Head of PSHCE and Religious Studies
Park Academy West London, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB8 3GAThis job expired on 8 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
8 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 February 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
Subjects
- PSHE, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS + TLR2b
Additional allowances
TLR2b
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to the increasing popularity of this Academy, the student population is growing and we are looking to expand and enhance our remarkable team of teachers to meet the demand of our community.
We are looking for a Head of PSHCE and Religious Studies, someone who is an outstanding PSHCE and Religious Studies Specialist with excellent Leadership skills. We want someone who is a proven teacher, who has driven up attainment and progress in PSHCE and Religious Studies, who will provide strategic and operational subject leadership within the Humanities department and raise attainment and achievement at all key stages in PSHCE and Religious Studies.
This is a key role for the Academy, and we are looking for someone who is passionate about PSHCE and Religious Studies, who really wants to make a difference. We are also seeking someone who is ambitious, for both themselves, and their students, who would want to make their mark and then seek further promotion opportunities.
Park Academy in West London is a Secondary School where we believe fostering self-worth, engagement and purpose provide the key to successful outcomes for our students. We support the young people who walk through our doors to learn, reach their potential and have a positive impact on the local community. Life as a staff member at Park Academy is focussed on helping to guide our students towards those goals and we offer the opportunity for innovative and targeted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities that reflect the school’s and your individual needs.
We are driven by a desire, at the core of our mission, to get the best possible results for all of our students, no matter what their starting points or circumstances.We would be delighted to show you around our Academy in order to fully appreciate our learning environment.
High aspirations? Looking for an exciting new challenge?Our Academy is a vibrant and exciting place to work.
What the school offers its staff
Park’s Perks
- Motivated students that are eager to learn
- Supportive team of teaching and non-teaching staff
- Highly visible SLT
- Strong systems and structures meaning students feel safe and secure
- Appraisal systemfocused on staff development, not staff monitoring
- No formal graded lesson observations, just ongoing feedback to help our staff continually develop
- Broad range of CPD opportunities (including the NPQ qualification), within the Academy and across the Trust
- Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
- Measures to reduce staff workload including:
- Centralised detentions
- No evening or weekend email policy
- No written reports
- Active staff wellbeing committee with regular social events
- Staff voice is actively encouraged and used to make improvements across the Academy
- Staff laptops
- Onsite car park for all staff
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employer Assistance Programme offering 24/7 support and advice on a range of topics
- Designated staff canteen, as well as a communal staffroom and department team bases
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Park Academy West London
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 878 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Park Academy West London website
- Email address
- mohamedosman@aspirationsacademies.org
Arranging a visit to Park Academy West London
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mohamedosman@aspirationsacademies.org.
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