Head of History
Kingsmeadow Community School, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 9NX7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 September 2024
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
- History
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours - Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - U3
Additional allowances
TLR 2B
What skills and experience we're looking for
Head of History
At the heart of Kingsmeadow lies a highly aspirational academic curriculum of which we are fiercely proud. This academic curriculum is supported by a generous and well-planned Character Curriculum which runs through years 7 to 13. Our status as the last maintained secondary school in Gateshead means that we are not bound by the rules of a larger trust or academy chain. Every decision we make is closely tailored to the needs of our students, their families and the local community.
Staff at Kingsmeadow Community School have unerringly high expectations for all. Through developing their understanding of learning, and working in partnership with home, we seek to instil these high expectations into our students. Using our core values of Integrity, Resilience and Respect, we equip our students with the skills they need to be successful citizens who contribute positively to society, whilst giving them the academic profile they need to be able to open up doors of opportunity in their future.
Due to curriculum changes being managed through the course of this year, the successful candidate will have the exciting opportunity to craft their own Key Stage 3 history curriculum to complement recently rejuvenated curricula in Key Stages 4 and 5. This will be done with the support of a dedicated member of SLT and highly motivated and experienced department members who are recognised as having strong pedagogical practices and excellent behaviour management. The new head of history to have the opportunity, support and resources to drive improvement in outcomes.
The successful candidate will:
- Enjoy being a collegiate and positive member of a professional team
- Understand the need to relentlessly improve academic standards for all students in order to open up doors of opportunity for their future
- Firmly believe in developing the character of students
- Contribute to the community ethos of Kingsmeadow CommunitySchool, building positive and respectful relationships with students, parents, staff andall stakeholders
- Have high expectations of students, and of self as a positive role model
If you require any further information prior to making an application, please contact the Office
Manager; Michelle Lane at mlane@kingsmeadow.org.uk or on 0191 4606004 ext 222. School visits are welcomed.
I look forward to receiving your application. Further information about our school can be found on our website.
Yours faithfully
Mark Barrett
Head Teacher
What the school offers its staff
ABOUT KINGSMEADOW SCHOOL
‘Kingsmeadow is a Good school………. Teachers teach about the importance of respect, integrity, compassion, courage, pride and quality. They set a good example and pupils conduct themselves maturely.’
OFSTED Sept 2021
There is a proud sense of community in Dunston and the surrounding areas. As our community grows, thanks to the development of new housing and industry in Gateshead, we are equally proud to welcome new and existing families to our school. We understand and appreciate the importance of working in partnership with parents and carers so that Kingsmeadow Community School offers a safe, caring and inclusive environment centred on the pursuit of academic excellence for all. It is for this reason that we maintain the word ‘community’ in our school name, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
At Kingsmeadow Community School, we take pride in offering a highly ambitious academic curriculum. All students enter the school expecting to follow the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which the government describes as, “a set of subjects at GCSE that keeps young people’s options open for further study and future careers.” The opportunity for the study of a modern foreign language is afforded to every child as is the separate study of all three science disciplines, alongside a rich creative arts curriculum. Our students thrive on the high aspirations set for them by a team of committed and dedicated staff.
This high level of expectation continues into our sixth form, where we offer a wide range of level 3 qualifications for further study. We are delighted that the increasing numbers of pupils who choose Kingsmeadow Community School as their provider for key stage five education will soon have access to a brand new sixth form centre, which is scheduled for completion in the Autumn Term. In the classroom, students benefit from small group sizes which allow them to gain the qualifications and rounded education they need to take their next steps. All of our sixth form students have moved on to the university course or career of their choice when they leave us.
Our Character Curriculums is delivered through our daily Thrive sessions, which account for two hours of curriculum time per week. These sessions incorporate much of the PSHE, RSE, SMSC and British Values education, as well as our own Character Curriculum. This was all highly commended in our September 2021 Ofsted visit and has moved from strength to strength since then.
As a Google Reference school we use the Google suite across the school. Teachers and students are well versed in using Google Classroom for classwork and homework. Students have good access to technology, with over 400 Chromebooks plus desktops available in school.
I am excited to be leading Kingsmeadow School from September 2024. I will be building on the work that has already been done in improving the school. Moving forward, we have a number of areas for development which we will be addressing, including: working more closely with home and the community; tackling inherently low-levels of literacy; further building resilience through aspiration. I am looking to appoint the right person who can work with me and the senior leadership team in making the improvements that the students and community of Kingsmeadow Community School deserves.
Mark Barrett
Head Teacher
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 Kingsmeadow Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 970 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Kingsmeadow Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cbulman@kingsmeadow.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 4606004
Arranging a visit to Kingsmeadow Community School
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