Head of Social Sciences

Reach Academy Feltham, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4AB

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 5
• Subjects: Psychology, Social sciences, Sociology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Inner London Pay Scale, commensurate with experience + TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a committed and thoughtful leader to build on the progress made in Social Science departments across the school. We already have a coherent and rigorous curriculum from our youngest pupils all the way to our KS5 pupils. We are looking for someone who can check the current curriculum for rigor, improve it even further and cement social sciences as a vibrant department in our outstanding school and sixth form.

The successful candidate will set the vision and direction for the department and be responsible for ensuring that our curriculum is aligned to excellence at KS5 and beyond. They will be a committed teacher with leadership experience and a track record of leading pupils to achieve great results.

The teacher will join the Humanities Department - a strong, collaborative team who value research and constant reflection on their teaching and curriculum.

We are open to any social sciences teaching discipline for this middle leadership role.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

Weekly instructional coaching

• Professional development is important to us, so much so that we offer collaborative and non-hierarchical coaching in a fun and shame-free environment, every week.

10 inset days

• To ensure outstanding staff training and provide time to deeply understand pupil data and plan for great outcomes.

5 days term time leave

• We understand that accessing desired time off for teachers and school staff can be difficult. Throughout the year, we offer opportunities for team members to accrue term-time leave.

Flexible working

• A diverse workforce with work-life balance is crucial for our school's stability. If you need to adjust your schedule for personal commitments or seek part-time or hybrid working, don’t hesitate to let us know.

Enhanced maternity pay

• Reach Schools value families and community relationships. For this reason, we aim to be a support system for staff who are on maternity leave.

Free Friday breakfast

• On Fridays we show our appreciation to one another as a staff team with encouraging shout-outs and delicious pastries.

Commitment to safeguarding

Reach Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the processwelfare of children and young people.

In order to meet this responsibility all candidates will be subjected to a
rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable
applicants.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Social Sciences.pdf - 2.04 MB (opens in new tab)

About Reach Academy Feltham

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 19
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 898 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Reach Academy Feltham website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@reachacademy.org.uk
• Phone number: 02088931099
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/reach-academy-feltham (opens in new tab)

Welcome to Reach Academy Feltham. Our staff are all driven by our mission to equip all of our pupils with the skills, attitudes and academic qualifications to enable them to go on to enjoy lives of choice and opportunity. Our school focuses on bringing together the whole community in a shared dedication to do whatever it takes to achieve successful outcomes for the children we all love and care for.

We have the highest academic expectations whilst maintaining a loving, family-focused culture. As the Co-Headteachers, and supported by our Senior Leadership Team, we aim to know every pupil as an individual, harnessing the power of family relationships and all-through knowledge, to ensure that we can tailor our curriculum, support and resources to meet each child's needs and desires.

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