Head of Faculty History and History EBAAC Lead
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley
- New
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS and TLR1B for Head of Faculty and EBACC Lead
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- October 2024
- Apply by:
- 24 September 2024
Job overview
About this Role
Head of Faculty History and History EBAAC Lead
Based at The Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Kent BR2 9EH for 4 days per week, with 1 day working across other secondary schools in the Trust.
Orion Education is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
In joining The Ravensbourne School and the family of schools within Orion Education you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Head of History. We are seeking applicants with a deep understanding of the subjects and the ability to craft and deliver outstanding lessons. The History EBBAC role, will require the successful candidate to develop and lead on an aligned Trust Wise Curriculum, including all aligned assessment and teaching resources.
We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.
The successful candidate will:
· Join a forward-looking, high achieving school
· A school that offers a genuine opportunity for meaningful career development.
· A positive and supportive department of enthusiastic and motivated teachers, including TLR holders.
· Contribute to wider improvement of the school and trust
· Excellent career opportunities within the trust
· Be driven and committed to your students
· An excellent practitioner who is willing to challenge and be challenged
Much as we see our staff nurture the interests and talents of our students, we support the professional growth of our staff. You can expect the following unique benefits to enhance your working life:
· Funded CPD courses including MAs and NPQs
· Accredited training with recognised qualifications e.g. Outstanding Teachers Programme with Greenwich University
· Staff CPD library and numerous opportunities to work across the Trust in one of our many working forums
· Outer London Salary
· State-of-the art facilities at TRS, including access to our new gym
· Free onsite parking
· Excellent CPD opportunities
· Trust conferences and CPD
· A health cashback scheme with money back on dental, optical and other treatments. Also incorporating retail and gym discount schemes
· Cycle to work scheme
· Tech scheme
· Flexible and family friendly approach
· A comprehensive induction
· Annual subscription to TES
· Employee assistance programme
· Electric vehicle salary sacrifice leasing scheme
· Season ticket loan
About The Ravensbourne School
The Ravensbourne School is a mixed comprehensive school with a thriving school population of over 1600. We are very proud of our students and invest all that we have in making our students and staff the best that they can be.
We believe in achievement: educating the whole person, developing all the talents that any individual may have.
Our aim is to provide a seven year journey to adulthood and equip young adults to be confident, full of self esteem and ready to take a lead part in the 21st Century.
The Ravensbourne School is forward looking, centralising creativity and innovation in all that we do. We have a superb learning environment, excellent staff and a real sense of community in which all thrive.
The School has a growing sixth form, and an affiliation with Bromley Football Academy.
School History
Bromley County Grammar Schools for Boys and Girls, later Bromley Grammar Schools, opened in 1911 in Hayes Lane and Nightingale Lane respectively. When the plans for the Hayes Lane school were first drawn up they were exhibited at the Royal Society as an example of the ideal school design and construction.
The school in Hayes Lane was ceremonially opened on Wednesday 18th October 1911 with 79 pupils. In his speech the Headmaster, Mr Airy, urged his pupils to be:
"Still unsatisfied, still seeking for a better thing than best, a fairer thing than fairest, without rest."
The proceedings closed with the National Anthem, "After which the visitors were entertained to tea."
The buildings in Hayes Lane were considerably extended in 1933, using the original architect. The continuity of the neo-Georgian design was such that it is very difficult today to distinguish between the original and the extension.
The new buildings comprised the Great Hall (connected to the original building by an open cloister) the Science block, the Dining Hall and Gymnasium on either side of the hall. The old gymnasium was converted into the War Memorial Library as a "Memorial of the boys in the School who fell in the war". Sadly this memorial was added to again after World War II. The new buildings were officially opened on the 30th November 1934. Many of the School's early buildings are recognised as being of historic interest and are Grade II listed.
In 1988 demographic changes persuaded the Education Authority that the two separate single sex schools should close and a new co-educational comprehensive school be opened at Hayes Lane. There started a £6 million building programme designed to reflect the elegance of the existing buildings and to ensure that the new school would enjoy outstanding provision in every respect.
In 2003, with over subscription in Years 7 to 11 and an expanding VI Form, yet more building work was undertaken. A new dedicated VI Form block was created, the Drama studios expanded and the War Memorial Library refurbished in the original style. A new Lower School Library was installed in what was, in 1911, the dining hall for the original 79 boys.
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