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Head of Humanities

Head of Humanities

The James Hornsby School

Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NX

  • Expired
Salary:
TLR1A
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
To Start September or earlier if available
Apply by:
2 March 2018

Job overview

Head of Humanities TLR1A

To Start September or earlier if available

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional and inspirational Head of Humanities, to lead and develop our Humanities department. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding classroom practitioner with aspirations to be a senior leader, a current Head of subject looking to make their first move into senior middle leadership or an outstanding Second in Department ready for a bigger challenge. 

The successful candidate will be passionate about Humanities and about instilling a love for the subject with their team and the James Hornsby students. 

We are looking to appoint a colleague who shares our commitment to high standards of professionalism and academic achievement for every one of our students and who will go the extra mile to help them achieve excellence. If you are an outstanding practitioner with a commitment to high standards we would be delighted to hear from you and look forward to receiving an application. We would particularly welcome applications from History or Geography specialists.

Opportunities for further progression will be available across the MAT for enthusiastic and ambitious candidates. This is a public facing role, so fluency in English is required.

Visits to the school are welcomed, contact Leigh Christensen to arrange.

Application forms are available from the school website at http://www.jameshornsby.essex.sch.uk/Vacancies or by emailing leigh.christensen@jameshornsby.essex.sch.uk

The closing date for this vacancy is 02nd March 2018. 

CVs alone will not be accepted. CV’s sent via a recruitment agency will not be considered

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if there is a good level of response. Therefore we would recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.

The James Hornsby School is a Zenith Multi Academy Trust school as part of Zenith Multi Academy Trust 

The James Hornsby School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to full employment checks,  

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About The James Hornsby School

James Hornsby School is a popular, oversubscribed school rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted where students’ and staff are highly committed and enjoy school life. Every member of our school is part of The James Hornsby family, and our motto is ‘Together We Excel’. Schools should be inspiring and provide the opportunities needed to achieve the very best outcomes. Every child deserves to receive a first class educational experience. We should place no limits on what young people can achieve and be committed to ensuring every student is ready and prepared to take up the challenges of the 21st Century. 

Here at James Hornsby we are passionate about promoting and safeguarding and well-being of all. A secure and happy learning environment coupled with a strong, varied curriculum and excellent teaching will ensure our high expectations for students are met. We aim to achieve this through the work of our exceptional teachers and support staff, superb facilities and a non-negotiable approach to excellent behaviour. We will be relentless and ambitious in our pursuit of excellence because we know the difference it can make to the lives of our young people, their families and the community.

Ofsted

“School leaders have succeeded in bringing pupils together into a positive, caring school community which promotes high expectations for attitudes towards learning, relationships and attendance.”

View The James Hornsby School’s latest Ofsted report

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