A-Level Sociology Teacher

Robert Barclay Academy, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8JY

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  12 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Sociology
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + Outer Fringe Allowance + TLR available for suitable candidate

A-Level Sociology Teacher job summary

A-Level Sociology Teacher

Part Time (0.4)

Salary - MPS/UPS + Outer Fringe Allowance + TLR available for suitable candidate

Up to £1500 for relocation.

Other Scholars’ Education Trust benefits are also available.

Start date: September 2026

Robert Barclay Academy is part of the Scholars’ Education Trust. Due the exciting and popular option choices for the Social Sciences we offer, we are looking for a hardworking, ambitious and dynamic teacher to join the Social Science Team with a specific role of being able to teach Sociology at A level, a subject area which we wish to further grow and develop.

We warmly welcome applications from ECT’s.

You will be an excellent classroom practitioner, or have the clear potential to become one, with the enthusiasm, commitment and drive to raise achievement and deliver high-quality teaching across Key Stage 5.

We are at a genuinely exciting stage in our journey. In March 2023, Ofsted judged Robert Barclay Academy to be ‘Good’ in all areas, recognising the rapid and sustained improvement across the school. Parent feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with Ofsted Parent View reflecting strong confidence in the school’s direction and leadership.

We are a school on the rise and as result of our rapidly improving reputation, the school is expanding due to increased pupil numbers. The successful candidate will be joining an exciting emerging Social Science team, one that embraces our Apple School status.

We place professional development at the heart of what we do. Staff benefit from an innovative induction programme and a comprehensive professional learning offer, both within Robert Barclay Academy and across the Trust, because we believe that investing in our people is the key to our success.

If you have the energy, drive and vision to enhance our A-Level Social Science provision in a thriving and improving school, we would be delighted to receive your application

Diversity: The Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

RBA is also committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation. In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in our organisation, our education system and in all aspects of our society. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.

If you are interested in joining us at this exciting time, further details are available from HR@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424.

Closing date for applications: 9am - Tuesday 12th May

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged. Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Robert Barclay Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 792 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Barclay Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-barclay-academy

Robert Barclay Academy is part of Scholars’ Education Trust.

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