Humanities Teacher
Selly Park Girls' School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7PHThis job expired on 27 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Geography, History
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Humanities Teacher job summary
The school is looking to appoint a well-qualified, excellent classroom practitioner to lead, manage and develop the provision of Humanities within the school and to ensure appropriate monitoring, analysis and evaluation. The successful applicant will be expected to work with the Head of Department to lead the department’s strategic and operational development. We welcome applications from teachers at any stage of their teaching career, including NQTs.
The successful candidate should be a teacher of imagination and commitment, able to teach Humanities to GCSE Level and keen to work with pupils of all abilities. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual who is keen to take advantage of our teacher development programmes and further enhance pupil progress.
RESPONSIBILITIES
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- To undertake duties as described in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document. The post is otherwise subject to the Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales, and subsequent Orders in terms of duties and working time, also any local agreements, LA Circulars and guidelines giving interpretations of teachers’ conditions of service.
- To fulfill the Teachers’ Standards in England as published by the Department for Education.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop a classroom environment and teaching practice which secure effective learning across the breadth of the curriculum and provide a professional model, clearly demonstrating effective teaching, classroom organisation and high standards of achievement, behavior and discipline.
- Support the identification of, and provision for students with additional educational needs within the classes they teach.
- Regularly monitor progress of students within the classes they teach which is then reflected in teaching plans.
- Ensure setting of realistic and challenging expectations of students in the classes they teach.
Please see attached information pack for further responsibilities and the benefits of working at Selly Park Girls School.
Commitment to safeguarding
Selly Park Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
We have a number of policies and procedures that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, all of which can be viewed at https://sellyparkgirls.org/policies
About Selly Park Girls' School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 807 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Selly Park Girls' School website
Selly Park Girls’ School is a high performing 11-16 school in the south of Birmingham with a proven record of GCSE success.
We are a school where we put students at the centre. We want every student to be kind to others, aspirational and ambitious in what they can achieve. We want to ensure that our students can reach their potential in a supportive, inclusive and nurturing environment. This is reflected in our four pillars school ethos.
We attract staff who are committed to making a difference in the lives of our pupils. From teachers, governors and senior leaders to administrators and support staff. Everyone has a role to play in the success of the school.
Selly Park Girls' School is known for its high expectations, academic success, first-class education and its innovative approach. Our vision and values underpin all we do. Indeed, everyone who knows us or visits our school speaks of our distinct ethos.
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