Head of History

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience of teaching young people (11-16)
• Proven record of consistently good or better teaching
• Proven subject expertise
• A vision for how student attainment can be improved and maintained
• Experience of successful behaviour for learning strategies
• Excellent classroom practitioner (consistently good or better teaching)
• Effective personal ICT skills relevant to day-to-day practice
• Able to make judgements about the quality of your own teaching and learning and improve through reflection
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills (including written, oral and presentation)

What the school offers its staff

• Excellent opportunities for professional development including coaching and NPQs
• Providing a well-ordered working environment, including centralised detentions, so teachers can focus on teaching
• Regular opportunities for flexible working

Further details about the role

About The Charter School Bermondsey

The Charter School Bermondsey is an Ofsted “Good” (2022), four-form entry, mixed, 11-16 free school that opened in September 2013. The school is in a new state-of-the-art building, just a stone’s throw from Bermondsey Underground and boasts fantastic spaces for staff and students. DfE school performance tables show a headline Progress 8 score of +0.08 in 2024, having previously achieved +0.29 in 2023. We believe that all pupils have the potential to flourish through great teaching and providing the right environment and opportunities. At our school, every young person is known, valued and supported to thrive. Guided by our values Belong. Believe. Become. We create a community where pupils feel part of something, build confidence in their abilities, and develop the character and skills to succeed.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.