Teacher of Humanities
Dean Trust Wigan, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN5 0DQ2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 March 2025 at 8am
Date listed
11 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 9 months
Pay scale
- M1 to U3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Honours Degree
- Qualified teacher status
Desirable
- Second subject qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Enthusiastic and excellent classroom practitioner.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching one or more Humanities subjects.
Knowledge
Essential
- Full working knowledge of the National Curriculum for Humanities subjects.
- To be able to work as a member of a team
- To be committed to ensuring that every pupil is given the opportunity to achieve their potential and meet the high expectations set for them
- Take responsibility for their own professional development and to keep up to date with research and developments in both their subject and teaching methodology
- To be able to assist in the planning and organisation of school trips/visits
Desirable
- Commitment to providing subject enhancement opportunity through the extended curriculum
- Confidence in using ICT to aid pupils’ learning
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To be able to work effectively with pupils, staff, parents and members of the community
Desirable
- To be able to work with/develop our business partner links in enhancing provision for learning
What the school offers its staff
Conditions of Service
We adopt national terms and conditions for all teaching and non-teaching employees.
Occupational Sick Pay
Generous sick pay scheme, entitlement dependent on length of service.
Continuous Service
Recognition of local government continuous service
Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence
Paid leave which supports a wide range of circumstances, including family emergencies and religious festivals
Annual Flu Jab
Preferential Admission
Employees with two years at the Trust will benefit from preferential admissions arrangements for their children.
The Believe Learning Institute
Access to high-quality professional learning and development programmes through our dedicated training centre.
Recognition Awards
Financial awards in recognition of long serving employees
Employee Assistance Programme
Free and confidential counselling service available 24/7
High Street Benefits and Discounts
Access to a variety of shopping discounts at national online and high street retailers.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Pension and Death in Service Benefit
Automatic enrolment into either the Teachers Pensions Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme for non-teaching employees.
Further details about the role
- To plan for engaging and challenging teaching and learning which enables pupils to make maximum progress.
- To set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour, establishing and maintaining a high standard of discipline through well focused teaching and through the development of positive and productive relationships
- To use a variety of teaching methods, including ICT, which sustain the momentum of pupils’ work and keep all pupils engaged. To integrate literacy, numeracy, SMSC and safeguarding into teaching and learning.
- To make effective use of assessment information to inform planning and maximise pupil progress
- To provide regular and effective feedback to pupils which helps improve learning, including classwork and homework, providing constructive oral and written feedback and setting appropriate targets to maximise pupils’ progress
- To provide accurate and informative reports to parents during the year, including meeting with parents at Parents’ Evening
- To ensure that pupils with SEND and those who are disadvantaged are fully supported in lessons ensuring they can make maximum progress.
- To evaluate their own teaching critically and to use this to improve their effectiveness
- To attend and contribute fully to meetings and Parents’ Evenings as required and participate fully in CPD programmes
- To contribute to activities identified in the Faculty Improvement Plan and be a supportive member of the Faculty team
- To carry out the role and responsibilities of a form tutor
- To contribute to the planning and delivery of wider curricular activities
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dean Trust Wigan
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 808 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dean Trust Wigan website
- Email address
- joanawhite@deantrustwigan.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01942 511987
Dean Trust Wigan is part of The Dean Trust, which has a number of very high performing schools and a proven track record of sustained improvement. The Dean Trust’s core values include traditional academic education, excellent discipline and respect, resulting in improved attainment and progress. “Believe, Achieve, Succeed” has been embraced by all of the schools in The Dean Trust.
Ofsted October 2023- 'Pupils and staff at the school are right to identify the Dean Trust Wigan as an improving school...The school has high expectations for pupils’ academic achievement. Pupils understand how they should behave. Most pupils meet the school’s raised expectations for behaviour. In lessons, most pupils embody the school’s values of ‘be ready, be respectful, be responsible’ through their improved attitudes to learning'.
Arranging a visit to Dean Trust Wigan
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joanawhite@deantrustwigan.co.uk.
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