Head of Geography
Elthorne Park High School, London, W7 2AHThis job expired on 13 October 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024 or sooner
Closing date
13 October 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: 27.5 hours pw
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main scale
Additional allowances
TLR 2b
What skills and experience we're looking for
Education and Training
- University Graduate with a good degree in a relevant subject
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Evidence of relevant CPD and commitment to ongoing professional development
Teaching and Learning
- Knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum and KS3, 4 & 5 courses
- Able to teach this subject up to Sixth Form
- Use of innovative approaches to the development of teaching and learning
- Have a proven record of success in improving student outcomes in these areas
- Able to motivate students and develop positive relationships with parents/carers
- Have a willingness to offer extra-curricular activities
Leadership and Management
- Be able to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower staff to carry the school’s vision forward
- Able to develop the teaching of others to secure improved student outcomes
- Have experience of curriculum development and monitoring the delivery by a team of staff
- Able to use data to evaluate the performance of staff and students and plan changes in curriculum, assessment and pedagogy
- Able to develop the role of Computer Science within the wider curriculum
- Experience leading the training of other staff which raised standards
Personal Qualities
- Have clarity of vision and be a strategic thinker
- Have a strong moral purpose and drive for improvement
- Have a firm approach to discipline around the school, and excellent classroom management skills
- Have an ability to work within, lead and motivate a team
- Be committed to the highest standards in all areas of school life (personal, behaviour, academic, enrichment)
- Have a strong grasp of contemporary educational issues
- Able to set challenging and achievable targets and ensure their delivery
- Have good time management skills
- Have outstanding communication and inter-personal skills
- Have an excellent record of attendance
- Experience coaching other teachers in improving teaching and learning
What the school offers its staff
Elthorne Park High School is a successful and significantly oversubscribed 11-18 mixed community school of 1500 students (with 330 in the sixth form) located in West London. We are a high-performing school with a reputation for being welcoming, inclusive and high performing. All of which reflect our exceptional teaching team and support teams as well as our students who are not only thoughtful and resilient, but hardworking and eager to learn too.
With a new £14 million state of the art building equipped as a centre of excellence, we offer a range of outstanding resources to support teaching with a particular focus on ICT and new technologies.
In March 2019, Ofsted judged us as outstanding and we have achieved 4 SSAT Leading Edge Awards (variety of teaching approaches, engagement with evidence and research, professional learning and educational outcomes).
The successful candidate must display compassion, empathy and understanding coupled with a determination and ability to exact high standards in all areas of responsibility.
If you would like to be part of our journey, you can look forward to research based coaching and development tailored around your needs and aspirations. We want ambitious teachers like you to stay with us for the long-term, so you will have access to a comprehensive wellbeing package and we will do everything we can to help you be the very best leader you can be.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake
a DBS enhanced clearance for the school.
About Elthorne Park High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1574 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Elthorne Park High School website
- Email address
- whenderson@ephs.ealing.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02085661166
Elthorne Park High School is a successful and heavily oversubscribed 11-18 mixed community school with around 1580 students on roll including 375 in our growing sixth form. We are situated in West London within walking distance of Boston Manor underground station and are a high-performing school with outcomes which consistently place us in the top 10% of schools nationally.
We have again received a record number of applications for post 16 study this year.
We were judged to be outstanding at our last inspection and take great pride in our high levels of staff retention and our innovative programme of continuous professional development.
Arranging a visit to Elthorne Park High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email whenderson@ephs.ealing.sch.uk.
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