Area Leader: Humanities (Geography)
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BBThis job expired on 19 January 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
19 April 2021
Closing date
19 January 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 January 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Geography, History, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £25714-£41604
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS + TLR2A (£2873)
Area Leader: Humanities (Geography) job summary
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, innovative and ambitious teacher of Geography to join the Humanities faculty. The main focus of this post will be to assist in the leadership of the Faculty and the successful candidate will be responsible for leading teaching and learning in the area of Geography.
The successful candidate will:
• have the ability to teach KS3, KS4 and KS5 Geography
• have the ability to teach in other areas of Humanities at KS3 (desirable)
• have the ability to enthuse, motivate and inspire both staff and students alike
• be an excellent classroom teacher with the ability to role model outstanding classroom behaviour management and a proven record of examination results
• have an appropriate degree for this post and secondary QTS
• have a commitment to continuous professional development
In return we offer:
• excellent Continued Professional Development opportunities
• a dedicated staff team supported by a committed and experienced senior leadership team
• a positive environment where students are able to learn and achieve
• a commitment to technology with iPads being issued to all teaching staff and students
Prince Henry’s is a successful and over-subscribed comprehensive school with over 1630 students – including around 320 in the Sixth Form. We serve the market town of Otley and the surrounding area, approximately 12 miles from Leeds.
We are a successful and vibrant fully comprehensive school with a specialism in languages and a national and international reputation for dynamic and inspirational work. The school is a founding member of the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance as well as the Yorkshire Leadership Community and is recognised by the local and wider community as offering educational provision of the highest quality. Our extremely positive Ofsted Report confirms us as a good school with outstanding student behaviour and outstanding leadership and management. Prince Henry’s has been designated as a National Support School by the DfE, and gained Sponsor Academy status in September 2018 subsequently forming the Collaborative Learning Multi Academy Trust.
The school has developed a number of services and benefits for staff including such things as free coffee/tea at break time, parking, annual flu vaccinations, access to Cycle to Work and Computer schemes, corporate gym membership, staff takeaway meal service through Henry's Diner, long service awards and social events organised by the Staff Committee. There is also an opportunity for the children of staff to access the excellent education available at Prince Henry's in line with the Admissions Policy.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and an Enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. We aim for diversity within our workforce.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1642 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@princehenrys.co.uk
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