Subject Leader of History & Religious Studies
Hillside High School
Sefton
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2022
- Apply by:
- 24 May 2022
Job overview
We seek to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic and dynamic Subject Leader History & RS to join our team. We pride ourselves on our high expectations, commitment to ensuring pupil progress and high-quality teaching and learning provision for all. You will share these values and be able to enthuse and motivate our pupils with your passion and creative teaching, presence and personality. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a proven track record of high-quality teaching, supporting pupils to reach their potential and a commitment to securing the highest standards.
Hillside High School has a clear vision that our pupils should achieve their best. With an unwavering child-centred ethos, we put our pupils at the heart of every decision we make. At Hillside High School ‘The Hillside Way’ is exemplified in everything we do. The values of kindness, positivity and resilience are non-negotiable for staff and pupils. As a result, our teachers enjoy exemplary behaviour from pupils in lessons and are joining a community of hardworking, motivated and courteous young people.
We are extremely proud of our academic curriculum which serves our pupils well and provides them with a solid grounding for their future studies and employment. We offer a knowledge-based curriculum, with ‘Reading is Power’ and diversity at its core.
We are proud of the numerous networks we are part of including:
- Sefton School Improvement
- Reading is Everybody’s Business Network (Manchester)
- Best Practice Network
- Rainbow Teaching School
- Aspire Hub & Challenge Partners
- The Strand Partnership
- Partner school for Edge Hill University
These networks in addition to the extensive CPD programme in school offer our teachers numerous opportunities to develop and engage in the most up to date research and thinking. Our forward-thinking approach to ‘putting staff first’ is exemplified in out appraisal process, which means all staff have one objective which is linked to a disciplined inquiry. This is because we are a school that is passionate about teacher development. We want staff who are passionate about their own learning just as much as they are about their pupils’ learning. We can offer an extensive CPD programme, including a one to one coach with time allocated for instructional coaching and high quality CPD in reading and subject expertise CPD.
Our History & RS department is staffed by well-established teachers who are passionate about supporting pupils in making the best progress within their subject area. You would be leading a department of experienced staff who collectively have a wealth of knowledge to drive forward innovative and cutting-edge humanities education for all.
- Are you passionate about leading a History & RS department which engages and represents everyone?
- Are you looking for a school which prioritises professional development?
- Are you looking for a school which maintains workload and wellbeing every year as a priority for leadership?
Come and find out more by getting in touch, we would welcome staff who would like to take a tour of our school.
Closing date: 9.00am on Tuesday 24th May 2022
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of our Personnel Recruitment specification and be subject to an enhanced DBS (CRB) check.
About Hillside High School
Hillside High School in Bootle, Merseyside, is a mixed comprehensive secondary school for children aged 11-16. At full capacity, the school has a pupil roll of 970.
Hillside High School was formed in 1972 when Bootle Girls' Grammar School combined with Balliol County Secondary School. It was on two sites until 1987. when a new school building was completed. The school converted to academy status in March 2015 under the umbrella of the Wade Deacon Trust.
The school works hard to ensure that all students are encouraged to reach their academic potential, with its most able pupils in all subject areas supported and extended through challenging cross-curricular projects, clubs and educational visits. However, all individual talents and passions are equally valued and nurtured.
Hillside has strong international links and pupils regularly visit schools to work with their counterparts in countries including Malaga, France, Slovakia, Germany and Italy.
Headteacher
Amanda Ryan
Values and vision
Hillside believes that all children are entitled to an educational environment in which their individual abilities are fully developed by highly motivated teachers and support staff and facilities are provided to create an inspiring learning atmosphere.
The school views pastoral care as key to helping all its pupils flourish and become well-rounded young people with a positive attitude to school and learning. It endeavours to ensure that pupils are guided into making positive choices in terms of behaviour, health and relationships with others.
Respect, courtesy and integrity towards other people are key values promoted by the school.
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