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SalaryRequired from September 2024
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, and well-qualified Head of History and Politics to lead our highly successful, vibrant department.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to model and promote outstanding teaching and learning; will have the skills to support and empower their team; and will have the vision to play a key role in the strategic leadership of History and Politics, both in the classroom and beyond.
Through the study of History at Putney students gain not only an understanding of the past but of the world in which they find themselves. In our teaching, we place great importance on the role of debate and discussion, developing a deep enjoyment of academic challenge, and engendering a passion for uncovering past worlds.
The same commitment to debate and discussion permeates our Politics lessons, alongside an enjoyment of the fast-changing nature of the study of politics. This approach, and our thriving Politics Society, contributes to the ongoing popularity of Politics A Level.
About the school
As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged and supported inside the classroom and beyond.
The school is set in leafy grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the river Thames.
We also offer a variety of benefits, including:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employments
For further information and to apply for this exciting opportunity please click apply.
Closing date: Monday 18 March 2024.
Interview date: Wednesday 27 March 2024.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
