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Head of Social Sciences
| Posting date: | 26 July 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2024 |
| Location: | Harrow, HA2 0AD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e6cd1f55-0686-4084-b582-77227b105ccb |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• Lead, manage, develop and be accountable for the subject team and the curriculum in KS3, KS4 & KS5
• Be responsible for the strategic direction and development of the subject, teaching and learning, leading and managing staff, pupil progress and standards of achievement and the efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources
• Be a well-qualified teacher who delivers effective and high quality learning experiences to all of our students with the ability to teach to a high level two courses of A Level Psychology, A Level Sociology and Level 3 Health & Social Care
• Be an influential teacher who is committed to getting the best outcomes for the students in our school
• Be committed to equal opportunities for all and to the safeguarding and welfare of young people
What the school offers its staff
Why work for Whitmore High School?
• State of the art building with well-equipped classrooms, excellent resources and modern facilities
• Fantastic support from your line managers and SLT who will develop you and want to see you succeed in your career
• You’ll be working in an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ school
• Exceptional and wide-ranging CPD opportunities
• Staff Wellbeing group who promote a healthy work life balance and arrange activities such as weekly staff yoga, on-site massage, weekly fruit, breakfast boxes, well-being garden, book club with free Kindle loan for staff etc.
• Free annual flu jab
• Free use of the on-site gym
• Cycle to Work tax free bike scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Whitmore High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. Online searches may be completed for shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks. It is an offence to apply for any role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all posts are listed as exempted employment. You therefore need to reveal all spent convictions during the recruitment and vetting process.
The successful candidate will:
• Lead, manage, develop and be accountable for the subject team and the curriculum in KS3, KS4 & KS5
• Be responsible for the strategic direction and development of the subject, teaching and learning, leading and managing staff, pupil progress and standards of achievement and the efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources
• Be a well-qualified teacher who delivers effective and high quality learning experiences to all of our students with the ability to teach to a high level two courses of A Level Psychology, A Level Sociology and Level 3 Health & Social Care
• Be an influential teacher who is committed to getting the best outcomes for the students in our school
• Be committed to equal opportunities for all and to the safeguarding and welfare of young people
What the school offers its staff
Why work for Whitmore High School?
• State of the art building with well-equipped classrooms, excellent resources and modern facilities
• Fantastic support from your line managers and SLT who will develop you and want to see you succeed in your career
• You’ll be working in an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ school
• Exceptional and wide-ranging CPD opportunities
• Staff Wellbeing group who promote a healthy work life balance and arrange activities such as weekly staff yoga, on-site massage, weekly fruit, breakfast boxes, well-being garden, book club with free Kindle loan for staff etc.
• Free annual flu jab
• Free use of the on-site gym
• Cycle to Work tax free bike scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Whitmore High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. Online searches may be completed for shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks. It is an offence to apply for any role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all posts are listed as exempted employment. You therefore need to reveal all spent convictions during the recruitment and vetting process.