History Teacher (with some KS3 RE Education)
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn with Darwen
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS/NQT
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 28 September 2020
Job overview
History Teacher (with some KS3 RE Education) - Maternity Cover - start date ASAP
Applications are welcome for the position of a maternity cover full time History Teacher (with some KS3 Religious Education). This is a special opportunity to join an outstanding school at an exciting stage of its journey.
This is an opportunity to join a highly ambitious school, which has strong and supportive relationships ensuring our expectations and visions are shared with parents, students and staff. We are seeking an outstanding teacher to support our educational aims and who has the vision, drive and interpersonal skills to motivate our students. You must be able to teach History at KS4 and some Religious Education at KS3. You will benefit from strong and supportive leadership, effective support by colleagues and being part of an ethos that strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.
These strengths include:
• A culturally and socially diverse student body who behave well and are keen to learn.
• Established and successful History and Religious Education departments within a supportive humanities team.
• History is a very popular option subject with excellent results. The History department is led by an SLE, forward thinking and innovative. The department has also established good links with the Historical Association.
• All students study RE at GCSE and achieve excellent results. The RE department was awarded the RE Gold Award in 2019 and is a high-profile department in school.
• An extensive programme of extra-curricular History and Religious Education activities, which engage and motivate students.
• A supportive environment with high quality CPD opportunities.
• An ICT rich environment where all students have mini iPads and all teachers have iPads and a MacBook.
• Part of a growing MAT with associated benefits such as Health & Dental care plans for staff.
This post offers outstanding opportunities for continuous personal and professional development for a highly motivated and ambitious teacher looking for career advancement.
We are looking for someone who is:
• Passionate about the study of the History and Religious Education and working with young people.
• A well-qualified teacher educated to degree level
• Passionate and knowledgeable about the teaching and learning of History and Religious Education
• Committed to outstanding teaching and learning practices.
• Able to think creatively with an excellent understanding of developments in education.
• Positive, with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Able to engage, motivate and inspire students and colleagues.
You will play a central role, building on the strengths and successes of both departments and the school.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS clearance.
Closing Date: 28 September 2020, 09.00
Attached documents
About Pleckgate High School
Message from the Head Teacher
“Pupils enjoy learning and are kind to each other. They feel happy and safe and part of a caring community and trust staff to support them when they need it”. Ofsted 2023
Dear Candidate,
We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.
At Pleckgate everyone is committed to providing the best educational experiences and opportunities for our students. At the heart of the school's work is a commitment to high quality teaching and learning and achievement for all: for our students to be safe, happy and successful developing as individuals into caring, responsible citizens who participate fully in school life and are proud of their achievements. Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and everybody is responsible for creating a culture of high expectations and academic excellence. Our most recent Ofsted report, March 2023, positively reported “Leaders and staff have high expectations & set high standards for staff & pupils’”. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.
We are proud of our achievements - our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. Ofsted also commented, “Subject curriculums are expertly designed with a careful selection of the most important knowledge for pupils”. We are committed to the pursuit of outstanding teaching and learning alongside the highest possible academic, personal and moral standards. This commitment is built upon a shared belief in hard work, self-reflection and a culture of respect and support for others.
We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate. We are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.
As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes access to both the Simply Health and Discount for Teachers schemes. We also have an Associate member of our Senior Leadership Team whose role is to work with our staff on staff wellbeing, working to ensure you have a balanced home and work life-style.
If you have any questions about our school, or the role itself, please don't hesitate to get in touch and please visit our school website http://www.pleckgate.com to get a flavour of what we have to offer.
Yours sincerely
Aishling McGinty
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