Join a school where your subject truly matters. At Orchard Mead Academy, history is a cornerstone of our curriculum. We are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable historian who can ignite a love of learning, bring the past to life and help shape confident, articulate young people ready for the future.
You will be part of a collaborative and supportive staff team that values both strong subject expertise and innovative classroom practice. We offer dedicated Professional Learning, opportunities to contribute to curriculum development and a culture where teachers are trusted and supported to teach!
What we offer:
A department led by an exceptional subject leader who will nurture and challenge you to develop further and excel.
A well planned, sequenced and rich curriculum which is very well resourced centrally, thereby saving on workload.
A well thought through approach to feedback which is workload savvy.
Behaviour management is supportive with centralised systems and detentions.
Regular meetings to rehearse collaboratively upcoming schemes of work.
Integrated professional learning time with a high quality programme.
A thriving subject community across our six TMET secondary schools.
The academy is very wellplaced to offer ECTs a flying start to their careers or established teachers a place to continue to hone their craft and excel. If you are committed to academic excellence and want to make a meaningful impact on students’ lives, we would be delighted to hear from you.
This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.