Head of Social Sciences
Saint Ambrose College, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 0HE12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Business studies, Economics, Politics
Working pattern
- Full time: 27.5 hours a week Monday to Friday (Full time teaching hours)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 to £49,084
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR 2B - £5680
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Ambrose College is seeking to appoint a full time Head of Social Sciences to lead our successful Business Studies, Economics and Politics subjects. The successful candidate must be willing to support and engage with St Ambrose College’s vision of providing an outstanding Catholic education, as recognised in our recent denominational inspection, and this includes participating fully in the extra-curricular opportunities afforded to our students. We were judged as Good by Ofsted in February 2020 and Outstanding in our denominational inspection in December 2021.
The post holder will be an outstanding teacher, ensure the highest possible outcomes for students and develop in students a love of social sciences. You will possess exceptional teaching qualities, drive, commitment, ambition and the ability to motivate both students and staff and unlock the potential of all. We currently offer all three subjects at A-Level.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to ensuring that our employees work in an environment that is inclusive, supportive and respectful. Staff have the opportunity to work with engaged and motivated learners with the ethos of Blessed Edmund Rice at its heart.
St Ambrose College is a well-ordered caring community where self-discipline is emphasised and students are enabled to take responsibility for their own actions following a reasoned set of Christian values and principles.
The state of the art building located in Hale Barns opposite Hale Croft Park sits within idyllic grounds with secure free parking available on-site for staff. The college boasts exceptional sporting facilities including a swimming pool, tennis courts and 4-G rugby/football pitches. Hale Barns village is within close proximity of the college which includes a supermarket, post office and a number of eateries
Throughout each academic year staff have the opportunity to participate in a number of educational, spiritual and recreational trips, which have previously included visiting America, Austria, Australia, Barcelona, Belgium, France, Indonesia and South Africa. We also engage in a number of charitable events to support our local community. Frequent opportunities are available for staff to develop their own faith.
New staff are welcomed to St Ambrose College with an outstanding induction programme. The Staff Association organises a number of staff events to promote positive working relationships and wellbeing. Staff enjoy the benefit of a generous and flexible Leave of Absence policy. Health professions visit the college annually to administer Flu vaccinations which are offered to staff free of charge.
Staff work together and value the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of students in a positive and vibrate environment that promotes respect for the whole community.
“Staff speak passionately about how privileged they feel to work at the college and the
pleasure they get teaching the pupils, but also working with them in the many extracurricular activities that they offer outside of lessons.” (Denominational inspection 2021)
“Relationships across the college, at all levels, are exceptionally positive and respectful” (Denominational inspection 2021)
“Newly appointed staff embrace the distinctive Edmund Rice ethos, helped by the example of staff who have been at the college for many years. The induction programme is delivered by the chaplain and the leadership team and the feedback for this is overwhelmingly positive.” (Denominational inspection 2021) “Staff are very supportive of leaders. They believe that leaders are considerate of their workload. They feel valued.” (Ofsted 2020)
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@st-ambrosecollege.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Saint Ambrose College
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1068 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Saint Ambrose College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@st-ambrosecollege.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01619802711
At St Ambrose College we value the development of the whole person and ask that both staff and students strive for excellence in all they undertake. Therefore, the progress and attainment of students at all Key Stages is extremely important to us but equally, the enrichment opportunities and successes beyond the classroom are encouraged and celebrated. At St Ambrose we are committed to developing successful students by focusing on high quality teaching, learning, assessment and productive feedback. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from experienced teachers and those new to the profession. There are excellent arrangements in place to support and mentor new colleagues through our bespoke induction programme. Commitment is required to meet the demands of a high achieving school, both in the classroom and beyond and it is an expectation at St Ambrose that staff play a full role in the extra-curricular life of the school.
There are a number of incentives in place for staff including a thriving St Ambrose Staff Association, contributory pension scheme, staff morning swimming sessions and support for continued professional development available through our Edmund Rice network, the Shrewsbury Diocese, our connections with local teaching schools and of course, the expertise which exists in-house.
St Ambrose College is a selective Catholic Boys’ Grammar School. Following on from our most recent Diocesan and OFSTED inspections, which graded all areas of the college's work as Outstanding and the fantastic opportunity created by being designated as an Edmund Rice Lead International School, alongside another year of great examination results, we are perfectly placed to continue our journey of excellence providing an outstanding education for all our students.
Our College ethos, built firmly on the eight essentials of Edmund Rice, aims to develop open-minded, flexible, resilient individuals with the skills and attitudes to be successful in today’s and tomorrow's society.
We are fortunate to have outstanding facilities with state of the art classrooms, equipment, swimming pool and sporting opportunities, together with forward-thinking staff, who continually develop their practice and empower our students to be the source of their own success.
The College is rich in extra-curricular activities. The main games are rugby, cricket, swimming, water polo and cross country, but there are many others. There is a vibrant Creative Arts faculty and we aim to offer significant opportunities for boys to showcase their talents at events throughout the year. Boys are actively involved in the liturgical life of the school with 6th Form students leading weekly prayers.
There are approximately 1000 boys on the school roll, including over 200 in the Sixth Form. Most proceed to a Russell Group University and a number to Oxbridge.
We have an annual Presentation Evening to celebrate the achievements of our GCSE students and A Level students. We also have an annual awards evening for KS3/4 students in order to celebrate their activities and contributions to school life.
We are first and foremost, a Catholic college in the charism of Blessed Edmund Rice and this permeates in all we do. I hope you gain a sense of our ethos from the information contained on our website.
I look forward to meeting you in the future.
D Rainey
Principal
Arranging a visit to Saint Ambrose College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@st-ambrosecollege.org.uk.
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