Teacher of Humanities

Aspris Children's Services; Turn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward discounts

Blue Light Card

Comprehensive induction

Career progression

Teacher Pension scheme

SEN Allowance

DBS/PVG paid

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Job summary

Rossendale School is seeking a dedicated Lead Humanities Teacher to drive the provision for History, PSHE, Geography, RE and Psychology, with a focus on supporting pupils with Autism and other SEN.

You will lead subject teams, inspire colleagues, manage resources and contribute to whole-school improvement while upholding the school's values and safeguarding policies.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead Humanities subjects (History, PSHE, Geography, RE, Psychology).
• Experience working with pupils with SEN, including Autism.
• Strong understanding of local and national educational policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide inspirational leadership in key Humanities subjects across the school.
• Champion continuous improvement and celebrate outcomes across Humanities.
• Produce regular reports for SLT on progress and resource use.
• Lead whole-school initiatives and promote school values and policies.

Skills

Leadership

Humanities expertise

SEN experience

Pupil wellbeing

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

Job description

Rossendale School are seeking a dedicated and passionate Lead Humanities Teacher to join our team, specialising in supporting pupils with Autism and other associated needs. The successful candidate will play a vital role in leading the provision of exceptional service to support the wellbeing, development and success of young people - enabling high-quality learning outcomes; encouraging colleague engagement and collaboration to foster a positive and supportive environment; and ensuring effective day-to-day leadership within areas of responsibility - championing the school's values, ethos, policies and procedures.,

• Providing inspirational leadership in key subject areas - History; Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) studies; Geography; Religious Education (RE) and Psychology.
• Championing continuous improvement and celebrating successful outcomes across the Humanities subjects school-wide.
• Enabling engaging, inclusive and high-quality learning opportunities for all pupils to thrive and reach their full potential.
• Producing regular reports and updates for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) within key responsibility areas.
• Supporting the Senior Leadership Team in promoting and embedding the school's values, policies and ethos.
• Effectively managing allocated resources and budgets to maximise their impact on meeting the needs of pupils and curriculum.
• Where needed, providing whole school leadership and oversight within designated areas of responsibility. Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• In-depth knowledge and experience teaching Humanities subjects.
• Awareness, understanding and experience working with pupils with specific Special Educational Needs (SEN) including Autism.
• Knowledge and understanding of local and national educational policies.
• Ability to lead a subject area, support and inspire colleagues.
• Experience of leading whole school initiatives showing progress in practice.
• Commitment to inclusive education, pupil wellbeing, and personal development. As part of Aspris Children's Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Comprehensive induction
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Teacher Pension scheme
• SEN Allowance
• Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme and more!