Teacher of Humanities (Arnold Hill Spencer Academy)
Location: Arnold Hill Spencer Academy, Gedling Road, Arnold, Nottingham, UK
Education Phase: Secondary
Job Role: Teacher
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Monday, 19th May 2025
Interview Date: 23rd May 2025
About us
We are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent Humanities teacher who is both inspirational and dedicated to joining our forward-thinking and dynamic team. Our department is warm and welcoming, with high expectations for all. This role is ideal for a specialist in either History, Geography, or Beliefs Philosophy and Ethics (RE).
The successful candidate will become part of our thriving faculty, where innovation and the sharing of best practices are at the heart of our approach. We seek passionate educators who can engage and motivate students in their Humanities subject, fostering a love for learning across all abilities. The role involves teaching your specialist subject at KS3 and KS4, with the potential to extend to KS5. Applications are encouraged from both experienced and newly qualified teachers.
Our mission is to elevate student aspirations, guiding them toward personal and academic excellence. We strive to equip students with the confidence, resilience, and skills necessary to develop into lifelong learners who are eager to fulfil their potential and beyond.
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to “Be inspired and achieve together” and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis. Student attainment and progress is above national average at GCSE and well above average at A Level. We are currently full to capacity in most year groups with waiting lists for students hoping to join. We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision
Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe:
* All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
* Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
* We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.
The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.
Closing date for applications 11:55pm Monday 19 May 2025
Interviews will take place on Friday 23 May 2025
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
How to Apply
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Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).
The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer
Job Description
Please see attached document
Teacher PensionScheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount andSalary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academycontinuous service, for full details please visit: https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits
Desired Criteria
Recent and relevant experience of teaching a Humanities subject to post-16 students
Knowledge of recent initiatives and issues in education
Using ICT as a curriculum tool to improve standards
DfE recognised teaching qualification such as a PGCE or equivalent
Knowledge of the Secondary Curriculum
A working knowledge of ICT in a classroom environment
The ability to inspire, motivate and challenge students
The ability to plan and teach well-structured lessons which achieve outcomes which are at least good and are often outstanding
The ability to meet targets for the students in your assigned classes
The ability to work closely with a team of teaching colleagues in your department to prepare, resources and teach your subject
The ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues showing respect for others and professionalism at all times
The ability to adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students
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