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Subject Leader - History

Subject Leader - History

Honywood Community Science School

Essex

  • £28,000 - £43,685 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
MS/UPS + TLR2a (£7,030)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2023
Apply by:
20 February 2023

Job overview

HONYWOOD SCHOOL - Coggeshall, Essex

Subject Leader - History

Academic study is really important at Honywood.  We believe that inter-connected learning of concepts & subject knowledge is key to creating successful, self-aware & independent learners.  At Honywood we develop this Knowledge Capital through high quality teaching & a broad, aspirational & academically challenging curriculum, accessible to all learners.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational & enthusiastic History Subject Leader to add to our already impressive Humanities department & contribute to our mission of developing knowledge capital.  History at Honywood has been on a transformational journey & is one of the flagship subjects at Honywood, having achieved outstanding results last year.  We are currently on an upward trajectory in our academic improvement as a school & History is a key player in this journey. 

Relationships & the development of social capital is at the heart of everything we do at Honywood. We want our staff to not just feel like co-workers.  We want them to be proud members of Honywood; highly valued colleagues who help our community thrive.  Working at Honywood is like being a part of a family.

Has this piqued your interest? Do you want to help us provide an education of excellence?  Are you dedicated to staff development and wellbeing? Do you want to be part of a distinctive and inclusive culture?  If this sounds like a place you would like to work and a role that you would like to make your own, we would love to hear from you. We would encourage you to pay us a visit to experience our wonderful community first hand.

We offer:

  • A high achieving school producing excellent outcomes & well-rounded children, recently awarded GOOD by OFSTED in all categories 
  • An inclusive approach based on shared responsibility & teamwork, which values every member of our community  
  • A challenging learning environment where you will be asked to expand your thinking about the education we offer our young people
  • Excellent induction & outstanding on-going staff development
  • Ongoing Employee Wellbeing support
  • Staff Discounts
  • Family friendly policies


We expect: 

  • An excellent understanding of Safeguarding responsibilities 
  • A Good honours degree and teaching qualification
  • Appropriate evidence of ongoing professional development
  • Ability to develop & evaluate the curriculum across all Key Stages
  • Highly effective teaching skills with excellent behaviour management
  • Ability to lead, motivate & inspire others
  • Willingness to contribute to the school’s extensive co-curricular programme
  • The ability to work independently & with initiative
  • Great communication and teamwork skills
  • The ability to work under pressure & meet deadlines


Honywood is committed to continuing to make diversity, equity, & inclusion part of everything we do & we welcome applications from all sectors of our community. If you feel you meet the above criteria & are looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you. For an application form & to find out more about what life is like at Honywood,  please visit our website at www.honywoodschool.com. or email recruitment@honywoodschool.com. To arrange a pre-application visit or telephone call, please contact our HR Office by emailing recruitment@honywoodschool.com. Honywood Community Science School, Westfield Drive Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1PZ (Telephone: 01376 564707). Please note that only TES or Honywood Application forms will be accepted.

Honywood School is committed to safeguarding children & safer recruitment processes are always robustly followed. The successful candidate’s appointment will be subject to safer recruitment checks & satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date for applications is: 20th February at 3pm

Interviews will be held the week beginning:  27th February 2023



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About Honywood Community Science School

+44 1376 561231

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Honywood School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school in Essex, serving students from the age of 11-16. The secondary school, situated in Coggeshall, Colchester has approximately 1,044 students on record. It is in a partnership with Braintree Sixth Form.

Honywood Community Science School converted to academy status in 2011 and was identified as good by Ofsted in 2013. The school is a member of the Jack Petchey Foundation, which identifies nine students every year for their community work or kindness. 

Headteacher

James Saunders

Values and vision

Honywood School nurtures students as independent, mature and confident individuals who are fully prepared for a life in a modern and ever changing society. The secondary school believes that all students have the right to a good education to benefit their future opportunities and works to ensure that individuals are enthusiastic about learning and achieving their full potential. Students are encouraged to get involved with extra-curricular activities to enhance their learning experience and gain further skills and confidence. Leadership skills and teamwork is practiced through an active Learner Voice, where student leaders work together to help implement positive changes at the school. Students in Year 10 are given the opportunity to gain work experience in the industry as part of the curriculum, allowing for them to prepare themselves for the responsibilities they will face when leaving school.

Ofsted

“Teaching across most subjects and year groups including English and mathematics is good and some is outstanding. This leads to good progress being made by students. Teachers have high expectations of students in terms of both behaviour and learning.” 

View Honywood Community Science School’s latest Ofsted report

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