding teaching and learning is underpinned by a key core value and commitment to equality and diversity. Equal access of opportunity is a priority at Woodside, as is ensuring that all members of our community have a deeply enriching and supportive experience throughout their time at Woodside so that they can thrive.

Our Shared Values

Our values are at the heart of everything that we do. Every member of Woodside’s community is expected to uphold and support our shared values.

We will:

  • believe in ourselves, try our best and have pride in everything that we do
  • encourage and support each other at all times
  • be polite and respect people for who they are, embrace diversity and celebrate our differences

Work/ Life Balance

At Woodside we have a commitment to staff wellbeing and reducing unnecessary workload. Some benefits of working at Woodside include:

  • Early closures on days where we host parents’/carers’ evening
  • No more marking policy – no requirement for marking of exercise books and the introduction of a whole-class feedback policy instead
  • Reduced examinations and data collection points throughout the year
  • No more written student reports
  • No more formal lesson observations
  • Reduced number of calendared meetings
  • Removal of unnecessary paperwork
  • More open-door communication and fewer formal line management meetings
  • Whole-school appraisal and development system that has an emphasis on development and coaching

We believe that it is imperative that teachers have the time to plan engaging, creative lessons and to plan opportunities that will enrich our curriculum.

Staff Professional Development

At Mulberry Academy Woodside, we take staff development seriously, as it is fundamental in providing the students with the best possible education and the most equitable class room experience. Teach First and Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) along with all staff new to Woodside are provided with weekly training to develop excellence and ensure high standards.

We are dedicated to developing staff leadership both inside the classroom, through incremental coaching, and outside the classroom through a comprehensive CPD programme and a vast array of leadership opportunities.

Furthermore, all teachers participate in regular professional development through a programme of INSET days and Twilight training sessions throughout the year.

Incremental Coaching

All teaching staff and teaching assistants participate in incremental coaching on a biweekly basis.  At Woodside we have 14 fully trained teacher coaches and 4 teaching assistant coaches. Incremental coaching is a regular, frequent and ongoing cycle of short lesson drop-ins and action-based follow-up conversations to help staff develop specific aspects of practice. One-to-one coaching is tailored to each member of staffs needs and is highly confidential. Importantly, it fits in with existing timetables and remains separate from performance management.

The incremental coaching dialogue typically includes review, praise, feedback, reflection, modelling, planning and goal-setting. The essential characteristics are:

  • The process focuses on one action-step at a time
  • Each step is followed up until the coachee has demonstrably embedded it into their practice
  • The interval between drop-in and follow-up is minimal
  • Drop-ins and follow-up conversations are planned into the organisation of the school
  • Incremental coaching is disciplined, with common elements and training for coaches
  • Incremental coaching is developmental and not part of performance management
  • Coachees have ownership of the outcomes of incremental coaching

For more information about incremental coaching or its impact on teaching and learning, please see our latest report.

Safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We reserve the right to do online and social media checks. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, and must have the right to work in the UK.

Diversity

We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff in our Trust.

Mulberry Schools Trust are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage people from a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and skills to join us and influence and develop our working practice. We particularly encourage applications from Black and global majority people, and candidates who are disabled. All candidates who are disabled and who demonstrate that they meet the shortlisting criteria will be invited for an interview, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

We welcome applicants to inform us if you need any particular adjustments, arrangements or access needs as part of the recruitment process. We are also able to provide a large font print job pack, BSL interpreters, and can arrange for audio versions of our job pack on request. We will also accommodate alternative application methods should they be requested.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance and will be a condition of your employment with us. Candidates who are selected for interview will be informed following the shortlisting process and full details of the interview will be provided in advance. We will seek references on all shortlisted candidates and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications before interview. Any relevant issues arising from references will be taken up at interview.

We welcome your application.

Staff Wellbeing

Wellbeing is an important priority at Mulberry Academy Woodside. It is a core value that staff feel supported and valued. Prioritising wellbeing is critical to the success and ethos of our school. Wellbeing takes different forms for every individual, so Woodside’s wellbeing strategy takes that into consideration. The wellbeing offer is varied and diverse, and is for everyone to take up as and when they feel they need it. For more information about our work on staff wellbeing and its impact, please see our latest report.

Ofsted Report: Good

https://www.mulberrywoodside.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OFSTED_Report_-_2022.pdf

https://www.mulberrywoodside.org/the-school/ofsted-report/#:~:text=Please%20click%20here%20to%20read%20our%20previous%C2%A0full%20Ofsted%20Report%C2%A0(Jan%2C%202014).

Address:

Mulberry Academy Woodside

White Hart Lane

Wood Green

London

N22 5QJ

Tel: 020 8889 6761 (switchboard)

London Underground: The nearest station is Wood Green

National Rail: The nearest station is Alexandra Palace

Bus: The buses that stop closest to the school are the W4 and W3

Mulberry Academy Woodside is situated in the London Borough of Haringey in North London. The London Borough was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Islington, Camden and Barnet.

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