Head of Humanities

ROLE SUMMARY:

St Anthony’s is a co-ed nursery for pupils from ages 2 - 4 years of age, and a boys-only pre-prep and prep school from ages 4 - 13. It is Roman Catholic but welcomes boys of other faiths. The majority of boys transfer to leading Independent schools.

St Anthony’s School for Boys seeks to appoint a well qualified and inspirational Head of Humanities. The Faculty consists of History, Geography, and Religious Education taught as discrete subjects throughout the school. There has been considerable work on the curriculum in all three subjects over the last few years and the successful candidate will work closely with the Deputy Head Academic and class teachers to ensure teaching and learning is of the highest possible standard. Academic standards are high, even though the school is not super-selective, and the culture is to 'teach to the top’, which encourages all pupils to be stretched and challenged whatever their starting point. Academic outcomes are outstanding and have been so over the last five years as evidenced by the increasing number of senior school offers from places such as Westminster, St Paul’s, UCS, Highgate, Merchant Taylors’, Habs, Eton, Harrow and many others besides. 

This post ideally is suited for an ambitious teacher keen to develop their leadership and management skills. They will have the capacity to contribute to the Scholarship programme as well as enriching the intellectual co-curricular life of the school, perhaps through debating or public speaking. They will be aligned with the ethos associated with a highly successful academic Catholic school. Suitably qualified candidates from either the Independent or State sector are encouraged to apply. St Anthony’s is a professional and purposeful environment but it is also a place of fun, laughter and, above all else, a kind and genuine community. 

Interviews will take place as and when suitable applications are received, so early applications are encouraged.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Model high standards of professional behaviour in all aspects of school life, including proactively communicating and collaborating with other Faculty Heads in order to realise the vision of the 
  school as stated in The School Development Plan;
• Ensure that schemes of work curriculum plans from Reception to Year 8 are fit for purpose and highly engaging for all pupils across the ability range, including the incorporation of challenge and stretch for the most able and support for those with additional needs;
• Be responsible for progress tracking for each subject area in the Faculty, in line with the whole school reporting and assessment policy;
• Ensure that staff who are responsible for delivering the curriculum throughout the school are confident in delivering high quality lessons at all times, including the coordination of resources;
• Work as part of a wider Middle Management Team, including attendance at Head of Faculty meetings
• Provide at least one CPD activity per term, focusing on Teaching and Learning for the whole school;
• Provide enrichment and cultural opportunities for students, pertaining to the Faculty, including out-of-school trips and participation in school enrichment sessions;
• Complete and update annual Faculty Handbook and Faculty Development Plan in line with the whole-school goals set out in the School Development Plan;
• Be proactive in their own self-development as well as that of those teaching subjects sitting within their Faculty; providing CPD suggestions and opportunities to enhance Teaching and
• Lead on Digital Literacy in your Faculty, ensuring that Digital Literacy is embedded into the curriculum and role modelling best practice for colleagues in this area;
• Keep up to date with developments in subject area and education in general to ensure that best practice is adopted within the Faculty;
• Be the formal Appraiser of up to three members of teaching staff;
• Monitor the Faculty budget, including accounting for expenditure and the impact of this on learning;
• Fulfil the role of Form Tutor as required, overseeing the holistic (pastoral and academic) development of tutees, communicating with parents as appropriate.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• A vision for developing the Humanities provision at St. Anthony’s School from Reception to Year 8
• The experience of teaching at least two of the Humanities subjects (Religious Studies, Geography and History);
• Experience of high-quality classroom practice including the planning and delivery of impactful lessons and quality written feedback;
• The experience of identifying where there is need for change and implementing this successfully;
• An excellent communicator with strong organisational skills with the ability to coordinate the delivery of a curriculum across varying Key Stages; It would be advantageous for the candidate to have experience in teaching three Humanities subjects.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM

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