Humanities Teacher

Teacher of Humanities Uppingham Community College Grade: MPS / UPS FTE percentage: Part-time, 0.5 FTE Contract Type: Permanent Working Pattern: Between Monday to Friday We are looking for a highly motivated individual with energy, enthusiasm, and a passion for providing inspirational learning experiences. You will play a vital role in making a difference in the lives of all our students. The ideal candidate will be a hardworking and supportive team member with a strong understanding of how young people learn and the ability to plan and deliver high-quality teaching and learning. Why Choose Uppingham Community College? At Uppingham Community College, Humanities is taught from large, modern classrooms, renovated in 2021, fitted with excellent IT facilities including fully interactive Smart Boards. The Humanities Department at Uppingham Community College aims to enable all students to develop an awareness and understanding of the changing world and nations in which we live. We are particularly concerned with developing the geographical, historical, spiritual, economic, social, moral, and political awareness of our students. The subjects aim to enrich the appreciation of cultural and religious diversity and encourage students to work co-operatively, respecting each other, adults, and their environment. There are currently seven Humanities teachers, and a designated Humanities Teaching Assistant, with a wide range of expertise and experience. We have specialist staff in all subjects. The Humanities Department is a supportive, exciting, and celebratory space. Humanities staff are committed to teaching across these subject boundaries where this is of benefit to students in Years 7, 8 and 9 as part of a Humanities course. As students' progress through the school the specialism of staff in the different subjects become increasingly important in helping students understand the strands within Humanities and prepare them for GCSE. In Years 10 and 11 students follow separate subject courses taught by specialist staff. We are committed to innovative and reflective teaching based on thorough planning, excellent resource provision, and the sharing of expertise so that we can constantly seek to improve the quality of education for our students. The candidate will support the department with a mix of Geography, History and Religious Education mostly at KS3 and class sizes are usually 25-30. This important role offered proactively contributes towards the success of the majority of students choosing to take one or more Humanities subjects at KS4. GCSE Humanities options are extremely popular with students - there is an open-option approach to KS4 options; and typically, there are a number of History and Geography classes, accompanied by a single Citizenship and RE GCSE groups respectively. Each group usually contains 20-25 students. There are also a considerable number of students who take two or even three Humanities subjects. Students receive six one-