Head of History

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Are you an enthusiastic teacher looking for a new and exciting challenge?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Academy for an enthusiastic and inspirational Head of History. As a qualified teacher, you will have the experience and the ability to teach across the ability range for KS3/4. The successful candidates will have a keen interest in innovative teaching strategies and commitment to developing their leadership skills. Candidates will have the ability to inspire students to achieve excellent results. Cockshut Hill is a developing and improving school and this is an exciting opportunity to be a part of and support that journey of school improvement.

Cockshut Hill School (rated Good with Outstanding features on our recent Ofsted inspection) is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, five primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust's Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children's rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.

Our school motto is 'Nothing But the Best'.

• Have knowledge and understanding of the academy's mission statement, aims, priorities, targets and balanced scorecard and the mission of the Summit Learning Trust
• Set high expectations and targets for learners in every group taught based on the data provided.
• Highlight positive performance and recognise and reward it appropriately.
• Adhere to the Academy's system for recording and reporting individual learner performance ensuring compliance with all deadlines.
• Establish clear and constructive working relationships with other colleagues, focusing on maximising learner progress

• Qualified Teacher Status required
• Evidence of committing to Continuing Personal Development
• Proven ability to demonstrate good teaching ensuring all students make excellent progress
• Successful and relevant secondary teaching experience
• Clear understanding and detailed knowledge of current curriculum and assessment requirements and developments
• Proven ability to manage behaviour both within class and throughout the school
• Knowledge of the regulations around safeguarding and how to address any issues that might arise

• A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
• The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed & visits to the academy are encouraged. Please contact Claire Pilkington at

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children's Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact .