Teacher of History (Fixed Term Contract)
Hinchley Wood School, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0AQThis job expired on 20 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 April 2023 at 9am
Date listed
28 March 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, 195 days per year.
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive salary - London Fringe Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a talented, motivated practitioner who is passionate about their subject. The successful candidate will teach across the age and ability range in our 11-18 co-educational school. We welcome interest from newly qualified teachers, as well as experienced practitioners.
What the school offers its staff
- A competitive salary (London Fringe Pay Scale);
- Professional development support and an extensive CPD programme;
- Two-week Autumn half term and a minimum two week break over the Christmas period;
- Friday afternoon non-contact time;
- Generous employer pension contributions.Employee Assistance Programme – 24 hour counselling support available to staff and their immediate family.
- Contribution to Teachers Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme.
- Access to My Staff Shop (www.mystaffshop.co.uk) offering great deals and discounts to staff.
- Reduced rates at local service providers.
- Occupational Health support.
- Recognition of previous maintained school or Academy continuous service.
- Free lunch and refreshments on INSET days.
- Free lunch for colleagues if they are staying later to attend parents’ evenings.
- Complimentary tea and coffee every day and a fully equipped and pleasant staff room.
- Parking on site
- Free use of our on-site gym before and after the school day.
- Time off for celebration of close family events e.g, child’s nativity play, graduation etc.
- A ‘Moving House’ day (no more than one per year)
- Every Colleagues Matters – a group to represent and discuss staff matters.
- A supportive Staff Association which covers a range of events including provision of end of term food and drinks and sending small gifts to colleagues at times of celebration or loss.
- Concessionary/franked postage rates at Christmas for staff and the school can be used as a delivery point for online personal purchases.
- Heavily subsidised flu vaccinations for all staff.
- One day’s paid leave per year to attend to personal matters (‘Personal Business Day’), available at the discretion of the headteacher (subject to operational needs and attendance record).
- Finder’s fee of £100 gift voucher for staff introductions (awarded once the individual has started).
Further details about the role
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The History Department at Hinchley Wood School is progressive, creative and committed to achieving the highest possible standards. History is one of the most popular options at GCSE with over 130 students choosing to study each year. GCSE students follow the Edexcel syllabus. Our A Level is also popular with over 60 students in Year 12 and Year 13. We study the AQA syllabus at A Level.
In Key Stage 3, all students are taught in mixed attainment teaching groups. Regularly updated schemes of learning embrace the key ideas and concepts of outstanding History lessons, aiming to engage students and teach them relevant aspects of the History of Britain and the wider world.
Together, the History and Politics Department consists of nine committed and highly experienced members of staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The position advertised is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Staff and governors have also established a code of conduct, included within this pack, which applies to all members of the school community.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hinchley Wood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1354 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hinchley Wood School website
- Email address
- hr@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8398 7161
Hinchley Wood is an Ofsted Outstanding (October 2023) inclusive, high achieving and highly sought after school with 1,400 students on roll including 275 in our Sixth form. Located on the borders of SW London, we pride ourselves on celebrating student progress and development as well as academic achievement. In 2023 and 2023 our Progress 8 score of +0.87 put us in the top 5% of schools nationally, and we are in the 200 top performing schools in England and Wales in terms of the progress our students make between the end of Key Stage 2 and their GCSEs.
The last school Ofsted Inspection said “There is a strong learning culture across the school. Pupils develop a deep body of knowledge. This is reflected in external examination results, which are consistently well above the national average.” (Ofsted 2023)
Arranging a visit to Hinchley Wood School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk.
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