Subject Leader

Join a Community that has High Expectations, Raises Aspirations and Transforms Lives at CCHS Are you a compassionate and dedicated individual who believes in providing a first-class education to every student? Do you want to be part of an inclusive and nurturing community where everyone is empowered to succeed? At CCHS, we are committed to investing in the best staff to provide first-class education in a happy, safe, and secure environment.

By upholding high standards and clear expectations, we provide a stimulating learning environment where every member of our community feels supported. We are looking for a dedicated Subject Leader in A-Level Social Sciences to join our team and help us continue our mission of providing a broad and balanced curriculum that leads to outstanding learning and progress.

Clacton County High School is part of the Sigma Trust and works closely in collaboration with the other schools within our trust family. As a result, we are innovative and always learning from each other to ensure that we deliver an exciting and progressive educational experience for our students. We continually develop and adapt our curriculum offer, improve the facilities and encourage participation in extra-curricular activities to give our students a breadth of opportunities.

As a school, we are determined never to stand still and as a result of this commitment, we are seeking an enthusiastic member of staff to become part of our CCHS team. It is important that the successful candidate is a dedicated and inspirational teacher and a great role model to their students. Our guiding principles of 'Higher Expectations, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives' for all students and 'Discover Yourself, Define Your Future' for the sixth form, together with our PROUD values, permeate throughout the school and reflects the passion and drive within all staff at CCHS and our sixth form college.

We would be delighted to welcome your application if you feel inspired to be part of the CCHS experience, and have a commitment to understanding who we are, what we value and the culture we are creating. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, we offer a welcoming and dynamic community where you can truly make a difference.

This position will be based at Sigma Sixth College at the Tendring Education Centre., CCHS is a large, popular and inclusive 11-19 comprehensive school that sits in the heart of our community. We operate across two sites, with colleagues teaching both at Walton Road (11-16) and our sixth form college (16-19), Sigma Sixth, based at the Tendring Education Centre. As a school we have very high expectations of our students in terms of their academic and personal development.

We strive to raise the aspirations of all our students to believe that, with hard work and commitment, there should be no barriers as to what can be achieved. We want our students to think big, dream big and become the very best version of themselves. A CCHS education transforms lives and we are very proud of our students and our community.

Our PROUD ideals permeate the school. At CCHS students are encouraged never to give up. They are expected to take responsibility for their actions whilst embracing the opportunities on offer. We believe that together we are stronger, developing a sense of community; school, local and global. We teach our students the importance of community whilst accepting and respecting our differences and being open to the views and ideas of others.

Our school rules are simple, we expect every student to be:
Ready, Respectful, Safe. Our behaviour policy was devised by staff and students to ensure that it supports students to make good choices and become the best…