Teacher of Humanities (any Humanities specialism considered)

QUALIFICATIONS
ANDEXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

• Qualified
  teacher status
• Degree
  level qualification
• Experience
  of teaching KS3 and KS4
• Relevant postgraduate
  professional qualification

DESIRABLE

• Some
  teaching experience in a school with a similar context.
• Previous experience
  of working with parents

KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS

ESSENTIAL

• Good
  classroom teacher
• Ability
  to motivate and interest pupils
• Ability
  to set and attain high standards from pupils
• Ability
  to use ICT
• Sound
  understanding of the curriculum
• Excellent
  behaviour management skills
• Excellent
  interpersonal skills
• Ability
  to work as part of a team
• Excellent
  planning and organisational skills
• Effective
  oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge
  of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
• Awareness
  of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language or have
  SEND
• An
  understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by their intellectual,
  emotional and social development, and the stages of child development
• An understanding of
  equal opportunities issues

PERSONAL
QUALITIES

ESSENTIAL

• High
  degree of commitment to subject and teaching children
• Sets
  self high standards and targets
• Willingness
  to undertake CPD
• Supportive
  of colleagues
• Good
  attendance and punctuality
• Pro-active
  in the working environment
• Enthusiastic
  and positive attitude
• Ability
  to accommodate changes in work priorities
• Ability
  to anticipate workload and plan ahead
• Ability
  to develop effective relationships with parents
• Ability to encourage
  and enable others to reach their full potential

DESIRABLE

• Willingness
  to contribute to extra-curricular activities

CONTRAINDICATIONS

ESSENTIAL

Criminal
convictions including offences against children

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