Head of Humanities with whole school responsibility
Fearnhill School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Between 47967 and 51639 Leadership scale L9-12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2018
Job overview
We are looking for an inspirational and innovative leader of humanities to take our faculty to the next level and to contribute to implementing the vision of holistic education at Fearnhill. The faculty is well established and successful, with a dedicated and experienced team.
The successful candidate will continue to raise standards, strengthen partnerships and ensure positive outcomes for all our students. As a senior middle leader, he or she will work closely with the senior leadership team on whole school improvement, with specific responsibility for growing our students’ sense of identity, belonging and British values across the school.
You will be:
- An excellent classroom practitioner with an understanding of how children learn
- Able to teach history to A Level
- A team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Someone with a clear vision of the role of humanities in developing young people’s understanding of themselves and others
This is a superb opportunity for an ambitious teacher who wishes to develop their skills in preparation for a senior leadership role. Fearnhill is a very successful learning community and in 2016 was rated 9th out of Hertfordshire’s 76 secondary schools in terms of its ‘Progress 8’ score of +0.49. Ofsted recognised in June 2015 that “Attitudes to learning are positive. Students interact well with their teachers and the quality of relationships in the classroom is an important factor in the increased rate of academic progress seen across the school.”
We warmly welcome visitors to our friendly and successful school; please contact Jacqui Simmonds to arrange a visit or call Liz Ellis, Headteacher, on 01462 621200 for more information. Fearnhill School is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people; we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and check against the ISA barred list for children, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
Closing date: 27/04/2018 17:00:00
Interview date: w/c 30th April 2018
For more information and to apply online : www.teachinherts.com
Icknield Way West
Letchworth
Hertfordshire
SG6 4BA
01462 621200
www.fearnhill.herts.sch.uk
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About Fearnhill School
Fearnhill School is a mixed, comprehensive secondary school with sixth form in Hertfordshire serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Letchworth Garden City has approximately 520 students on roll.
Fearnhill School was built for Hertfordshire County Council and has facilities including a music suite, drama studio, nine fully-size teaching laboratories and good IT provision. A sports centre is also on site, complete with a gymnasium and tennis courts.
Headteacher
Liz Ellis
Values and vision
I am proud to welcome you to Fearnhill School. We are a learning community where challenge, excellence and co-operation are our core values. We offer a positive and successful learning environment where all our students can achieve to the highest possible standard, within a framework of strong relationships. A Fearnhill student is a young person who is ready to take their place in a challenging and complex world because of their understanding of themselves and others, their knowledge and skills and their readiness to take on new challenges. Fearnhill students build a level of mutual respect between their peers and members of the school community and ensure that individuals are treated as equals, regardless of their differences. The school offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities for students to get involved in and gain new skills and interests outside of the classroom, ranging from art lessons to sports clubs. From Year 7 onwards, the school introduces students to careers education, allowing for them to gain aspirations and work towards their future career goals during their education.
Ofsted
“Attitudes to learning are positive. Students interact well with their teachers, and the good quality of relationships in the classroom is an important factor in the increased rate of academic progress seen across the school”.
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