Teacher of Humanities

Required - Teacher of Humanities (Geography and History)

Start Date: March 2025 or as soon as possible

Salary: MPS/UPS

Location: Witton Park Academy, Blackburn

Contract type: Full Time 

Contract term: Permanent 

At Witton Park, our guiding principles are simple yet powerful: 

• Children come first and are at the heart of all we do 

• All pupils, and staff, are supported to achieve
• How we respond to failure is important; it is how we learn
• 100% attendance by pupils and staff
• Pupil wellbeing: social, emotional and mental is a priority
• Curriculum intent, implementation and impact is clear

• Positive relationships underpin all of our work 

• The mental health and emotional well being of pupils and staff is important
• Effective leadership of people, both pupils and staff, is vital to our success

• High expectations and no barriers – everybody can achieve. 

• Remove ALL barriers, high expectations
• Removing social inequality through high quality, creative curriculum
• Year 7 pupils get off to the best start
• The whole journey from Year 7 to 11, and beyond, is valued

If our principles resonate with you, and you are seeking a new challenge, we’d be delighted to receive your application. We are looking for an outstanding classroom teacher, who can make a significant contribution to our school community by engaging, enthusing and challenging staff and students to achieve their very best in the subject. 

You will have excellent subject knowledge, and be well-informed on current educational developments and initiatives in order to embrace our exciting curriculum developments. The support you will receive at Witton Park in developing your practice will be invaluable to your future career. 

You would be joining a team of colleagues who are passionate about ensuring that all pupils enjoy the subject and are focused on securing the best outcomes for our students. We work collaboratively to share good practice, both within the department and across the school as a whole. You will be a part of our regular Teaching and Learning CPL, which ensures we are constantly improving our implementation within the classroom. 

We offer:

• A well resourced school to support teaching and meet the needs of the pupils effectively 
• A team of supportive and experienced colleagues
• Learning environments to support the success and motivation of pupils
• Access to Teachers Pension Scheme, Employee support through Simply Health
• A cloud based employee portal that allows employees to access their HR and payroll data

Witton Park is part of the Achievement through Collaboration Multi Academy Trust, a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate. To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right.

Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.  

For further information about our school please visit: https://witton.atctrust.org.uk

Safeguarding Information

AtC Trust and its Schools are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent/unfiltered criminal convictions.

Achievement through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.  If you would like to arrange to come and see our school in action please contact Gavin Coleman at gcoleman@wittonpark.org.uk

Closing date: 9am Monday 24th February 2025

Interviews: 26th or 27th February 2025