Head of Humanities and PBL at Kingsmeadow School
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Gateshead
- £28,000 - £43,685 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR1A (£8,706)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2023
Job overview
Required for September 2023, we are seeking to appoint an experienced, committed and talented professional to provide outstanding leadership to the Humanities and PBL Department consisting of Geography, History, RE, Project Based Learning (PBL), Psychology and Sociology. The successful candidate will have responsibility for developing PBL delivery at KS3 as well as oversight of the other areas.
You must be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively manage and develop our vision to deliver continued improvement, engage, motivate, support and enable others and the commitment to promote a happy, safe and inclusive environment, ensuring that every child achieves their full potential.
An ability to teach RE is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate will ensure the collaborative working of teams within the department, effectively managing staff and resources, making use of common practices and strength’s.
Kingsmeadow School has fantastic facilities and offers an excellent induction programme, an exciting learning and teaching environment and first class ongoing professional development opportunities to further enhance your career.
The closing date for applications is 9am Friday 3 February 2023
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 14 February 2023
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and appointments are made subject to enhanced DBS disclosure
Further details are available from the Headteacher’s PA, Audrey Rodaway on 0191 4606004, or they can be found on our website www.kingsmeadow.org.uk under Information – Job Vacancies.
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About Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
- Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
- Market Lane, Dunston, Gateshead
- Tyne And Wear
- NE11 9NX
- United Kingdom
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School is a mixed, non-denominational community secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18. The school is operated by Gateshead Council, and has about 950 pupils. It is located in Dunston in the north east of England.
Head Teacher
Mr Mark Barrett
Values and vision
At Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School pride is taken in ensuring that every aspect of the school’s work and development is focused around the school aims of inspiring minds, opening hearts and transforming lives. The aim is that all members of the community will be the best that they can be by challenging them to achieve their full potential.
The school aims to understand the aspirations and needs of all its pupils. It aspires to help all students realise their dreams and promotes opportunities to nurture moral, social, spiritual and cultural education. Kingsmeadow aims to celebrate success at every opportunity, and aspires to be thorough, rigorous and encouraging when preparing pupils for their future. The school promotes a digitally inclusive school.
The school body works hard to maintain developments and is constantly seeking challenges to develop practice through collaboration with other like minded schools and groups. The aim is to constantly seek to innovate and improve the offer for students and the local community. While academic success is important, the commitment to the Kingsmeadow CHARACTER curriculum and the focus on PBL ensures a platform for developing well equipped, well rounded, knowledgeable citizens of the world community.
Ofsted
"Teachers teach about the importance of respect, integrity, compassion, courage, pride and quality. They set a good example and pupils conduct themselves maturely."
"The school is inclusive. There is an LGBT group which gives pupils a voice."
"Changes in the curriculum mean that more pupils now study a more academic diet. They apply themselves well in lessons. They work calmly and studiously."
"Lessons in the sixth form challenge students’ thinking."
"Leaders and governors have a clear vision for the role of education in their community. They are determined to raise aspirations, improve academic achievement and foster pupils’ character."
View Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School’s latest Ofsted report
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