Head of History OR Teacher of History - Full-time

+ Leading the department and ensuring high standards of teaching and learning are maintained.
+ Developing and implanting a strategic vision for History that aligns with the school's goals and objectives.
+ Managing and developing a team of talented teachers
+ Monitoring and evaluating student progress and ensuring that interventions are put in place where necessary
+ Building strong relationships with parents, carers and other stakeholders to promote a culture of excellence and achievement.
Benefits of working at St Simon Stock Catholic School:
+ A dynamic, exciting, supportive and caring working environment and ethos for staff/students
+ Working in a school with an excellent reputation in the community.
+ A school wide focus on wellbeing
+ Staff laptop provided
+ Dedicated and bespoke CPD time for all staff
+ Personal development opportunities
+ Access to Kent Rewards Scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries with access to online health and wellbeing resources
Our Offer:
We create an environment where our staff can thrive and enjoy the work that they do which enables our young people to flourish, gain confidence, achieve and be happy. We have a reputation for fostering a very caring environment and a great record for investing in staff training and development.
Benefits of working at St Simon Stock:
+ A supportive and caring working environment for staff and students
+ Dedicated and bespoke CPD time for all staff each term
+ Staff laptop provided
+ Kent Rewards Scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries with access to online health and wellbeing resources

St Simon Stock Catholic School are seeking an experienced and passionate Head of History to lead our History department and drive excellence in teaching and learning. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of delivering outstanding results and inspiring students to achieve their full potential.
We will also consider Teacher of History applicants.

St Simon Stock Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school located in Maidstone, Kent and part of the Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership (KCSP). This multi-academy trust (MAT), established by the Archdiocese of Southwark for Catholic education across Kent, currently comprises of 28 academies (23 primary and five secondary schools).
St Simon Stock is an over-subscribed, co-educational, high achieving school with a long tradition of academic success. We have over 1100 students on roll, including over 200 in Sixth Form and a staff of almost 100.
We value all our students equally and welcome the wide variety of cultures and experiences they bring to our school.
By modelling exemplary behaviour towards each other, carrying out service to others in school, at home and in the wider community, students develop a strong work ethic and sense of personal achievement helping them to take their place in the wider world.
We are rated by Ofsted as a Good Provider and in our last denominational inspection we were graded as Outstanding.