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Humanities Head of Department - Full-time

Dartford Science and Technology College, Dartford

  • Ref:KCC886-4026-115T
  • Posted:21/02/2017
  • Pay:L8-L12 (£47,408 - £52, 206)
  • Start Date:Sep 2017
  • App Close Date:01/03/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:w/b 06.03.17

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We are looking to appoint an ambitious, innovative and outstanding Director of Learning to provide leadership of Humanities within the school.  The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate exceptional leadership and management skills.  He or she will be able to continue to raise standards for all our students in Humanities (Geography, History, RE and Citizenship) and motivate, inspire and support a strong team.

You must be able to teach across Key Stages 3 and 4 in at least two of the subjects you will lead and to Key Stage 5 in at least one of them.

Dartford Science and Technology College is a good school which has a clear vision for the future and has set a range of challenging targets.  This is a high quality learning community for girls aged 11-18 with a mixed Sixth Form.  Our ethos puts learning at the heart of everything we do.

DSTC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Information about the school

Why work at Dartford Science and Technology College?

DSTC is a small, non-selective secondary school for girls in Dartford. We are family-centred with high aspirations and pride ourselves on excellent pastoral care. There is a strong sense of community, based on excellent relationships between staff, pupils and parents. In 2017 Ofsted graded the school Good overall and Good in each category and in March 2022 they said that DSTC continues to be a good school.

The school is a safe space for pupils to learn and develop as young citizens. The school has high expectations of pupils; behaviour, with strong systems to manage it. As a result, pupils behave very well. 100% of staff feel proud to work at DTSC and 85% of parents who responded to Parent View would recommend DSTC to other parents (Ofsted March 2022).

Lessons at DSTC have a calm and purposeful atmosphere with the students showing a genuine interest in learning. Our teachers tell us they enjoy being able to teach and enable the students to learn without disruption.

We are a Co-operative Trust school and are committed to supporting our workforce to be the best they can be. We can offer accelerated professional development with a personalised approach to developing all staff through coaching, mentoring and both internal and external training. Our new staff will have unparalleled opportunities to learn and bring excellent practice to bear in raising achievement for the students of DSTC.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01322 222445

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.