Head of Humanities
Larkmead School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR 1 (currently £9,471.78)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 4 March 2019
Job overview
Contract: Permanent Full-time
Start Date: 1st September 2019
Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 1 (currently £9,471.78)
Responsible to: Assistant Headteacher
As a result of the promotion of the current and very successful post holder Larkmead School is looking to recruit a Head of Humanities Faculty with effect from September 2019.
We are looking for an exceptional middle leader to become Head of Humanities to lead our developing Humanities faculty. You will need to be passionate about Humanities and leadership enabling students and staff alike to succeed through engagement.
The successful candidate will lead the three departments of History, Geography and Philosophy and Religion, with the latter also responsible for the provision of Sociology. History, Geography and Sociology are taught at GCSE and A-level, while Philosophy and Religion is taught at GCSE and, dependent on uptake, an A level is offered in Philosophy or Religious Studies. 6th form teaching functions in the context of a consortium, with Larkmead one of three schools involved.
The successful candidate would be a current middle leader of any of the Humanities subjects.
This is fantastic opportunity to work in a school that has just been re-rated “good” by Ofsted (January 2019).
We believe that everyone can achieve. We value diversity and want every student to realise their potential and to recognise that their potential has no limit. We create positive learning spaces, where students and teachers learn together: each challenging the other to get better and better at what they do; each having a voice and being actively supported in the running and decision making of the school.
A sense of “community” is essential to the school and our motto “one community, individual minds, creating futures” embodies this concept. Our community is built on responsibility. It has been built with our students who are responsible for such tangible symbols as their own uniform and a school flag. Every student in Key Stage 3 completes a day’s community service for the school each year. We have a whole school assembly each term (six weeks) where students perform in front of their peers. We are a visual and performing arts school. Student performance has a significant place in our school life. It was therefore affirming to be told, in the Ofsted Report, that “the values of tolerance, respect and fairness are woven throughout the school”.
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 4th March 2019
Interview date: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Start date: September 2019
If you would like to apply for this position, please download the Vale Academy Trust Teaching Staff Application Form from our website http://www.larkmead-school.com/vacancies/
Completed applications should be sent by email to office.4125@larkmead.oxon.sch.uk by the closing date of 9.00am on Monday 4th March 2019.
Larkmead School is a member of the Vale Academy Trust. The Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.
All staff will be expected to promote fundamental British values.
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About Larkmead School
Thank you for considering Larkmead School as the next step in your career.
Our ethos of ‘one community, individual minds, creating futures’ applies to Larkmead staff as well as Larkmead students. Colleagues at Larkmead can be proud to be part of something special, making a real difference to the lives and life chances of our students. It is a rewarding place to work as part of a mutually supportive team where everyone contributes. Personal, professional and career development is a fundamental part of working at Larkmead, which starts with our comprehensive induction programme. Our thoughtful approach to wellbeing means that staff have the support and challenge to succeed and advance.
Our induction programmes for all new colleagues are carefully planned to give you the practical strategies, advice and guidance you need to support your successful start at Larkmead. This induction work is sustained into your early weeks and months at Larkmead, with Leadership Team and line managers providing support and an important point of contact. Continuous professional development is at the heart of our work at school. Our culture of research and reflection, supported by practical strategies and collaboration across teams, is backed up by access to a wide range of training and resources to suit your professional progress and growth in the classroom, as a leader or in whatever role you fulfil at Larkmead.
Larkmead is proud to be part of the Vale Academy Trust, working in partnership with King Alfred’s secondary school and six primary schools. This network of school provides colleagues from across Larkmead to collaborate with other schools, contributing to school improvement and expanding career opportunities. Collaboration is an important benefit of working at Larkmead, with students and staff benefitting from our work with the Abingdon Partnership of primary and secondary schools, our 6th Form consortium with two local secondary schools and Abingdon & Witney College as well as links with local independent schools, employers and other organisations.
Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and successful school. This is reflected in comments from successive Ofsted reports, most recently in 2019:
· The stimulating and caring ethos in the school enables pupils to make strong progress and achieve well.
· The school balances effectively the drive for excellence with the wellbeing of staff and pupils. Therefore, staff at your inclusive school trust and respect the school’s leadership. Morale is high and everyone at the school shares the determination to provide the best for each pupil
· Parents and carers and pupils speak highly of the school. Pupils behave very well at the school. They are kind and respectful towards each other and their teachers.
· Pupils’ well-being and personal development, including their mental health, have a high priority and are very well catered for at your school.
· Students are keen to learn. They cooperate very well with one another and their teachers.
We are a diverse community and greatly value the contribution that colleagues from different backgrounds and with different experiences bring to our school. If you are keen to be part of a school with clear, positive values and which adds positive value to our students and staff then we look forward to meeting you.
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