History Teacher - Maternity Cover
Wheelers Lane Technology College, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0SFThis job expired on 22 September 2023
Start date details
October 2023 onwards
Closing date
22 September 2023 at 9am
Date listed
8 September 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - October 2023 - End autumn term 2024 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an innovative, committed, strategic and enthusiastic history specialist to provide support for our humanities faculty from October 2023 to the end of the autumn term 2024. We welcome applications from ECT’s.
Our core subject leaders work in close collaboration to continue to drive whole school performance.
Wheelers Lane is an established and successful school, where in 2023 70% of our students achieved grade 4 including English and Maths. 73% of students achieved a grade 4 in history with 60% achieving a grade 5-9.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will:
- Be passionate about improving outcomes for all our students
- Have excellent interpersonal skills that you will use to inspire, challenge and motivate students and staff
- Be creative in delivering a rigorous, aspirational curriculum
- Believe that every student can and will succeed
- Offer enrichment and extra-curricular experiences to students
- Contribute to the overall development of the school
- Be flexible in your approach to work, adapting to new challenges
In return we can offer you:
- A warm friendly and vibrant school community
- The support of a strong and ambitious governing body and senior leadership team
- Ongoing training and support with your career advancement
Further information about the job
For further details and an application pack either contact Mrs Mary Brettell, Strategic Business Manager for full details and application packs are available via the ‘contact us’ tab on our website.
Wheelers Lane Technology College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including:
Enhanced DBS, Prohibition check (teaching); qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online google search as part of due diligence.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
The successful applicant will be required to observe the City Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF
Tel: 0121 444 2864
Email: brettellm@wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk
Website: www.wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Wheelers Lane Technology College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online google search as part of due diligence.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wheelers Lane Technology College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 664 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wheelers Lane Technology College website
- Email address
- brettellm@wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 444 2864
Wheelers Lane is an outstanding 11-16 school for boys in Kings Heath in Birmingham.
Arranging a visit to Wheelers Lane Technology College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email brettellm@wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk.
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