Teacher of History & Politics

About the role: Due to the expansion of our departments, Mascalls Academy now has a great opportunity for a Teacher of History and Politics, starting from September 2022. We are seeking to appoint an inspiring teacher who will play a pivotal role in the progress and drive of this department.

The successful candidate will be passionate about their subject/s and have the ability to motivate, support and enthuse students. You'll join a successful, established team working in a well-equipped environment. We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work with access to the highest quality CPD that ensures you are at the forefront of teaching and learning innovation.

Teachers at Mascalls Academy can expect;

• Impeccable student behaviour in classrooms and around the academy
• High levels of focus in students.
• Students who are committed to their learning and want to do their very best.
• Students who work well together and show the highest level of respect towards each other and towards members of staff
• The opportunity to be part of a team that highly values your wellbeing. Please see the Mascalls Academy Staff Wellbeing Charter 2021.​​​​​​​ 

“Teachers adapt work in line with pupils’ individual plans and keep them on track, learning alongside their peers.” OFSTED Report (2021)   

What we are offering:

• Professional coaching and support.
• A bespoke CPD programme.
• Complementary holistic therapy to support staff wellbeing.
• Free use of a staff gymnasium.
• A thriving social and community ethos.

We’d like to hear from you if you are:

• Collaborative, building strong professional relationships.
• Able to motivate and inspire students to achieve their full potential
• Energetic with a ‘can do’ attitude.​​​​​​​

History and Politics at Mascalls Academy: We have designed our history curriculum using the KS3 National Curriculum and it is delivered under the framework of the IB Middle Years programme. We have also referenced the KS2 Programmes of Study in our initial planning.

The History Department at Mascalls aims to immerse students in events of the past; to provide an understanding of local, national and global history which will enable them to understand their place in the world, and in the long story of human development. It aims to offer alternative perspectives to their own and to understand the personal histories of minority groups. They will gain a depth of knowledge as well as skills of enquiry and argument, through a curriculum which is designed to promote engagement, and prepare students for GCSE, A Level and future career progression.

The curriculum will encourage history students to engage with evidence and scholarship, and partake in debates that will drive and test new knowledge and their view of historical and contemporary events.

We currently also offer politics at A-Level and will be in our third year of delivery in September 2022. We believe that through the study of politics at Mascalls, our students will develop important democratic values that will allow them to scrutinise, question and evaluate the world around them. We provide students with a foundational understanding of key political terms and concepts, so that they may be able to explore and reflect upon their own thoughts and opinions in a more measured way. Students will study an array of ideological perspectives; through which they will begin to understand how mainstream political narratives of the day can shape the policies that dictate their everyday lives in the UK and abroad. The curriculum is designed to encourage students to be keen and critical observers of the news agenda, to partake in political debates with confidence, and to consider how they may play a role in solving some of the world's largest problems of the future.

Working with us at Mascalls Academy: Mascalls Academy is a secondary school at the heart of the community and our small school model ensures that each and every student gets the personal support and challenge they need to reach their full potential. The academy is divided into four colleges – Shackleton, Earhart, Luther King and Marie Curie Sixth Form College each having their own personality and range of specialisms, allowing them to be unique.

Mascalls Academy is a high achieving institution. Our most recent Ofsted inspection notes “ambitious leadership has established an ethos where staff are committed to driving standards up”, that Mascalls is a “happy place to be” and that “staff feel valued”. Our judgement that we are a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and behaviour is accurate. It is our vision to become ‘Outstanding’ in every category.

Click here for the Prospectus. 

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2021, our Trust comprises 31 geographically organised academies (15 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Click here to view our future plans in our Vision 2025 document.  

Click here to view the range of benefits available to all LAT staff.  

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.  

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.  Applicants will be notified of this where possible.  Therefore, early applications are encouraged.