Teacher of History

The Prospere Learning Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic qualified Teacher of History to work across Chorlton High School and their sister school CHS South.

Our History Team 

The History department is a dynamic, vibrant and enthusiastic team of dedicated teachers who are committed to delivering interesting, varied, challenging and fun lessons to all our students. From September the team will consist of 3 teaching staff, including Curriculum Leader, an RQT and NQT. There is a strong team spirit within the department with a culture of sharing ideas, team planning, engaging in academic research and collaborative CPD. The department shares 8 classrooms within Humanities, with three dedicated History teaching rooms. Each teaching room is well equipped with an interactive screen, whiteboard and computer. The department is well resourced with access to visualisers, high quality resources and computer suites across the school. History shares an office with the Geography and RE department which encourages cross curricular collaboration. In 2016, the History department won the Judges Choice at the Manchester Histories Festival for our Heritage Schools Project. We are committed to providing experiences beyond the classroom by delivering a range of trips to improve cultural capital, including our own bespoke Walking Tour of Manchester and an international trip to Berlin. We also have connections with other organisations such as University of Manchester, Peace Education and Heritage Schools to provide enrichment opportunities. 

Key Stage 3 

Key Stage 3 is the future and creative foundation for a successful and happy Key Stage 4. At Year 7, we deliver a short scheme of work on Understanding Time followed by our award winning scheme of work on Manchester Migration which unpicks the communities that have founded and impacted Manchester. Over Spring and Summer term we incorporate the Norman Conquest, Civil War and Suffragettes amongst other significant historical events in a thematic review of Making of the UK. At Year 8, we deliver a scheme of work of the significant of King Cotton and how Manchester is connected to the Slave Trade and British Empire through the Industrial Revolution. Over Spring and Summer term we investigate significant events of the 20th Century, examining whether women every truly experienced equality or freedom throughout the century and how warfare impacted rights both in Britain and the USA. We finish Year 8 examining Civil Rights in America. We embed the Qualities of Success, British Values, as well as Personal, Social, Physical, Spiritual, Moral and Cultural educational skills throughout Key Stage 3. Home Learning is set half-termly. All Key Stage 3 classes are timetabled one hour of History a week.  

Key Stage 4 

We currently teach our Key Stage 4 over three years, where students pick their options in Year 8 and commence in Year 9. We teach Edexcel 9-1 GCSE with Medicine through Time, Weimar and Nazi Germany, Superpower Relations in the Cold War, and Anglo-Saxons and Normans. Classes are mixed ability and each GCSE course is delivered over 5 hours a fortnight. We have access to GCSEPod, Seneca and Doddle to support students. 

We are committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding practitioners onto our teaching and our support teams to ensure that our students achieve their very best and are led by happy, dedicated and highly skilled staff. As part of this commitment we ensure ongoing training and personalised development for all staff. We have an exciting calendar of CPD training events; active and motivating sessions focused on Teaching and Learning, student attainment and staff well-being.

The value that we place in our staff is reflected in the fact that we are extremely proud to hold the Investors In People Gold Award.  We also offer a wide range of other benefits to staff including: excellent pension schemes (Teachers Pension for Teaching Staff, Greater Manchester Pension Fund for support staff), cycle to work scheme and childcare vouchers.  We also have a strong focus on staff wellbeing, providing support for healthcare costs plus access to counselling and 24 hour telephone healthcare advice through the BUPA Health Cash Plan.

Chorlton High School is part of the Prospere Trust, a strong Multi-Academy Trust with a growing number of Secondary and Special schools that provide excellent opportunities for all students based on our commitment to academic rigour and exceptional opportunities for the young people within our academies. 

We are passionate about our school and we hope that you are equally passionate about the potential to join us on our future journey.  The closing date for signed applications is 12 noon on Friday 29th March 2019.  

Closing Date Noon, 29th March 2019.