What skills and experience we're looking for
Glenthorne High School is a vibrant and inclusive community where staff are appreciated and work collaboratively to ensure our pupils reach their full potential. The Humanities Department is a welcoming team who have built well-established schemes of work and innovative resources to support teaching and learning.
The school has a vacancy for an enthusiastic Teacher of Humanities who demonstrates a passion for teaching to support the Subject Leader and instil a desire to learn in our pupils. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to academic excellence, be enthusiastic about the subjects, and work to embrace our mantra of achievement for all. Experience of teaching History or a History degree is highly desirable.
Applications from ECTs and experienced teachers are most welcome.
What the school offers its staff
Glenthorne High School can offer you:
• A programme of support for ECTs and those in their second year of teaching
• A comprehensive programme of professional development for teachers at all levels
• Potential for welcome payment of £1 500 & Recruitment Allowance
• The opportunity to work with colleagues who have a passion to inspire pupils.
• Well established behaviour management systems, pupils feel valued and supported and able to learn.
• Opportunity to take advantage of Benenden Healthcare
• Salary Sacrifice schemes: Electric car and Cycle to work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas.
Glenthorne High School is part of the Willow Learning Trust and is a National Teaching School with a specialism in the arts. The school is a mixed comprehensive academy with over 1700 pupils.This is a genuine opportunity to join a popular school and become an integral part of the academy's continuing success.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.