Head of History
St Martin's School
Essex
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- Salary:
- MPS - UPS +TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 27 September 2024
Job overview
St Martin's School
Hanging Hill Lane
Hutton, Brentwood
Essex CM13 2HG
Tel: 01277 238300
NOR: 1834 including 361 sixth form students
Executive Headteacher: Jamie Foster
Role – Head of History
Salary Range – MPS / UPS + TLR2b
Start Date – January 2025
We are looking to appoint a conscientious Head of History, committed to raising attainment and progress. History is a popular subject at St Martin’s across all three Key Stages. At GCSE, History is part of the EBacc qualification and we regularly have four or five classes in each cohort. Last year, 47% of our students achieved a grade 6 or above. At key Stage 5, History is offered in two option groups, with several students going on to study History or related subjects at university.
St Martin's is an over-subscribed, friendly, co-educational, fully comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. The school is on one site with extensive grounds which also includes a large sixth form block. Our ethos is a non-bureaucratic approach to all aspects of school life, while maintaining a relentless focus on learning and teaching, to ensure outstanding achievement for our students.
Application can be made via TES.com or http://www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon appointment of a successful applicant.
St Martin's School is an academy that forms part of the Discovery Educational Trust.
The Local Schools Committee will ensure that all staff, job applicants, and students seeking admission to the school do not suffer direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or belief, and are not disadvantaged by any other condition or requirement which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
Closing date: Friday 27th September 2024 at midday
St Martin's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About St Martin's School
About us
St Martin’s is an over-subscribed, friendly, co-educational, fully comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. We are a 10 minute walk from Shenfield station which can take you into Liverpool Street in 20 minutes. Brentwood town centre is 10 minutes away, with a bustling high street and lively nightlife. The school is on one site with extensive grounds which also includes a large sixth form block. Our ethos is a non-bureaucratic approach to all aspects of school life, while maintaining a relentless focus on learning and teaching, to ensure outstanding achievement for our students. Work-life balance is of the upmost importance to us; morning briefing for all staff is held weekly with no more than one whole staff meeting in each half-term. 95% of our staff say they are happy to work here. Our behaviour policy, Discipline with Dignity, is built on mutual respect and rules that must make sense. Attitude to learning scores across all our students are very good to excellent. 96% of parents say they are happy to send their students to St Martin's.
Benefits of working at St Martin's.
- Free on-site parking
- All buildings located on one site
- Subsidised staff accommodation
- Hot and cold food available during the school day at cost price
- Coffee shop located in sixth form block
- Cycle to work scheme
- Two weeks' paternity leave at full pay
- All inset completed as twilight sessions, shortening the summer term
- Personalised CPD calendar, all sessions chosen by the employee
- Maximum of six staff meetings in any academic year.
- Paid leave for celebrations for staff with excellent attendance
- Talent Management Programme for outstanding new teachers
- Vibrant, diverse and inclusive sixth form, where students go on to study everything from medicine at Oxbridge to a modern apprenticeship
- ECTs are supported by a subject mentor and led by a member of the senior team
If we sound like a school you would like to work at then please apply to join us. We look forward to meeting you!
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