Job Introduction
Crestwood Community School is one school, with two campuses serving central Eastleigh. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious person as a Teacher of Humanities (ideally with a specialism in History) from Easter or September 2025. History sits within the EBacc Faculty. It is an exceptionally upbeat and innovative Faculty. It is cohesive, team spirited and well led. We are looking for someone who can play an active role in contributing to the already high standards within the department, especially as our option numbers at GCSE History are high.
This role would suit an experienced teacher or an ECT looking for their first post after qualifying. If the post is filled by an ECT the role will be payable from 1st July 2025.
We continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition, Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwoodfamily pervades through everything we do
We will ensure that the successful candidate has:
- comprehensive induction including a dedicated mentor
- continuous professional learning, development and improvement
- the opportunity to contribute to raising standards for all our students
As a school we take staff wellbeing seriously. We offer staff the following:
- wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
- free lunch every day
- free tea and coffee
- half termly cooked breakfasts
- accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year
- One wellbeing day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
- weekly thank you bulletin
- birthday cards
- heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
- acts of random kindness
- access to mental health first aiders
We care deeply about our school, the staff, the students and the community we serve, we are a school with a heart. We as a school are clear about our improvement agenda and we work cohesively as a school wide team. As this was our fifth consecutive “good” grading it demonstrates that at Crestwood we are continually providing a consistent quality in all we do, against a backdrop of tougher standards and criteria to be judged against.
The History department is led by our Achievement Leader for the EBacc Faculty, who has led the History department in reviewing and adapting the KS3 and GCSE curriculum. The History department works collaboratively with each other in developing the challenge of the subject to maximise the progress our students make. Our History department works in collaboration with the wider EBacc Faculty, and the department strives to give our students a broadened understanding of the stories of the people in the world around us. We currently follow the AQA syllabus at GCSE History, and we are lucky to have opportunities for enrichment trips so that students can see history in action. As a Teacher of Humanities, there will be plenty of opportunities to develop cross-curricular links.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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