Teacher of History (Beckfoot Upper Heaton School)
Education Phase: Secondary
Job Role: Teacher
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 22nd April 2025
Interview Date: 28th April 2025
About Us
Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Established in 2013, we are a well-respected local school trust, completely committed to our inclusive and ambitious mission.
We are different from many trusts in that we are diverse in composition; 10 schools: primary, secondary, and special and this gives us a unique feel as we learn so much from one another. We want our students to love learning and be well placed to do something great with their lives, our values of enjoy, learn, succeed reflect this.
We are ambitious for all our children, and we are determined that all can succeed. We value our teams and are committed to the professional development of all. We are proud of the clarity that we have as expressed in our principles of alignment and the value that we place on individual and school diversity.
This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and that we serve our local community in action as well as words. All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to be better tomorrow than they are today and are genuinely excited about the next phase in our journey to remarkable.
Why Choose Beckfoot Upper Heaton
1. We are a smaller than average Ofsted Good (May 2023) culturally diverse local 11-16 secondary school.
2. We know our students and staff well and we work hard to accept and embrace each other’s differences and to live our values of integrity, kindness, and excellence.
3. We are genuinely ambitious for our students and strive to make a difference to the community that we serve.
4. We are committed to being a People-First organisation and we listen to the authentic voice of our community, and we embrace kind and candid feedback as a gift.
5. We invest in the professional growth of our staff.
Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.
Job Description
We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of History. The right candidate will be a highly valued member of our History Team within Beckfoot Upper Heaton. We are a local trust with a national outward focus, determined to make a difference to the community that we are so privileged to serve.
We are small enough to feel very connected, yet large enough for all to feel the benefit of scale. As a minimum, we meet national pay and conditions. We have a great reputation as a local employer and we work positively with unions, with an emphasis on fairness and equity.
We find ways to reduce unnecessary workload and are positive about flexible working requests, constantly seeking out best practices to enhance the employee experience. We consult on any big changes to policy and listen carefully to our employees through an annual nationally benchmarked survey and through many opportunities to hear the voice of the individual.
Our people matter; being a People First Organisation is a key strategic aim and our People Charter frames our commitment.
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