Teacher of History, Government & Politics

Are you an inspiring teacher looking for a position in an ‘Outstanding’ school?

Glyn School is seeking to appoint an innovative and dynamic Teacher of History, Government & Politics to join our hugely popular and successful Humanities department.

We offer a varied and enriching curriculum for History at Glyn across all Key Stages. History is one of the most popular option choices at GCSE and thrives at A Level. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Teacher of History, Government and Politics. You will have a confident understanding of the curriculum and the ability to create new and exciting resources that challenge and inspire our students.

We are interested in hearing from all candidates, no matter what point in your career you are currently at and welcome flexible working arrangements. 

Glyn is ideally situated just ten minutes’ walk from both Ewell East and Ewell West stations, both of which are approximately 20 minutes from Clapham Junction and within Zone 6.

Why should you teach at Glyn?

Glyn is an ‘Outstanding’ school; Learning and teaching is at the heart of Glyn. We aim to deliver lessons that inspire and engage students who will then go on to fulfill and exceed their potential. Teachers who have a passion for their subject and build strong relationships with their students cultivate a 'love of learning' that ultimately sees the young people we teach make exceptional progress. We firmly believe that high quality professional development is an important part of excellent teaching and we enthusiastically pursue ongoing teacher development. CPD - no matter where a teacher is in their career, is part of the fabric and culture of the school. For a glimpse of what we do for CPD, please visit our Learning and Teaching channel - Glyn TV:

https://sites.google.com/glfschools.org/learningandteachingatglyn/welcome

What other team members say about their careers at Glyn:

“Glyn is a highly enjoyable environment to work in with incredibly supportive colleagues - It was this supportive ethos within the school as well as the extremely positive rapport between staff and students that drew me in to apply here. Over four years later I retain those sentiments”.

“Glyn is a great place for career development - there are lots of opportunities to take on new responsibilities and to undertake professional development”.

"I moved to Glyn after five years at a grammar school. It was definitely the right move for me. I absolutely love the atmosphere at Glyn. The students are a joy to teach and my team are incredibly supportive of each other. It's fantastic to work at a highly respected school where learning and teaching always takes priority”.

About Glyn:

Glyn is a high performing school, with an Ofsted ranking of ‘Outstanding’ in 2009 and 2012. An oversubscribed 11-19 Academy, Glyn is the lead school in the successful and thriving GLF Multi-Academy Trust. We are a vibrant school for boys with 1227 students on roll (Year 7-11), and a successful mixed Sixth Form with 546 students. In 2014, we were designated a Teaching School, one of a select number that represent the most outstanding and innovative practices nationally.

The successful candidate will need to:

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Have excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Have a proven track record in achieving excellent student progress.
• Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team.
• Be passionate about the students’ learning and welfare.
• Be keen to be part of the wider school community, participating in extra-curricular clubs.

We can offer you: (please do review our Glyn Staff Welfare document that is included in this advert)

• An environment where the focus is on high quality teaching.
• An environment where senior and middle leaders offer exceptional support for and emphasize staff well-being.
• A culture of coaching with regular career development meetings offered with the Headteacher.
• Exceptional CPD opportunities through our tailored CPD programme.
• An opportunity to work collaboratively with leaders across the wider GLF MAT.

School visit:

You are very welcome to come and visit us at Glyn School. Please contact Sri Narasimhan, HR to arrange a suitable date and time.

Interview date:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview as soon as applications are received. GLF reserves the right to invite candidates for interview ahead of the closing date and withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. We would therefore recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.

References:

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.