Lytchett Minster School is looking for highly motivated teachers who are passionate about teaching and who will relish the prospect of making a positive difference in the lives of young people.
This post represents an exciting opportunity for an experienced, knowledgeable and skilled specialist History teacher eager to develop their career in an exceptionally well-equipped department within an outstanding and attractive school to lead a team of specialist historians. This is a full-time role. As an ambitious colleague wishing to progress your career, this vibrant and successful school can help you to develop and flourish. TLR 1.1 will be considered for a candidate with the requisite experience to take on the role of Head of Humanities Faculty (including being Head of History).
We are looking to recruit someone who is passionate about teaching History and who will lead an established department in developing further. Applicants need to be well qualified, have a wide knowledge of, and real enthusiasm for, the subject and will be fully involved in all matters of the curriculum and resource development within the faculty. The ability to teach A-Level Government and Politics is essential. They will lead and coach other colleagues and be responsible for their appraisals.
Visits to the school are welcomed and we would be delighted to show you around our fantastic school. Please contact Sharon Parker, Head's PA, via the main school office to arrange a tour.
Lytchett Minster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and acceptable references.
Lytchett Minster School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.