The School
Calthorpe Park School is a highly successful place to learn and grow. The school is in an exciting phase of ongoing development as its numbers increase year on year within the context of outstanding standards of care and expectation. The school’s projected growth over a number of years creates many ongoing opportunities for staff to develop, enhance and advance their careers within the same institution.
We pride ourselves on the excellence of our exam results but our ethos is to support all students to have the opportunity to succeed and the experience of success in a culture of care and consideration; challenge and commitment; respect and responsibility; integrity and impression. These four are the tenets of ‘The Calthorpe Way’. We aim to educate the whole child for the whole of their life: no ceilings or parameters; aspiring to excellence in everything we do.
Our centralised disruption free learning behaviour policy insures calm and purposeful lessons for all our students and teachers.
Job/Person Summary
We wish to employ an enthusiastic, ambitious and dynamic Head of History. The successful candidate will join a highly functioning and experienced department. You will lead, develop, support and hold accountable a team of staff to ensure high standards of teaching and learning in the History department are achieved.
In the summer examinations of 2023, the department achieved a positive progress score of 0.9 with 43% of our students achieving a grade 7-9 placing the department in the top 5% of schools in Hampshire.
This post attracts a TLR2b allowance. Start date 1 September 2024 (earlier if available).
We welcome flexible working.
We invite you for a tour of the school to get to know our inspiring students and to join our inspirational staff.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria.
Prior to interview, an online search will be conducted to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. This is in line with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in a school environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at this school.
Safeguarding Statement:
Calthorpe Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects 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.