Teacher of Social Science

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a vibrant, thriving and leading school in the local area. (1395 on roll with a Sixth Form of 223) and our long history and excellent community links provide our students with exceptional opportunities. 

As a school, we are immensely proud of our September 2021 Ofsted report which describes our school as ‘Good’ with many ‘Outstanding’ features. Inspectors said that “Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a learning community where pupils have great respect for each other. Teachers support pupils to become highly articulate young people who can express their views well on a wide range of issues.” They also commented that “Pupils benefit from studying a wide range of subjects. Leaders have put in place an ambitious curriculum. Leaders and teachers have high expectations of all pupils.”

We wish to appoint a Teacher of Social Science and are seeking a hard-working and committed person with drive, enthusiasm and inspiration who will make a valuable contribution to the school and its achievements for a January 2023 start at the earliest. 

The successful candidate must be fully qualified to teach within a secondary environment.

The governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and passionate teacher to work within a highly experienced department who are extremely supportive, forward thinking and friendly.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a well-qualified teacher with a record of delivering good and outstanding lessons
• Have a solid understanding of current educational research
• Have the ability to lead and motivate students
• Have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
• An enthusiastic and passionate individual who can provide first class teaching

We offer you:

• A vibrant school with outstanding facilities.

• An environment where students have an excellent attitude to learning where they can grow academically and personally. Students’ behaviour and safety was judged by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’.

• Students who, through the wide and diverse academic and extra-curricular opportunities they are offered, grow as individuals and happily contribute to the school community.

• Regular opportunities for staff to collaborate and share best practice.

 How to apply:

Job description, person specification, application form code of conduct – Safer working practice guidance , Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 form, consent to obtain reference form, Disqualification Policy, memorandum of appointment of teachers declaration, model reasonable adjustments statement are available on the school website at www.cardinal-heenan.org.uk.

 If selected for interview you will be given a tour of the school as part of the interview process, so you can see first-hand all that we have to offer.

 This role is permanent. If this advert incorporates your strengths and interests and you wish to be part of our extremely successful team, then please see the job description, person specifications and application forms available on the school website at www.cardinal-heenan.org.uk .

Email application forms and covering letters to Lynn Lewington (l.lewington@cardinal-heenan.org.uk) by midday, 9th December 2022, with interviews to take place the following week.

Applicants from overseas outside the EEA should obtain an overseas criminal check before applying for a visit as the post is in an education sector.

Our school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children’s welfare. This post is subject to all the relevant pre-employment checks set out in “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, including an enhanced DBS certificate with a barred-list check, together with an additional check as part of the shortlisting process, will be to carry out an online search (including social media).