Faculty Leader for Humanities

Faculty Leader for Humanities

MPS/UPR + TLR 2 (£5,347)

Full time - 1.0

Permanent

To commence April 2024 or as soon as possible

Batley Multi Academy Trust’s sole purpose is to provide a great education for Primary and Secondary learners throughout a local family of schools. The Trust is passionately committed to the communities of Batley, Birstall, Dewsbury and our surrounding areas, serving our local learners and their families in order to secure excellent educational outcomes, partnered with high aspirations. Batley Multi Academy Trust currently comprises Batley Girls’ High School, Batley Grammar School, Field Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Healey Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Manorfield Infant and Nursery School and Upper Batley High School. We provide high quality education for all young people. This collaboration enables us to share expertise, knowledge and best practice to ensure academic and pastoral excellence throughout all of our schools, with all schools embracing the same overall ethos and values, whilst maintaining their own unique characters. 

Batley Girls’ High School is a 11-19 school and we are very proud of our achievements: ‘Students achieve exceptionally well in this outstanding academy.  They make rapid and sustained progress’ (Ofsted, 2013). We have an ethos based around the ideas of Achievement, Respect and Transformation (ART). Respect for self, for others and for learning is at the core of everything we do. We are dedicated to investing in our staff and passionately committed to their development, providing a supportive environment where people can truly grow and flourish.

We are seeking to appoint an innovative and enthusiastic Faculty Leader for Humanities to lead our successful, supportive and hardworking department. If you are a highly effective classroom teacher with excellent leadership and communication skills and are keen to make a difference to the learning and aspirations of our students, then we would welcome your application.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead the Humanities Department to become an outstanding department with excellent outcomes.
• Ensure all students are high achievers in the Humanities subjects..
• Plan, develop, monitor and evaluate all Humanities courses.

In return we can offer:

• A firm commitment to your professional development with a structured programme of CPD for continued progression.
• A supportive team of exceptional staff and school leaders to ensure success in the role.
• Excellent facilities with highly motivated students who are keen to engage in lessons.
• Leadership development opportunities and a bespoke development programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive forward thinking Trust, who in return for your commitment and hard work, will support you to achieve your own career goals and aspirations.   

Please contact the People and Talent team on 01924 942075/ recruitment@batleymat.co.uk, if you have any questions or to arrange a visit.

Closing date for applications is Friday 19th January 2024 at 12:00pm

Interviews will be held week commencing 22nd January 2024

Batley Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for Regulated Activity and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Batley Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.