Head of History

Location

Surrey | United Kingdom

Job description

Our school is a remarkable place and has been educating girls since 1888. Around one thousand girls, age 4 to 18, from Guildford and its surrounding towns and villages, enjoy exceptional facilities and inspired teaching. Guildford High School comprises a Junior School and Senior School, both on the same site. Whilst providing all-through education, each School has its own distinct personality and girls join us at many different entry points. Our staff are integral to delivering high quality education to the girls in our care, inspiring them to think and learn creatively. We seek to recruit and retain dynamic teaching and non-teaching staff that share in our vision and commitment.

Guildford High School is part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools, aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

United Learning is committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.

Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. Here is some information about the benefits available to United Learning.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

Job Title:

Head of History 

Reporting to:

Deputy Head Academic  

Tenure:

Full-time, 37.5 hours  

Salary:

Competitive  

Start Date:

September 2024  

Application Deadline:

8.30am Friday 15 March 2024 

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Job Role:

We seek to appoint an exceptionally high-calibre teacher with superb subject knowledge to stimulate, inspire and challenge our high-achieving pupils and who is prepared to give full commitment to the aims and ethos of the History Department and to Guildford High School. We are looking for a dynamic leader who will be able to continue to improve upon the already outstanding teaching within the Department. The successful candidate will be confident in developing new initiatives and ideas to drive the Department forward and will have good attention to detail to ensure the successful implementation of these initiatives. The successful candidate should have a warm, friendly and supportive teaching style to nurture the pupils’ interest in History.   

The ability to teach in one or more other departments would be helpful e.g. Politics, Economics 

History at Guildford High School

History is taught within a dedicated, thriving department. At GCSE, the subject is a popular option choice, with four groups in each of Years 10 and 11.  We follow the Edexcel IGCSE course, covering units on Germany 1918-1945, Superpower Relations 1945-1972, Russia 1905-1924 and China 1900-1989.

At A Level we follow the OCR course. In the Lower Sixth, students split their time between studying the Tudors, 1485-1558, and Italy, 1900-1943. In the Upper Sixth, students study Civil Rights in the USA, 1865-1992. Alongside this, they complete their coursework, for which students are given a choice of topics, including the Tudors and twentieth century Russian and Soviet history.

All these courses are supported by a wide range of resources.  We also run a number of visits to places of related interest ranging from the Somme Battlefields to Berlin.

We encourage students to undertake independent learning, and we, as colleagues, delight in a range of teaching styles. The department is highly collaborative; we share ideas and support each other in our weekly departmental meetings.

Members of the department are fully involved in the extra-curricular life of the school; in addition to running enrichment sessions with a focus on History, members also contribute to clubs such as debating. 

The department is well resourced, and all staff and pupils are provided with iPads. 

This is not intended to be exhaustive and the post holder may perform other duties reasonably required by the Head.  Applicants will need to already hold the right to work in the UK and, if short-listed, be able to attend an interview at the school.   The School reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage during the recruitment process.

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