Second in Department for Humanities - Geography Specialist
Hollingworth Academy, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 3DR14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Geography, History, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2.3 £7,847
*There is also a £5,000 recruitment and retention allowance for the right candidate.
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Be an excellent classroom practitioner who can teach a variety of classes across the ability range and key stages, ranging from Key Stage 3 to GCSE level.
- To assist in reviewing the intent, implementation, and impact of the curriculums across Humanities.
- To assist development of learning and teaching in Humanities.
- Use data effectively in order to set and monitor targets for individual pupils and implement appropriate intervention strategies such as support and revision lessons in Humanities in order to raise standards of pupil attainment and achievement.
- To assist in evaluating the teaching of Humanities using the analysis to identify effective practice and areas for improvement and take action to further improve the quality of teaching in the department.
- To assist in leading, monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning in Humanities.
- To develop challenging materials for all pupils, including higher prior attaining pupils.
- To be responsible for identifying under-performing pupils and ensure rapid progress is made.
- To be responsible for higher ability pupils progress and ensure challenging targets are met or exceeded.
- To be responsible for analysing formative and summative data to help inform our medium and long-term planning
- To deliver appropriate CPD to staff within the Humanities department
- To assist in leading subject meetings. To help in the administration of those meetings through the distribution of agenda items and the drafting of minutes. Ensuring all official documentation is efficiently distributed to parties concerned and that documents (minutes, agenda etc.) are stored in the department's area of the school system.
What the school offers its staff
- An incredible team who are highly skilled, and passionate about supporting the very best outcomes for our pupils.
- SLT Support
- Excellent CPD opportunities.
- Termly free staff breakfasts to encourage cross departmental interaction.
- Free staff access to an onsite gym.
- Option to join our Medicash Cashplan scheme, including EAP.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Opportunities for progression.
- Sophisticated modern school building set in the heart of leafy Milnrow.
- A proactive and thriving staff well-being group with regular staff socials, coffee mornings and opportunities for cross departmental interaction.
- Staff health cash plan including reimbursement of costs towards a variety of health related expenses, discounted gym memberships and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Contributions to the Teachers’ Pension scheme.
- A trust that follows the Burgundy Book and the STPCD with closing working relationships with local union representatives to ensure teachers’ terms and conditions are respected and promoted.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The information requested for applicants is considered to be objectively justified to comply with government guidance on safer recruitment in such areas. Appointment to this post will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@hltrust.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hollingworth Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1336 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Hollingworth Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@hltrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01706 292 818
In 2023, Hollingworth Academy was awarded the World Class Schools Quality Mark; the only school in Greater Manchester and Lancashire out of 463 to achieve this world class status.
Hollingworth Academy is now one of two academies in the recently formed Hollingworth Learning Trust, along with Newhouse Academy. Hollingworth Learning Trust’s core purpose is to make a positive difference to the lives of its children. Its role, as a sponsor of both academies, is to provide the support, challenge, expertise and resources necessary to significantly improve the provision for education.
Here at Hollingworth Academy, we believe that everyone excels everyday. This ethos is built on our core values of RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and RESILIENCE and these values are at the heart of everything we do. We want considerate and confident young adults who are respected within their community, capable of successfully entering further education, employment and training. We will always have the highest expectations for all of our students, as their success is our success. We are extremely proud of our students and their achievements. Indeed, visitors frequently comment that they are confident, respectful, thoughtful and articulate young people.
We heavily invest in our staff as we understand that they are our greatest asset. There are many ‘formal‘ CPDL opportunities including NPQs and a variety of leadership pathways. However, at Hollingworth we ensure that our colleagues are continuously developed throughout their career via our bespoke provision. In addition, we actively look to develop leadership skills and ensure that the best leaders stay within our school and Trust. This role is excellent preparation for the post holder to secure promotion in the future
Arranging a visit to Hollingworth Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@hltrust.co.uk.
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