Head of History

Establishment: Canon Slade School Location: Canon Slade School Salary: 31,650 - 49,084 Department: History Job Type: Full Time Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Closing Date: 28/04/:00 Interview Date: 06/05/2025 Start Date: 1st September 2025

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 27.50 Weeks per Year: 52.143 Pay Grade: T1-T9

Are you prepared to work collaboratively and openly for the benefit of young people?

If so, Canon Slade School would love to hear from you!

We are a very popular and successful Church of England Academy of 1,760 students (335 in the Sixth Form). Our students progress onto world-class universities and institutions to further study or gain apprenticeships and employment. Our aim is to fulfil individual potential and prepare pupils for life in a rapidly changing world by providing an excellent education within a Christian environment.

Canon Slade School is a member of the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi academy trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides a great opportunity to work closely with the other three High Schools in the MAT - St James's C of E High School, Bolton St Catherine's Academy and Bury C of E High School; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress.

Main Duties:

• Be responsible and accountable for all aspects of the leadership and management of the department, with particular emphasis on the progress of all students and their achieving excellent results; the design and delivery of the curriculum, the quality of teaching and learning in every lesson in the department, dealing with matters of student behaviour and rewards; the leadership of the department team, celebrating excellence, dealing with less good performance, and ensuring high quality professional development for all.
• Take a leading role in upholding and promoting the Christian ethos of the school.

The successful candidate will be someone who:

• Has an enthusiasm for History, which motivates and supports other staff and encourages a shared understanding of the contribution History can make to all aspects of pupils' lives.
• Has a clear vision for the future of the department and strategies for achieving it.
• Is an enthusiastic and innovative team player with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to achieving high standards within a successful department.
• Is an excellent classroom practitioner.
• Has a clear understanding of the characteristics of high-quality teaching and is able and willing to teach across the whole age and ability range.
• Quickly builds rapport and effective professional relationships with both our young people and colleagues.
• Actively shares good practices and seeks to explore ways to improve their own and others' teaching.
• Understands that behaviour management starts with the quality of teaching in the classroom.
• Demonstrates personal resilience and role models those personal qualities we wish to instil in our young people.

In return we can offer:

• A supportive and encouraging staff team.
• A paid premium to a Healthcare Cash Plan to claim back contributions towards dental, optical and other medical costs.
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

To apply please complete the application form via Face-Ed using the link.

Please do not send CVs as they will not be considered.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

The Bishop Fraser Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to child protection screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.

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At The Bishop Fraser Trust, we aim to recruit outstanding people who have the right attitude.

If you have a love for teaching and are passionate about seeing children succeed, we would love to hear from you!

For our part, we will provide excellent development opportunities, leadership training and the time to develop all of this so that you can be the best you can be.