What skills and experience we're looking for
The Humanities Faculty consists of History, Geography and Religious Studies. There may also be the opportunity for the right candidate to teach Sociology.
We are a large team of teachers, with experience ranging from ECTs to seasoned professionals. All of whom are dedicated to raising the achievements of the learners at HRS while keeping a good sense of humour.
Located in C block, we have nine Humanities classrooms and a shared office which supports communication of ideas and the sharing of good practice. There is a large designated space for each department to store a range of resources and equipment.
Teachers are equipped with their own laptop/Chromebook for use in the department and there are a number of shared visualisers. The use of Iris Connect is encouraged and we have several tablets in the school which make using this technology easy.
The curriculum across the subjects is in an exciting state of rejuvenation as HRS moves away from a three year KS4 and to a three year KS3. Humanities is popular at both GCSE and Sixth Form, with the number of students attending the Sixth Form growing each year. This role gives the successful candidate a chance to really shape the learner's futures and bring the global society into a rural village in Essex. In conjunction with this is the developing primary phase of our all through-school, which will give future opportunities to work closely with our primary colleagues to ensure the Humanities curriculum is sequenced throughout all key stages.
We are seeking to continue our success by appointing an outstanding and dynamic teacher to our successful Humanities Faculty. Someone with energy and innovation with a passion for the Humanities subjects. Ideally, the successful candidate will be someone who can teach in their specialism up to KS4/5 and would have a desire for teaching across the Humanities subjects. This is an opportunity to shape a number of subject curriculums and understand a Humanities faculty holistically rather than through one subject area. This role will be useful to those wishing to progress to a faculty leader in the future.
Please state on your application what your Primary and Secondary Humanities subjects are, including Sociology.
The successful candidate will:
Be an outstanding teacher.
Raise achievement through high quality teaching and learning in the Humanities subjects (Geography/History/RS/Sociology)
Be passionate about teaching and learning.
Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Be an enthusiastic professional committed to providing our students with an outstanding education.
Be able to inspire commitment and enthusiasm for different subject areas.
Be a positive team player with a strong commitment to professional development.
Have a commitment to the safeguarding of all students in the school.
Have an interest in the pastoral side to teaching including Form time responsibilities.
We seek inspirational teachers with talent and drive to join our strong and successful team. We believe our success as a faculty is directly linked to the quality of our staff and the professional development of our teachers.
What the school offers its staff
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our friendly and hardworking Humanities team.We are an inclusive school where every student is valued and has the opportunity to shine.
The school is a popular and successful all through comprehensive situated in the beautiful North Essex countryside with good communication links to London and the South East and is approximately 7 miles from Stansted Airport. The school is currently located adjacent to the town’s leisure centre and we have ample on-site parking. We are proud to offer our staff a 50% discount on wraparound care for their children in the primary school, helping to support work-life balance. This benefit provides significant savings on before and after school care for children, ensuring that our team can feel confident and supported both at work and at home. Staff wellbeing is at the forefront of SLT’s agenda and training and support are always designed with this at the core.
This is an exciting time to join the school:
• It is confirmed that Bowmer & Kirkland will commence our new school building shortly, funded by the Department for Education. This building will be to the highest specification with brand new equipment. The school is set to open to the primary phase in the academic year 2025-26, with the secondary phase following shortly after.
• Helena Romanes has made excellent progress with the support of Saffron Academy Trust towards being judged by Ofsted as a Good school (Oct 2023). Working with the talented senior leadership team that is in place across all phases of the school, and drawing on the commitment from staff to provide the best possible outcomes for the pupils.
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.