Head of Humanities Department with Geography Specialism
Outwood Academy Foxhills, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 8LJThis job expired on 25 September 2023
Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
25 September 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 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
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £47,185 and £52,074
Pay scale
- L1-5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Leading the department, this position will encompass the desire to educate and nurture with the drive to lead others. This is a fantastic opportunity for a well-qualified, driven professional who is an outstanding classroom practitioner to join our academy. You will be an inspiring leader with the energy and creativity to lead a team of teachers and technicians. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘students first’.
Being part of the Trust means that all staff have access to excellent opportunities for professional development at all levels, with scope to build a career across the Trust. In Humanities there is a dedicated team of Directors who provide subject specific CPD and in school support to ensure that quality teaching and learning leads to outstanding outcomes for all students.
What the school offers its staff
- Your starting salary plus annual inflation linked increases. The starting salary will be dependent on experience.
- We follow the principles of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
- You will be automatically enrolled into the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Pay progression happens automatically on the anniversary of the target period appropriate to your role
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one
- We have our own Workload Charter and are committed to ensuring that Teachers’ workloads are manageable
- All teachers receive an allotted minimum of two hours CPD each week
- Access to centralised resources to support with lesson planning and reducing workload
- Comprehensive induction and training process
Commitment to safeguarding
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Outwood Academy Foxhills
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 697 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Outwood Academy Foxhills website
- Email address
- p.thomas@foxhills.outwood.com
- Phone number
- 01724 708080
We are proud that Outwood Academy Foxhills is rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and we are delighted to be based in the friendly, North Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2014 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Foxhills
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email p.thomas@foxhills.outwood.com.
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