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Head of History

Co-op Academy Swinton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M27 6JU

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• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  3 May 2024 at 8am

• Date listed

  22 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2D £7,847

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Successfully teaching across the secondary age and ability using a variety and range of teaching and learning styles.

• Successfully teaching History in one or more UK state secondary schools at both Key Stages 3 and 4 as a qualified teacher

• Using data to inform teaching.

• Understanding what outstanding teaching looks like.

• Show evidence of raising achievement in present post

• Excellent classroom practitioner with a real passion for the subject and an ability to communicate that passion.

• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

• Good organisational skills

• Show good understanding of how students learn

• Ability to plan, organise and adapt.

• Excellent IT skills

• Genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student

• The ability to demonstrate unconditional positive regard towards young people

• Commitment to the responsibility for and practices concerned with the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.

What the school offers its staff

As part of the Co-op Academy Trust, you will also benefit from excellent CPD as well as a Trust wide network of colleagues to share best practice with.

Other benefits include:

• Teachers Pension Scheme

• Discounts on various Co-op branded products

• Co-operative credit union

• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities

• Season ticket and rental deposit loans

• Colleague Assistance via Health Assured

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Flu vaccine

Further details about the role

Join our talented and dedicated team as Head of History - With a passion for teaching, combined with a flair for successfully leading a team, could you inspire our students and help them achieve the best possible outcome.

Our aim is to ensure that our students are given every opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their background. With this in mind, we are looking to appoint a teacher who shares our vision for a learning environment and curriculum that is ambitious as well as supportive and nurturing.

As well as academic success, we focus on and take great pride in our students' behaviour. We aim for high achievement in an environment which is based on rewards, not sanctions. Working closely with our teaching body, our caring and experienced pastoral team are always on hand to help and support our students through their secondary school journey.

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are centred around a different, fairer and better way of doing things. These values are embedded in everything that we do within the Academy - they are our ‘Ways of being’;

Do what matters most | Be yourself, always | Show you care | Succeed together

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 Co-op Academy Swinton

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1007 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Co-op Academy Swinton website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: danielle.walsh@coopacademies.co.uk
• Phone number: 01617946215
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-swinton (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Co-op Academy Swinton

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email danielle.walsh@coopacademies.co.uk.

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