Head of Pshe

**Head of PSHE**

**T1 - T9 (£28,000 - £43,685)**

**Plus TLR 2C £3,016**

**1.0 FTE**

**Permanent Contract**

**Required 1st September 2023**

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Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances?_**

**_ Are you prepared to work collaboratively and openly for the benefit of young people?_**

**_ Will you offer children the opportunity to experience “life in all its fullness” by doing what it takes, no matter what their starting point or social challenges?_**

**_ If so, Canon Slade School would love to hear from you_**

We are a very popular and successful Church of England Academy of 1,760 students (335 in the Sixth Form). Our students progress onto world-class universities and institutions to further study or gain apprenticeships and employment. Our aim is to fulfil individual potential and prepare pupils for life in a rapidly changing world by providing an excellent education within a Christian environment.

Canon Slade School is a member of the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi academy trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides a great opportunity to work closely with the other three schools in the MAT - St James’s C of E High School, Bolton St Catherine’s Academy and Bury C of E High School; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress.

**We are looking to recruit a Head of PSHE on a permanent basis, starting 01st September 2023.**

**Main Duties**:

- to teach PSHE at all levels and to all abilities, seeking to ensure that all pupils make very good progress, enjoy their learning, and become well educated
- to contribute more widely to the well-being of our pupils, through being a form tutor, undertaking duties, and being a role model for them for their learning and their conduct
- have an enthusiasm for PSHE, which motivates and supports other staff and encourages a shared understanding of the contribution PSHE can make to all aspects of pupils’ lives
- have a clear vision for the future of the department and strategies for achieving it
- be an enthusiastic and innovative team player with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to achieving high standards within a successful department
- be an excellent classroom practitioner
- have a clear understanding of the characteristics of high quality teaching and be able and willing to teach across the whole age and ability range
- quickly build rapport and effective professional relationships with both our young people and colleagues
- actively share good practice and seek to explore ways to improve their own and others’ teaching
- understand that behaviour management starts with the quality of teaching in the classroom
- demonstrate personal resilience and role model those personal qualities we wish to instil in our young people

**In return we can offer**:

- a supportive and encouraging staff team
- a paid premium to a Healthcare Cash Plan to claim back contributions towards dental, optical and other medical costs
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- fantastic facilities

**Application information**:
**Closing date: 9am, Friday 24th March 2023**

**Interviews: w/c 27th March 2023**

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