Second in Humanities
Bartley Green School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
- Other leadership role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Geography, History, Humanities, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday - 1.0FTE (Term time Only)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR1d (£12,710)
What skills and experience we're looking for
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
- Qualified teacher status
- Degree level qualification in Science
- Experience of teaching at KS3 and KS4
- Experience in leading on department initiatives
- Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
DESIREABLE
- Some teaching experience in a school with a similar context.
- Previous experience of working with parents
KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS
ESSENTIAL
- Good classroom teacher
- Ability to motivate and interest pupils
- Ability to set and attain high standards from pupils
- Commitment to the role of assessment to monitor progress
- Knowledge and understanding of literacy and numeracy development within English
- Ability to use ICT
- Sound understanding of the curriculum
- Excellent behaviour management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
- Awareness of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language or have SEN
- An understanding of how a pupil’s learning is
affected by their intellectual, emotional and social development, and the
stages of child development
PERSONAL
QUALITIES
ESSENTIAL
- High degree of commitment to subject and teaching children
- Sets self high standards and targets
- Willingness to undertake CPD
- Ability to maintain emotional resilience
- Exaluative and reflective approach to our practice
- Supportive of colleagues
- Good attendance and punctuality
- Pro-active in the working environment
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude
- Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities
- Ability to anticipate workload and plan aheasd
- Ability to develop effective relationships with parents
- Ability to encourage and enable others to reach
their full potential
DESIREABLE
Willingness to contribute to extra-curricular activities
What the school offers its staff
‘Warm and respectful relationships characterise life at this school. Pupils are happy and safe. Pupils value the support staff give them.’ Ofsted, March 2023.
Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.
Bartley Green offers its staff benefits including
- a supportive working environment and team ethos,
- continuous professional development opportunities,
- free on site car parking,
- free annual flu jab,
- employee assistance programme,
- easy access to Birmingham city centre and the Worcestershire countryside
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Generous Pension Plan
- Enrichment and extracurricular – able to get involved in a wide range of activities from Music, to Sports, to DoE.
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bartley Green School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 927 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Bartley Green School website
- Email address
- recrutiment@bartleygreen.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01214769246
‘Warm and respectful relationships characterise life at this school. Pupils are happy and safe. Pupils value the support staff give them’ Ofsted, March 2023
Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.
Arranging a visit to Bartley Green School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recrutiment@bartleygreen.org.uk.
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