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Associate Head of Faculty: Social Sciences

Kingsbury High School, London, NW9 9JR

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• Job start date

  1 January 2022

• Closing date

  19 November 2021 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 April 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Health and social care, Humanities, Social sciences, Sociology
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £32,157 to £50,935 + TLR 2c (£7,017)
• Additional allowances:

  Opportunities for further professional development are offered both in-house and through our membership of the Harrow Collegiate Teaching Schools Alliance and Brent Schools Partnership.

  We offer Employee Assistant Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme.

Associate Head of Faculty: Social Sciences job summary

The Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty comprises several departments: Geography, History, Religious Studies and Sociology and Social Science (comprising Sociology, Psychology and Criminology) and are each led by a Head of Department. The role of Head of Department: Sociology and Social Science is to oversee the principle subject of Sociology along with Psychology and Criminology. The Faculty teaches from Years 10-13, with very high and successful uptake of A-Level Sociology, Criminology and Psychology. Sociology is also taught at Key Stage 4, with 3 classes in year 10 and 3 classes in year 11 at present, the subject is highly valued within our curriculum and take-up of the subject at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 is strong.

Head of Department role and teaching requirements

We are looking to appoint an experienced teacher of Sociology who is able to contribute to the teaching of the Criminology Diploma within the Sixth Form. The candidate will need the leadership qualities and management skills to contribute to leading Sociology, Psychology and Criminology within the Faculty. A-Level Psychology is managed by a TLR post-holder and is a successful subject in its own right and the Head of Department role will manage the post holder for Psychology. The department has a strong track record of success at A Level and inspires many pupils to pursue Social Sciences courses in Higher Education, the popularity of the subject and the size of our cohort brings many opportunities to contribute to the work of an outstanding Sixth Form. Additionally, the Head of Department role will engage with data to monitor and target progress interventions and contribute to CPD opportunities within the Faculty. The successful candidate will work with 3 other Heads of Department in a collaborative and supportive team under the direction and management of the Head of Faculty.

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.

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About Kingsbury High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1993 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Kingsbury High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: khsvacancies@kingsburyhigh.org.uk
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Kingsbury High School is a vibrant learning environment with a strong community ethos.

Prospective candidates are welcome to come and look around the school to see for yourself what makes Kingsbury High different. As a large 12 form entry 11-18 split site school we are situated in an inner London location, but with an out of London feel – surrounded by parkland with large playing fields and great local amenities, excellent transport links to enable easy access from central London and fringe areas. Our school is truly diverse in its makeup, whilst united as one family working to achieve the best for all our students.

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