Head of Humanities
Harris Academy St. John's Wood
Marlborough Hill, London, NW8 0NL
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale/MPS + TLR (open to negotiation) + Health Cash Plan + Harris Benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April or September 2018
- Apply by:
- 8 February 2018
Job overview
Harris Academy St John's Wood is a large 11-18 secondary school with a thriving sixth form located in St John's Wood. The school joined the Harris Federation as a sponsored academy in September 2017. Although located in an affluent area of London, the school serves an urban, highly multi-ethnic intake with a high pupil premium intake. If you want to make a real difference to needy young people, and be supported to do so through great training and development as well as unrivalled progression opportunities, then joining this new Harris academy could be for you.
This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent and enthusiastic qualified teacher to lead a Humanities department with a fresh start developing innovative ideas and vision to take this area forward to an outstanding standard. This is a key area of the academy that has the highest of profiles within its local community.
We are developing a student-centred culture becoming a centre of excellence for Teaching and Learning with already outstanding CPD within the Federation to support new leaders.
There are excellent opportunities for career progression within the school and across the Harris Federation. The Federation has an excellent reputation for transforming student lives with an increasing number of outstanding academies.
You must hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree to be considered for this post.
Why work at our academy?
- An opportunity to join an ambitious new academy at the heart of the local community, working with experienced and inspirational leaders towards an outstanding future
- We combine the traditional values of good manners, strong discipline and respect with excellent teaching
- Generous Harris benefits package and excellent opportunities for personal and professional development
The academy is part of the Harris Federation, a leading group of 44 primary and secondary academies. This enables us to offer you excellent training opportunities to support your career development.
For more information, please download the Candidate Information Pack above.
Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.
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About Harris Academy St. John's Wood
- Harris Academy St. John's Wood
- Marlborough Hill, St Johns Wood
- London
- NW8 0NL
- United Kingdom
Harris Academy St John’s Wood, formerly Quintin Kynaston Academy, is a large 11-18 secondary school with a thriving sixth form located in St John's Wood. The school joins the Harris Federation as a sponsored academy in September 2017. Although located in an affluent area of London, the school serves an urban, highly multi-ethnic and disadvantaged intake. If you want to make a real difference to needy young people, and be supported to do so through great training and development as well as unrivalled progression opportunities, then joining this new Harris academy could be for you.
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