Teacher of History (Maternity Cover)

Full-time temporary position, commencing January 2021, possibly earlier, to cover a maternity leave 

Salary – United Learning Pay Scale (competitive) 

We have an opportunity for an outstanding History Teacher to join the Humanities Faculty at William Hulme’s Grammar School (WHGS), Greater Manchester’s Second most over-subscribed school and one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country.  WHGS is an all-through (3-18) Academy of over 1450 pupils with a wide range of abilities, ethnicities and backgrounds.  The Academy has a relatively new Sixth Form Centre which in 2018 marked the completion of a huge expansion project.  Inspectors judged the school to be Good in all phases in its most recent inspection, May 2019.

You will be responsible for teaching History at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. You will be an experienced teacher, delivering consistently good and outstanding lessons, an excellent team player with the highest standards of professionalism and expectations of students.  You will have up to date subject knowledge and a track record of success in maximising student progress across all key stages.

As well as being an enthusiastic teacher who is passionate about the teaching of History, you will also need to demonstrate a commitment to the extra-curricular life of the school.  

History is a very successful and high achieving department with excellent results, with students achieving 75% 9-4 at GCSE and 100% A*-C at A-Level.  

William Hulme’s Grammar School is a 3-18 All Through Academy and is part of United Learning, a leading group of over 80 academies and independent schools.  This enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and unrivalled support and career development opportunities to ensure you achieve your career ambitions and aspirations.  Through the United Learning Hub, employees have access to a wide-range of CPD and the opportunity to share good practice with peers across the Group.  

Employees of United Learning are offered a number of employee benefits through its reward scheme, United Rewards.  United Learning works with Perkbox to offer its employees over 250 exclusive benefits, all through their easy-to-access App.  Featuring a huge range of perks, from discounted cinema tickets and holidays, to money off meals out at restaurants nationwide, plus savings on food, technology and clothes shopping.  They also offer salary sacrifice schemes such as Childcare Vouchers and Cycle to Work which offer tax and NI savings on new bikes and nursery care.

Please apply through the William Hulme’s Grammar School website - http://www.whgsacademy.org/Staff/Vacancies

Closing date: 12 noon on Thursday 15 October 2020

Interviews:  Wednesday 21 October 2020

The school is fully committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and full child protection/safeguarding training. United Learning is an equal opportunities employer.