Director of Learning: Humanities (Geography or History specialism)

Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  12 April 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: Geography, History, Humanities
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS (£28,000 to £43,685 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  Plus TLR 1a (£8,706) per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Director of Learning: Humanities (Geography or History specialism) with a proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil outcomes. We want to hear from talented middle leaders looking to extend their experience, and outstanding, ambitious teachers seeking their first middle leadership post.

As an experienced teacher, you will develop an exciting curriculum that suits every type of learner and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people. The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead a successful faculty, including line management of other subject areas,drawing on your extensive teaching and leadership experience. As a Star middle leader, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best leaders in education.

You will have:

• A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status.
• The ability to teach to GCSE standard.
• The ability to coach and motivate colleagues to achieve individual and collective targets.
• Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement.
• Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.

What the school offers its staff

​​​​​​​About Star Salford Academy

Star Salford Academy​​​ will be a five-form entry, 750 place, 11-16 secondary school in Little Hulton. The school will open in September 2023.

During its opening year, the school will admit an intake of 150 pupils in Year 7. The school will continue to admit a new intake of Year 7 pupils at the beginning of each academic year.

Like all Star schools, Star Salford Academy will have a leadership specialism. We will provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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About Star Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: jade.hartley@staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0330 313 9902
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