Lead Practitioner for Humanities: Geography
Foxford School
LP1 – LP6
Permanent, full time
Have you got ambition and the wish to make a real difference? If so, come and find out more about our friendly and supportive school.
This role is all about supporting professional development and working collaboratively to drive further improvement in the Humanities faculty.
You will be passionate about your subject and be able to lead by example. You will support the leader of Humanities to develop and co-ordinate schemes of work and you will work closely with the Ambition Leads Team, getting involved in project work that will be key to raising student achievement.
Our aim is for students to exceed their expectations and for you to experience great satisfaction when they get there.
This is an excellent opportunity for a creative, strong classroom practitioner, able to instigate worthwhile interventions who enjoys working as part of a team in the best interests for our students.
We will play to your strengths and can offer you:
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition.
• Annual Learning & Teaching Conference for all Teaching Staff.
We are proud to be part of Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best. Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.
Alison Gallagher, Headteacher, would be delighted to meet you and talk about the opportunity, please email Foxford Recruitment email address.
Application deadline: Midday on 7 May 2024.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022.
These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.
Safeguarding
Staff are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk, use resources and protect students, who they are responsible for or in contact with, from discrimination and avoidable harm. All staff, where paid or voluntary, have a duty to keep young people safe and to protect them from harm. When an individual accepts a role that involves working with children and young people they need to understand acknowledge that the responsibilities and trust are inherent to that role. There will be a requirement that staff observe their obligations in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding procedure and report any concerns in accordance with the procedure to the appropriate person.