Teacher of History
Icknield Community College, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RB10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sep 2025
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 8am
Date listed
11 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR/UPR
Teacher of History job summary
Teacher of History
MPR/UPR
Icknield Community College is seeking to recruit a passionate Teacher of History to commence September 2025.
Our successful candidate will be:
a team player;
motivated, resilient and flexible;
thoroughly committed to enabling all students to reach their potential;
a creative teacher who places high value on their own professional development;
committed to achieving a work-life balance and maintaining their own interests outside teaching.
We offer the successful candidate a school which:
exists to serve its students and both support and challenge its staff;
focuses relentlessly on improving teaching and learning in order to raise standards;
enjoys positive relationships between staff and students;
knows every individual student well because of its size;
enjoys a tradition of success and is excited about its future.
The History Department is a cohesive, established and collegiate team, that is also welcoming of new thinking. We achieve excellent results. We have a well-established curriculum at KS3 and KS4, with fully-resourced schemes of work, underpinned by our shared pedagogical approaches and consistent assessment goals. Yet we strive to continually develop our curriculum, leading to an atmosphere of innovation and exploration of new historical subjects. We place great emphasis on teachers’ professional development, the sharing of good practice between colleagues, and on our excellent relationships with external partners and subject associations. We seek to engage all learners and include frequent opportunities for creativity and discussion in our lessons. We ensure that all learners are supported in personalised and differentiated ways, and that History is an accessible and enjoyable subject for all.
In March 2019, Ofsted graded the school as ‘Good’ once again. The HMI Lead Inspector confirmed ‘The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection.’ The report also described the Headteacher as ‘…an outward-looking, dynamic and thoughtful leader’ who has ‘instigated a number of far-reaching and successful changes over the last few years.’ We believe that our Ofsted report describes the school accurately and are pleased with the comments in it.
Detailed Job description and Person Spec is attached. To discuss this post informally, please contact Dr Jen Hicks, Head of History (Jennifer.hicks@icknield.oxon.sch.uk).
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.
Safeguarding Statement:
The Acer Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and online checks.The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All applicants are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
Applications close on Monday 2 Dec 2024 at 8 am.
Interview: Wednesday 4 Dec 2024
Start Date: September 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Icknield Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff must have a full DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Certificate before commencing employment which the school will process on appointment.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Icknield Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 732 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Icknield Community College website (opens in new tab)
At Icknield Community College, we strive for “excellence for all”. In order to achieve this, we aim to:
Create an environment in which all students feel safe and secure
We create a school culture in which all students are valued and in which differences are respected and celebrated. We promote tolerance, mutual respect and kindness. We want all of our students to be thoughtful, considerate and caring towards others both in and out of school.
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