Teacher of History
Harris Academy South Norwood
2 Cumberlow Avenue, London, SE25 6AE
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS + £1,500 Harris Allowance + Health Cash Plan + Harris Benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018/or sooner
- Apply by:
- 16 October 2017
Job overview
Harris Academy South Norwood is an outstanding Academy and has excellent facilities for teaching and learning. We have the highest standards of behaviour and expectations. We have been recognised by the DFE as being one of the best schools in England for our type of intake and one of the most effective schools in the country. Our programmes for professionally developing staff are first class.
As the amalgamated academy continues to grow, we need to ensure that we have effective capacity to lead the academy and to ensure we maintain the highest standards, as such we are looking for a candidate with strong subject knowledge, a love for history and being able to teach up to and including A-level is essential.
Key aspects of this role will be to:
- Deliver consistently good or better teaching in History across Years 7-11
- Deliver consistently good or better teaching in Sociology upto GCSE Grade
- Deliver consistently good or better teaching in Law upto A-Level grade
(Note – 2017/18 the last year where we will offer A-Level Law, and so the timetable for this role will become fully focused on History and Sociology from Sep 2018)
- Have the rigour in subject knowledge to be able to teach high level GCSE and A-level students either history, sociology, and/or law
- Ensure we have the highest standards for the quality of teaching, behaviour and pastoral care
- Be a form tutor to a tutor group
This is an exciting and challenging role, including GCSE and A-level teaching.
The appointed candidate will be well supported by an excellent induction programme and access to excellent facilities for teaching and learning.
As a member of the Harris Federation of schools we can offer:
- Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
- A range of staff benefits including private health care
- A modern and attractive working environment
For more information about this position or to arrange a visit to the Academy, please email Elouise Gillette at GilletteE@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk or telephone 0208 405 5131.
Harris Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.
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About Harris Academy South Norwood
- Harris Academy South Norwood
- Cumberlow Avenue, South Norwood
- London
- SE25 6AE
- United Kingdom
Harris Academy South Norwood is an 11-18 Academy for 1,100 students that opened in September 2007, located in a purpose built, state-of-the-art new building.
Harris Academy South Norwood is an outstanding Academy and has excellent facilities for teaching and learning. We have the highest standards of behaviour and expectations. We have been recognised by the DFE as being one of the best schools in England for our type of intake and one of the most effective schools in the country, with pupil progress in the top 1% nationally. Our programmes for professionally developing staff are first class.
The Academy is a happy, hard-working and highly ambitious community in which students and staff treat one another with care and respect. It combines traditional values of discipline and good-manners with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum with a specialism in Enterprise.
Our Sixth Form has grown to be the largest in the Federation, from 43 students in 2007 to 380 in 2013. We are full in all other year groups and we believe this is a testament to the reputation and continued success of the academy.
Academy Ethos
A vision for every teacher, every student and every leader to be outstanding: the expectation is to foster a culture of academic excellence, ambition and aspiration. All students yet in particular our most vulnerable are nurtured and cared for in a holistic way.
There is a culture of high expectations for all students, which underpins every development in the Academy. Harris Academy South Norwood has developed flexible and creative approaches to teaching and learning that raises standards for all.
Using the specialism of Business and Enterprise six core principles have been established that are recognised across the Academy as promoting enterprising learning:
· Learning first
· High aspirations
· Business environment
· Celebrate success
· Growing confidence
· Spirit of enterprise
An Academy ethos of encouragement is central to the promotion of good learning. Rewards are one of the means of achieving this, playing a motivational role in helping students to realise that good behaviour and high achievement is valued.
Academy Specialism
Enterprise
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