Progress Leader (Head of Dept) for RS, PSHE, RSE and Citizenship Education
Up Holland High School
Lancashire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Teachers' Scale. This job includes a TLR 2.3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2021
- Apply by:
- 6 May 2021
Job overview
Ref: 174985
Up Holland High School is a happy and harmonious place to be where students are highly-motivated and have the opportunity to be inspired and succeed. We seek an outstanding, enthusiastic and committed Progress Leader (Head of Department) for Religious Studies/PSHE/RSE and Citizenship with the ability to deliver effective teaching and learning at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. You will need to be a leader and practitioner who consistently delivers high quality teaching with the ability to inspire, engage and motivate students have a track record of positive results and outcomes and will have the ability to inspire, unite and motivate students, staff, parents/carers and the wider community. You will also need have excellent communication skills, be a strong team player and be Dedicated to Excellence. As well as leading Religious Studies this is a whole school role that will involve working with a number of other leaders in school to develop both our PSHE, RSE and Citizenship programmes. This would therefore suit an existing Head of Department or an ambitious future leader to develop and enhance any career aspirations.
We were recognised by Ofsted in June 2018 as a Good Provider of Education across all areas of the Inspection Framework. We have the ambition, drive and capacity to be outstanding in the future. We are a school that has become in recent years incredibly popular with a significant number of first choice applications. At Up Holland High School, you can expect full support and continuing professional development. We offer a professionally stimulating working environment where teachers have the opportunity to make a huge impact on the lives of our committed and co-operative students. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS enhanced clearance, including checks with past employers.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'.
Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.
Application forms together with full vacancy details can be found on the school website: https://uhhs.uk/quick-links/quick-links/vacancies Completed application forms should be emailed to: personnel@upholland.lancs.sch.uk marked for the attention of Mr P Scarborough, Headteacher.
Closing date: 29 April 2021 at 9am.
About Up Holland High School
- Up Holland High School
- Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan
- Lancashire
- WN5 7AL
- United Kingdom
HEADTEACHER'S WELCOME
Up Holland High School Is Dedicated To Excellence and prides itself on the excellent opportunities it offers to all students in order for them to develop and succeed.
This is achieved by offering a broad and balanced curriculum that is delivered by high quality practitioners. The school has an outstanding reputation for academic achievement and educational standards, which has been achieved by placing the individual child’s needs at the core of our ethos and our decision making.
We recognise that the development of the ‘whole child’ is an integral part of our work. We want the students to achieve both fantastic outcomes and to develop their interpersonal skills so that they are confidently prepared for life beyond school. At the heart of this ethos we promote our core values of leadership, organisation, resilience, initiative and communication. At Up Holland High School, we expect students to be self-motivated, ambitious, determined and hard working. We encourage them to make the most of their abilities and talents. Alongside this, we expect students to be kind, thoughtful and respectful to one another. We want them to participate in all aspects of school life, developing into responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to the wider community.
We strongly believe in the power of the ‘student voice’ and as such, afford the children the opportunity to positively impact change and improve our school by representing our student councils and junior leadership team. We expect our students to be responsible role models to each other and to the students in our partner primary schools, promoting a sense of community responsibility.
The pastoral care is a real strength of our school. We pride ourselves on knowing the students as individuals, which enables us to successfully work in partnership with parents and carers. This partnership is absolutely critical in ensuring students are happy, healthy and successful. Our extensive system of rewards encourages the pursuit of excellence and core values by celebrating progress, attainment and the overall contribution made to school life. High expectations of attendance, punctuality, uniform and behaviour underpin success in our school and lay the fundamental foundations for life beyond Up Holland.
OFSTED
Up Holland High School was most recently inspected on 24th May 2023 and continues to be ‘Good’.Ofsted Report
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