Director of Humanities
Nightingale Academy
Enfield
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS TLR 1d
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 27 May 2012
Job overview
Are you an inspiring leader of Humanities with a passion for learning?
Edmonton, London
Are you an inspiring, highly motivated and enthusiastic leader who has the passion for learning? You will be a specialist in Religious Studies, History or Geography. You will help shape the vision for Humanities within this vibrant North London Academy. The Humanities subjects offered from Year 7 to Year 13 include Literacy Based Humanities, Geography, History and Religious Studies at KS3; GCSE courses in Geography, History, RS, Citizenship and Sociology. In the rapidly expanding 6th Form, the faculty is well-represented with Preparation for Working Life at Level 2 and World Development, Sociology and Psychology at AS and A2. Examination results so far have been excellent.
The Humanities Faculty at Nightingale Academy is currently a team of eight dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated professionals. The vision has always been to prepare students for life beyond formal education. This is evident in the Literacy Based Humanities offered to students who struggle to make the transition between Primary and Secondary and the enrichment courses offered to 6th Formers. A new Director of Humanities is sought following the successful promotion of the current Director of Humanities.
Nightingale Academy is part of the London Academies Enterprise Trust (LAET) sponsored by the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). In each of the LAET academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes. You will also be offered membership of a private health cash plan, the Ford Advantage Scheme and be entitled to Childcare Vouchers and much, much more!
Interviews are due to take place 30 May 2012 for a September 2012 start.
Closing date for applications: 27May 2012.
For further information on this position and to make an application please visit:
www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/careers
Each of the academies within the LAET is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Criminal Records Disclosure at Enhanced Level will be required for all posts.
All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
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About Nightingale Academy
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May we take this opportunity to offer you a very warm welcome to Nightingale Academy, an AET sponsored academy. I feel immensely privileged to have been appointed as the principal of such a highly professional team of staff and some incredibly exceptional students. Nightingale is a culturally and ethnically vibrant community that is committed to succeeding in our journey to be an outstanding school, in the heart of Enfield, which secures the highest possible standards.
The Nightingale vision is driven by our focus on the importance of trust, respect, support and challenge for each other in order to maximize the life chances of our students and raise the quality of outcomes for all members of the school community.
Our aim is to create an inclusive learning community where every learner, regardless of their ability, excels and fulfils their potential. We hold a passionate belief in the power of learning at the heart of the Academy’s practice. Our aims are to equip young people for fulfilling lives by growing and sustaining strong self-esteem, good interpersonal skills and confidence as independent learners. With all our students, we aim to motivate and raise their expectations. This is in addition to securing the highest standards of teaching and learning.
We believe in forming strong partnerships with our local community, parents, businesses, universities and local employers, to enhance the learner experience and promote with the students that nothing but their best will do.
Ann Palmer (Principal)
Our Curriculum
The curriculum offered is purposeful, stimulating and designed to meet the needs of all our students. This enhances students' potential, so that they leave Nightingale Academy having made the most of their learning ability, whatever their gifts or talents may be. There is a range of both academic and vocational subjects which will enable students to gain a full range of qualifications and life skills.
- We offer personalised learning pathways which include opportunities for all learning needs
- Specialist facility for EAL learners
- Specialised language and literacy team
- First class ICT infrastructure
- Specialism in Sport and active leisure
- Additional learning needs (SEND) and inclusion
- International links giving learners the opportunity to be global citizens
Click here for more information on the Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 curriculum that we offer at Nightingale Academy.
Ofsted
We are a rapidly improving school currently judged to be ' requires improvement' and we were last inspected in May 2016. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
Our Trust
We are proud to be part of Academies Enterprise Trust.
Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is a national network of 64 primary, secondary and special schools across England. Our schools are located across England including the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Midlands, London, West of England, Kent and the South Coast.
As the sponsor, AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them. In each of our academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes. You will also be entitled to the following benefits: a health cash plan, vehicle affinity scheme, childcare vouchers and Westfield rewards.
As the largest MAT across England we work together in partnership and embrace the different contexts and diverse communities our schools serve to provide the very best possible education for around 35,000 young people and their families.
We offer a wide range of career pathways to our teachers, middle leaders, support staff and senior leaders with many of our schools being host to Teach First and Ambition School Leadership.
AET is also an approved Apprenticeship Training Provider (through the SFA) which allows us to deliver a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust and our school network. To find out more about what we offer click here
We also offer School Direct teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here
To find out more about about AET please visit us at http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/
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