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Health and Social Care/Social Science Teacher

Health and Social Care/Social Science Teacher

Barnhill Community High School

Hillingdon

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Salary:
MPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January or Easter 2023
Apply by:
6 December 2022

Job overview

The candidate will be teaching KS3 RE and Citizenship and KS4 and KS5 Health and Social Care.

Salary information: MPS Salary (dependent upon candidate experience). 

Suitable for NQT's or experienced teachers. 

Start Date January or Easter

Are you an ambitious and passionate teacher looking for a great opportunity to work in a vibrant and high achieving school? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a high calibre and enthusiastic teacher to join the Life Skills department. Barnhill Community High School is a fantastic place to work and develop as a teacher and we’d love you to come and join us!

Barnhill is an 11-18 mixed, oversubscribed, multi-cultural comprehensive Multi-Academy Trust school. We are part of the Middlesex Learning Partnership and are an ambitious, innovative and successful Trust in West London. We believe in the transformative power of education to Build Brighter Futures and foster within our communities a lifelong thirst for learning and improvement, so vital in a rapidly changing world. Students are at the core of everything we do and the decisions we make and are proud of how we serve our community. 

Our philosophy for excellent education rests on four pillars; Respect for all; Professional development; Wellbeing; Aspirational and positive attitude towards learning, resulting in excellent academic and social outcomes for our students. 

Our outcomes at GCSEs for progress places us in the top 10% of schools, nationally. The school operates a sophisticated curriculum that is tailored to individual students’ needs. Student outcomes are very high, specifically in core and EBacc subjects, with Progress 8 scores of +0.50 in English, +1.05 in maths and +0.89 in EBacc. Our mathematics outcomes are in the top 50 schools in England. Additionally, we have a thriving Sixth form which has grown substantially during the last two years and is the highest achieving in the Borough. We boast an excellent sustained success rate, placing us in the top 6% for outcomes in the country, with over 35% of students moving on to attend Russell Group universities. 

Life Skills Department is one of the best in the School and the Borough of Hillingdon. We continuously get a 100% pass rate for both Key stage 4 and 5 annually. This attributes to the quality of teaching and learning that the students receive. Our students are exposed to Cultural Capital, we do trips and work experience for key stage 5. Our Quality assurance is first class, we do rigorous assessment, marking and feedback which put our students in the top 10% of the country. BTEC Standard Verifiers gives us exemplary reports year on. In Life Skills we network with other schools and offer support to other Teachers to assist them in understanding the marking criteria of the courses and specialist services through coaching.

99% of our Key Stage 5 students leave and go on to Universities our retention rate for key stage 5 is very good as most of the students who study either Child Development or Health and Social Care in KS4 will choose it in KS5.

In life skills, we take professional development very serious, as it is important for Staff to have total development so they are able to impart their knowledge to the students. We have created a warm and friendly atmosphere where your views are respected and offer the ability for growth and development.

We need you to be: 

• Knowledgeable and passionate about teaching and the Key stage 4 and 5 curriculum; 

• Committed to inspiring and motivating our students through the highest expectations; 

• To have the desire to maximise the performance of all students and ensure the very best progress for all;

• A strong communicator and team player wanting the best for each student. 

• Committed to your own professional development as a practitioner

In return we will offer you: 

• An Outstanding record at BTEC Level 1/ 2 and Level 3 results

• Motivated, hardworking engaged students 

• High expectations of behaviour supported by established systems and protocols; 

• Bespoke, high quality professional development of nurturing talent and growing our own; 

• Opportunities to have an input into whole school initiatives across the school ranging from behaviour to T&L and Data.

• A comprehensive training programme for new teachers which has a proven track record of developing outstanding teachers.

• A team of colleagues who support each other including the senior leadership team

• Accelerated career opportunities for aspirational and talented staff; many of our middle leaders have been promoted internally and we have a range of TLR and bursary posts designed to develop leadership capacity in all teachers.

• An extensive well-being package; 

• Established partnerships with: Teach First; Challenge Partners; PiXL; London West Alliance

• Further information: Please note, Barnhill Community High reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.

CVs will not be accepted.

Barnhill Community High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. 

To apply for this post please click the quick apply link 

Closing date: 6th December 2022

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About Barnhill Community High School

Barnhill Community High School is a high-performing over-subscribed secondary school and sixth form serving the community of Hillingdon. Our ethos is based upon the values of respect, wisdom, aspiration and community. Students are challenged and supported to be their best by expert and committed teachers. These values are captured by our school ethos: Together, achieving our best.

We pride ourselves in providing an exceptional, all-round education that enables each child to try everything on offer, to find out what they really enjoy and are good at.

The capacity to engage pupils at many different levels is central to education at Barnhill and we offer very high standards of learning and care; both inside and outside the classroom. Talented and committed staff work with our pupils to achieve these ends.

The school is grounded in the strength of relationships between staff, students and families that are the foundation of all great communities. Barnhill is tremendously diverse in terms of the academic and cultural backgrounds of its students and we celebrate this diversity.

Mr J Jones
Headteacher

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