Teacher of History and Religious Studies

Teacher of History and RS Our vision: Joy and ambition Weydon is a joyful community which is ambitious for all its members and is restless to improve. We are driven by a moral purpose to provide an excellent and innovative learning experience which develops scholarship, character, confidence and leadership. Our values: Believe, Belong, Care Our values in action: The Weydon Way ·        We have the highest expectations of each other. These are set not by creating a fear of failure, but by our absolute belief in the potential of every member of our community to achieve great things and in our responsibility to support them to do so ·        We are driven by the mission for all to experience the joy of belonging to an inspiring, ambitious , safe and compassionate community in which all are valued and respected ·        We believe the best in everyone and therefore every interaction is considered, thoughtful and kind, even when we do not agree with each other ·        We believe by caring for others in our school and in the wider community, we will experience joy, purpose and pride ·        We act with integrity by doing and saying the right thing whether or not anyone is watching An introduction to Humanities at Weydon The History and RS departments are part of the larger Humanities faculty which includes Geography, RS and Politics. Each department area works collaboratively to produce high quality and ambitious curriculums. Students make their option choices at the end of Year 8 and therefore follow a three-year GCSE programme. All subjects are popular at GCSE (note Politics is currently offered to a few students as an AS Level option). Classroom teaching is of the highest quality and delivered in an engaging and consistent way with regular continued professional development aimed at constantly improving the curriculum and the pedagogy used to teach it.  60% of students at Weydon are high prior attainers, but this is a comprehensive school and we work hard to ensure our lessons are adapted to the needs of the individuals in each class. Disciplinary reading is a whole school focus,  as the legacy of COVID continue to adversely affect the reading ages of students across the school. Every student has access to resources through their own iPad; you will have your own iPad and laptop to support your planning and delivery of lessons in and out of school. Professional Learning is an integral part of working at Weydon with opportunities for pedagogial and leadership development embedded into the weekly CPD programme. Students at Weydon are expected to take part in two clubs each week, t he Humanities faculty runs a range of extra-curricular opportunities inclu