History Teacher

All Saints Catholic College is an over-subscribed, mixed secondary school in the heart of North Kensington. We pride ourselves on the strong reputation for outstanding teaching and exceptional results.

In November 2022, Ofsted judged our school as OUTSTANDING. Our Diocese Section 48 Inspection in December 2022 was also OUTSTANDING.

We pride ourselves on being a vibrant, close-knit community which was also recognised by inspectors: “There is a strong sense of community within this school. Relationships between pupils and teachers are very strong and based on mutual respect. One parent’s comment reflects the views of many in the survey, ‘The school strikes the right balance between firmness and kindness.”

The diversity within our school is a key strength and allows students to acknowledge each other’s differences whilst at the same time celebrating them. The greatest ambassadors of our school are our students who demonstrate and model excellent behaviour as well as attitudes to learning.

We are a small school but with this comes a great strength. We can offer smaller teaching groups as well as ensuring that we get to know learning needs intricately. We aim to ensure that we offer a safe but joyous learning environment to all of our students so that that they can find the confidence to flourish during their time at All Saints.

Job title: Teacher of History 

Salary: MPS/UPS Inner London 

Contract type: Permanent 

Line Manager: Head of History.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and high-performing History Team. The department has developed significantly over the past few years and is now one of the best performing departments in the school. The collegiate department has many strengths including a strong Subject Leader, passionate teachers and access to a wide range of teaching resources. The team are committed to sharing best practice and working together to plan and resource each programme of study.  

Teaching:

· To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in school and elsewhere

· To use teaching strategies which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus

· To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required

· To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students

· To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy, cross-curricular aspects and school subject specialism(s) are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students

· To undertake a designated programme of teaching

· To ensure a high quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards

· To prepare and update subject materials

· To maintain good order, discipline and respect for others; to promote understanding of the school’s rules and values; to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework. To safeguard health and safety and to develop relationships with and between students conducive to optimum learning

· To undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school procedures

· To mark, grade and give written and verbal and diagnostic feedback to students of individual work and group work they have undertaken

Operational/Strategic planning

· To plan and prepare courses, schemes of work and individual lessons, appropriate to the needs, interests, experience and existing knowledge of students

· To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in the Faculty

· To contribute to the Faculty’s Improvement Plan and its implementation.

· To contribute to the whole school’s planning activities

· To contribute to the faculty process of self-review and evaluation and Improvement Plan activities

Professional Development

· To take part in the school’s staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development

· To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods

· To engage actively in the Performance Appraisal Review process

· To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support

· To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relations within the school

Pastoral Duties

· To be a Form Tutor to an assigned group of students

· To promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the Form Tutor Group as a whole

· To liaise with a Pastoral Manager to ensure the well-being and educational development of your assigned students

· To register students, accompany them to assemblies, encourage their full attendance at all lessons and their participation in other aspects of school life

· To evaluate and monitor the progress of students and keep up-to-date student records as may be required

· To contribute to the preparation of action plans, progress files, individual education plans, and other reports

· To alert the appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and to make recommendations as to how these may be resolved

· To communicate as appropriate, with the parents of students and with persons or bodies outside the school concerned with the welfare of individual students, after consultation with the appropriate staff

· To contribute to PSHE and Citizenship and Enterprise according to school procedures

· To apply the behaviour management procedures so that effective learning can take place

Other specific duties

· To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example;

· To promote actively the school’s corporate policies;

· To continue personal development as agreed;

· To comply with the school’s health and safety policy and undertake risk assessment as appropriate;

· To undertake any other duty as specified by Headteacher not mentioned in the above.