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History Teacher - Part - Full Time (min 0.6 FTE - 3 days a week)
| Posting date: | 28 September 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 October 2024 |
| Location: | Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1RS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | c8f7f3df-fdd5-44fd-b0af-69c5fb277d36 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will have the following essential experiences, skills and qualities:
Qualifications
• Be a graduate with a degree in History/Politics or related subject
• Have an appropriate teaching qualification; PGCE or equivalent or be interested in completing the teacher trainee programme
Experience and Skills
• Ability to teach History and/or Politics at A Level
• Up-to-date subject knowledge
• Understanding of how students learn and what constitutes effective teaching, learning and assessment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Very good organisational ability
Qualities
• Enthusiasm for subject and teaching
• Inspire learning and promote student success
• Ability to continuously reflect and evaluate
• Have high expectations of all students
• Understanding of and affiliation to the 16-19 age group
• Be committed to continuous professional development
• Be flexible and willing to deliver on the College Enrichment programme
• Maintain high standards of behaviour, in line with the Staff Code of Conduct, and the policies and procedures of Godalming College, as well as having regard to the SFCA teaching standards
Desirable
• Post 16 teaching experience
• A-Level History and/or Politics teaching experience
What the school offers its staff
Health and Wellbeing Benefits
• Access to the College gym staffed by a Personal Trainer
• Free Flu jabs, access to NHS health checks on site and support from a Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for in the moment support and counselling as well as signposting services
• In house canteen providing inexpensive and delicious hot and cold food, including a Starbucks and Costa franchise
• Weekly and termly social activities, including football, choir, outings and summer and Christmas events
• Cross College mentors for new staff
• Strong investment in training and development with a dedicated Staff development and wellbeing Lead who support induction, identifies and addresses staff training needs
Financial Benefits
• Enrolment in well funded schemes with generous Employer contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free car parking and access to onsite EV chargers
• Financial wellbeing scheme with access to advisory services
• Discounted gift vouchers
• Discounts at many high street retailers via a Byond card
Further details about the role
We are team of eight full-time and part-time History and Politics teachers offering high levels of expertise in teaching and learning, contributing to the college’s overall outstanding provision.
Teaching and learning have a strong emphasis on well-structured, teacher led activities to enable a varied and engaging lesson. It is a very committed and highly efficient Department. Relations between staff and students are also extremely strong and supportive.
• The staff in the Department work closely together with an emphasis on sharing good practice and resources, and regular team meetings, both formal and informal.
• The department run weekly lunchtime workshops and all members of the team contribute to these.
• We have a long-standing record of high-quality provision and strong student achievement. Our results are in line with the college’s general profile of outstanding provision, with particularly impressive levels of 70% A*-B grades in Ancient History, 82% in History of Art, 65% in History R&R and 68% in Politics . Full details of college examination entries and results can be found in the Courses section of the college website: www.godalming.ac.uk
• The Department benefits from modern, purpose-built accommodation in large classrooms, with teacher access to PCs as well as individual Microsoft Surface Pros.
• All teachers are expected to act as a personal tutor, to a group of approximately 20 students.
• The College day is 8.45 until 4.15 and each teaching period is 45 minutes long.
COURSES
• Ancient History (OCR)
• History Democracy & Dictators (OCR)
• Wars of the Roses & Henry VII, Germany 1919-1963 and Russia 1855-1964
• History Revolutions & Rebellion (OCR)
• Britain 1930-1997, The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 and US Civil Rights 1865-1992
• Politics (Pearson)
• Both US and global politics options are offered for U3
• History of Art (Pearson)
STUDENT EXAMINATION ENTRIES and RESULTS
• Full details of college examination entries and results can be found in the Courses section of the college website: www.godalming.ac.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must complete a College application form, may be subject to online searches and are required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record/information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. It's a requirement for all successful candidates to apply for an enhanced DBS in addition to referencing & qualification checks. The College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are on our website.
The successful candidate will have the following essential experiences, skills and qualities:
Qualifications
• Be a graduate with a degree in History/Politics or related subject
• Have an appropriate teaching qualification; PGCE or equivalent or be interested in completing the teacher trainee programme
Experience and Skills
• Ability to teach History and/or Politics at A Level
• Up-to-date subject knowledge
• Understanding of how students learn and what constitutes effective teaching, learning and assessment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Very good organisational ability
Qualities
• Enthusiasm for subject and teaching
• Inspire learning and promote student success
• Ability to continuously reflect and evaluate
• Have high expectations of all students
• Understanding of and affiliation to the 16-19 age group
• Be committed to continuous professional development
• Be flexible and willing to deliver on the College Enrichment programme
• Maintain high standards of behaviour, in line with the Staff Code of Conduct, and the policies and procedures of Godalming College, as well as having regard to the SFCA teaching standards
Desirable
• Post 16 teaching experience
• A-Level History and/or Politics teaching experience
What the school offers its staff
Health and Wellbeing Benefits
• Access to the College gym staffed by a Personal Trainer
• Free Flu jabs, access to NHS health checks on site and support from a Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for in the moment support and counselling as well as signposting services
• In house canteen providing inexpensive and delicious hot and cold food, including a Starbucks and Costa franchise
• Weekly and termly social activities, including football, choir, outings and summer and Christmas events
• Cross College mentors for new staff
• Strong investment in training and development with a dedicated Staff development and wellbeing Lead who support induction, identifies and addresses staff training needs
Financial Benefits
• Enrolment in well funded schemes with generous Employer contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free car parking and access to onsite EV chargers
• Financial wellbeing scheme with access to advisory services
• Discounted gift vouchers
• Discounts at many high street retailers via a Byond card
Further details about the role
We are team of eight full-time and part-time History and Politics teachers offering high levels of expertise in teaching and learning, contributing to the college’s overall outstanding provision.
Teaching and learning have a strong emphasis on well-structured, teacher led activities to enable a varied and engaging lesson. It is a very committed and highly efficient Department. Relations between staff and students are also extremely strong and supportive.
• The staff in the Department work closely together with an emphasis on sharing good practice and resources, and regular team meetings, both formal and informal.
• The department run weekly lunchtime workshops and all members of the team contribute to these.
• We have a long-standing record of high-quality provision and strong student achievement. Our results are in line with the college’s general profile of outstanding provision, with particularly impressive levels of 70% A*-B grades in Ancient History, 82% in History of Art, 65% in History R&R and 68% in Politics . Full details of college examination entries and results can be found in the Courses section of the college website: www.godalming.ac.uk
• The Department benefits from modern, purpose-built accommodation in large classrooms, with teacher access to PCs as well as individual Microsoft Surface Pros.
• All teachers are expected to act as a personal tutor, to a group of approximately 20 students.
• The College day is 8.45 until 4.15 and each teaching period is 45 minutes long.
COURSES
• Ancient History (OCR)
• History Democracy & Dictators (OCR)
• Wars of the Roses & Henry VII, Germany 1919-1963 and Russia 1855-1964
• History Revolutions & Rebellion (OCR)
• Britain 1930-1997, The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815 and US Civil Rights 1865-1992
• Politics (Pearson)
• Both US and global politics options are offered for U3
• History of Art (Pearson)
STUDENT EXAMINATION ENTRIES and RESULTS
• Full details of college examination entries and results can be found in the Courses section of the college website: www.godalming.ac.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must complete a College application form, may be subject to online searches and are required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record/information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. It's a requirement for all successful candidates to apply for an enhanced DBS in addition to referencing & qualification checks. The College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are on our website.