Head of History and Politics

Job Specification

**Head of History & Politics**

**Location**: Northwood College for Girls GDST**Required** from: September 2025**Contract** term: Permanent**Hours**: Full-time**Salary**: Middle Leader Band 3 (£56,424 - £71,825)**The role**:**The Department**:

The History and Politics Department is a flourishing department with a dedicated and driven team. All students study History from Year 7 with a broad and diverse curriculum, covering traditional topics such as William the Conqueror and Medieval England, alongside learning about Genghis Khan and Mansa Musa. In Year 8 our curriculum currently includes The Reformation and Elizabethan England, alongside a deep study of enslavement in Africa and the legacy of slavery across Europe. The Year 9 curriculum focuses on the 20th Century, with topics including Women¿s Suffrage, World War I and key events of World War II (including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb). Comparative Politics).The Department is well-resourced with plentiful supplies of ICT resources, books and subscriptions. There are two History classrooms in our Manor block (alongside other Humanities and English classrooms) as well as a dedicated A Level Seminar Room in our Old School block. The Department has a large office also located in Old School.The Department runs plenty of visits, commonly including a World War I battlefields trip to France or Belgium for all Year 9 students and a visit to either Warwick Castle or the Tower of London in Year 7. Our Sixth Form Politics students have also visited Parliament, in conjunction with other GDST schools. The Head of History & Politics also leads our annual Remembrance Assembly, and organises whole-school mock elections.- **About the School**:

Northwood College for Girls is an independent, academically selective day school for approximately 880 girls aged 3-18. At NWC, we value character and academic rigour equally. Our curriculum ignites intellectual curiosity and fosters emotional intelligence, building resilience through challenge. An NWC education enables every girl to lead a purposeful life and feel successful in their learning.Both pupils and staff are encouraged to find and develop their passions and talents, through clubs, societies and an extensive programme of CPD. All members of the NWC community are expected to act with compassion and integrity, with respect for others and the environment and an awareness of global responsibility.Everyone is equally valued in our NWC family and our dynamic young women are proud of their school. Looking after one another and rejoicing in one another¿s successes comes second nature to a NWC girl as does her 'can-do¿ attitude and drive.- **Benefits**:

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:Competitive salaries and pay progression
Access to extensive professional development opportunities
Good transport links
Training grants for qualifications
Generous pension schemes
Free life assurance benefit
A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
Childcare vouchers, interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
A Cycle to Work scheme
Competitive terms and conditions of employment- **Applications must be received by 9am on Tuesday 4 February.**

**Interviews will take place prior to half-term.**
**Vacancy ID**:

- 039067**Closing Date**:

- 04-Feb-2025**Contact Person**:

- Kim Forbes Mitten**Contact Number**:

- 01923 845002