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Teacher of History
| Posting date: | 11 March 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 March 2025 |
| Location: | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5DG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2589801b-8af4-4a8d-9117-1a486b265f50 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a dynamic, inspirational and committed Teacher of History to join our highly successful History department to build on the success we have seen in recent years. Our History cohorts in Key Stage 4 have gone from strength to strength in recent years, and this is due to excellent experience that students receive, highly commended in our last strong OFSTED Inspection (November 2023). The curriculum is strong, the teachers in the department are talented and students engage really well in the subject.
We would welcome applications from candidates who have a High Performance Learning mentality – the belief that all young people can be high performers given the time and right support. We have high expectations in our History department and the academic outcomes to prove this, we would very much welcome your application and for you to join the team.
Colton Hills Community School has a successful past and every hope of a very bright future. Please come and find out more about the wonderful things that we do.
What the school offers its staff
Colton Hills has been judged as a ‘Good’ school in 2015, 2018 and 2023, and we are committed to improving that judgment – not for our own glory, but because we know we will be giving our students the best deal possible. The school encompasses a rich, harmonious and multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students, up to and including our growing sixth form.
The school is situated to the south of Wolverhampton’s city centre, on a site surrounded by green space and fantastic views across hills and fields. We also benefit greatly from a wide range of fantastic facilities for our staff and students, including an on-site swimming pool, AstroTurf pitch, dedicated Sixth Form block, flexible breakout spaces across the school and a large theatre often used by groups in our local community for performances. We are a school with a real family feel, with a strong House ethos that underpins our work.
We know that having successful students starts with having happy and well-supported staff. We are very much committed to our teachers having a fulfilling work-life balance, with an email policy that respects family time, careful management of our time budget to eliminate unnecessary meetings, a reduction in the amount of data we collect and an evolving marking policy designed to give teachers their lives back. We have adapted our appraisal system to prioritise professional development over data targets because we want our teachers to be satisfied in their work and judged fairly on their commitment to our school.
Our outcomes show that we are a successful school. We are also a growing school, our student numbers are robust and the whole-school cohort is over 1000 students. With a healthy financial picture and strong school governance in place, we are now seeking to expand our staff to create the best possible experience for our students every day, to develop their confidence and aspiration by surrounding them with inspiring adults delivering an exciting curriculum.
Commitment to safeguarding
Colton Hills Community School is committed to ensuring the safeguarding of all our staff and students. Successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS Check and also an on line and social media check.
We are looking for a dynamic, inspirational and committed Teacher of History to join our highly successful History department to build on the success we have seen in recent years. Our History cohorts in Key Stage 4 have gone from strength to strength in recent years, and this is due to excellent experience that students receive, highly commended in our last strong OFSTED Inspection (November 2023). The curriculum is strong, the teachers in the department are talented and students engage really well in the subject.
We would welcome applications from candidates who have a High Performance Learning mentality – the belief that all young people can be high performers given the time and right support. We have high expectations in our History department and the academic outcomes to prove this, we would very much welcome your application and for you to join the team.
Colton Hills Community School has a successful past and every hope of a very bright future. Please come and find out more about the wonderful things that we do.
What the school offers its staff
Colton Hills has been judged as a ‘Good’ school in 2015, 2018 and 2023, and we are committed to improving that judgment – not for our own glory, but because we know we will be giving our students the best deal possible. The school encompasses a rich, harmonious and multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students, up to and including our growing sixth form.
The school is situated to the south of Wolverhampton’s city centre, on a site surrounded by green space and fantastic views across hills and fields. We also benefit greatly from a wide range of fantastic facilities for our staff and students, including an on-site swimming pool, AstroTurf pitch, dedicated Sixth Form block, flexible breakout spaces across the school and a large theatre often used by groups in our local community for performances. We are a school with a real family feel, with a strong House ethos that underpins our work.
We know that having successful students starts with having happy and well-supported staff. We are very much committed to our teachers having a fulfilling work-life balance, with an email policy that respects family time, careful management of our time budget to eliminate unnecessary meetings, a reduction in the amount of data we collect and an evolving marking policy designed to give teachers their lives back. We have adapted our appraisal system to prioritise professional development over data targets because we want our teachers to be satisfied in their work and judged fairly on their commitment to our school.
Our outcomes show that we are a successful school. We are also a growing school, our student numbers are robust and the whole-school cohort is over 1000 students. With a healthy financial picture and strong school governance in place, we are now seeking to expand our staff to create the best possible experience for our students every day, to develop their confidence and aspiration by surrounding them with inspiring adults delivering an exciting curriculum.
Commitment to safeguarding
Colton Hills Community School is committed to ensuring the safeguarding of all our staff and students. Successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS Check and also an on line and social media check.