Teacher of History
John Hanson Community School, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PBDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 April 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5h/week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
John Hanson is a successful, over-subscribed 11-16 community school, rated as Good by OFSTED. Our students are respectful, friendly and confident, and we strive to ensure that they achieve the success they deserve. We are a school where ‘Pupils work hard and find the work really challenging’. A school where ‘there are strong systems in place that support pupils in reaching the highest grades.’
Inspire - Care - Succeed is a key part of the school ethos, with Care being at the forefront for both staff and students.
We are seeking to appoint someone with excellent subject knowledge, who is able to respond positively and creatively to the expectations of the subject and has the ability to enthuse students. The history curriculum is designed to develop students who can “think and write” like historians. The GCSE syllabus is OCR B History, so subject knowledge in the Norman Conquest, Living in Nazi Germany, Making of the USA and Public Health in Britain would be desirable. The successful candidate must have good organization and communication skills and embrace school life.
What the school offers its staff
John Hanson Community School is a dynamic place where the potential of all members of our school community are valued.
The school offers:
- An enthusiastic and driven team of teachers and support staff.
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA), Staff Well-Being Action Group (SWAGs) and Mental Health Leads.
- Ongoing professional development of the highest standard for all staff including a Coaching system with the use of IRIS Connect, rather than formal observations and the use of BlueSky for Performance Management.
- A fantastic working environment and membership to the Well-Being Hub for all.
- A focus on Feedback, rather than time consuming and non-impactful marking.
- Groups and systems to support staff at various stages of their life, including with pregnancy and maternity, menopause and with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI).
- An onsite gym with low cost membership for staff.
- A Senior Leadership team that have an open-door policy.
- Virtual Parents’ Evenings.
If you are an ECT, we have a successful ECT induction program and work closely with HISP teaching hub.
We welcome informal conversations with the Headteacher, and encourage you to come and visit our school to meet our staff and students. If you wish to do so, please contact Karen Page (karen.page@jhanson.hants.sch.uk) and Gina Davis (gina.davis@jhanson.hants.sch.uk) to arrange a date and time.
An application form is available from our website:
https://www.jhanson.hants.sch.uk/Latest-Vacancies/
John Hanson Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
The closing date for this vacancy is midday on Friday 3rd May.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to adminoffice@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
About John Hanson Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1002 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- John Hanson Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- adminoffice@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01264325637
Thank you for your interest in John Hanson Community School. We will be pleased to receive applications from well-qualified and enthusiastic staff who feel they can contribute to the high standards and ethos of the school. This document does not form part of the terms and conditions, but aims to give you more information about the town, the school, the advertised role, its context and an introduction to the students you could be working with.
Education changes lives and we are privileged to work with young people during the most important time in their lives: their childhood. Education is about opportunity and that is what all young people need, and as a school we pride ourselves in supporting young people build their confidence. We believe that young people have great things to offer and the school aims to give them the opportunity to discover their potential. They benefit from a positive, engaging, supportive environment and we aim to make a difference. Positive role models are vitally important and it falls to the larger school community to provide these. We want to inspire a new generation filled with a generosity of spirit and a determination to make things better for themselves and our community.
Our Vision
John Hanson Community School will inspire all students to rise to the opportunities of the future and achieve their potential, by promoting emotional resilience, social confidence and academic success.
Child Protection
Our first priority is safeguarding children. The school is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any offer of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The School
John Hanson is a comprehensive community school for students aged 11 – 16. There are currently 980 students on roll; the teaching establishment is around 55 teachers, 55 support staff and a strong sense of community. The Leadership team are totally committed to the principles of comprehensive education and providing the very best learning experience we can for each individual. It is the school’s role to ensure that all students and staff are supported to reach their full potential.
The school can trace its origins back to 1569 with the foundation of Andover Grammar School. In the 1970s the grammar school became a comprehensive school and was renamed John Hanson School after an original benefactor of the Grammar School. In 2002 the school relocated to a greenfield site towards the outskirts of Andover, very close to the A303.
Arranging a visit to John Hanson Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@jhanson.hants.sch.uk.
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