Head of Social Sciences

Dixons Allerton Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 0DH

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 March 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Psychology, Sociology
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full time Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS with TLR 2B
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2B

What skills and experience we're looking for

Learn more

Full details of this role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please visit www.dixonsaa.com or call us on 01274 089890 and speak to A Watson, HR, to discuss the role further.

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. 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. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

What the school offers its staff

Why choose Dixons Allerton Academy?

• Culture of high expectations; teachers can teach and students can learn
• Focus on students being scholarly
• Weekly coaching and CPD
• Highly visible senior leadership team
• High staff morale

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of happiness, industry and responsibility and completely committed to our mission: to ensure our students leave saying "I developed good moral principles and achieved exceptional outcomes that allowed me to have ambitious life choices"

Dixons Academies Trust

The Dixons Academies Trust is a family of 16 schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester: 3 primaries, 10 secondaries, 2 all-through and one standalone sixth form. We are committed to making a difference where it matters most:

• Values driven
• Over 30 years of challenging educational and social disadvantage
• Ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
• Always in the top 5 nationally for progress at secondary
• Committed to recruiting a diverse workforce
• Exceptional colleagues will support you to be your best
• Low staff turnover

We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high quality apprenticeship.

Visit our YouTube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Apply for the job by following the link below

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Head-of-Department-Person-Specification.pdf - 365 KB (opens in new tab)

Head-of-Department-Job-Description.pdf - 295 KB (opens in new tab)

About Dixons Allerton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: Through school
• School size: 1958 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Dixons Allerton Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@dixonsaa.com
• Phone number: 01274 089890
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dixons-allerton-academy (opens in new tab)

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