Head of Social Sciences (Sociology & Psychology)
Rickmansworth School, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3AQThis job expired on 18 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Required ASAP will consider September 2024 applications
Closing date
18 March 2024 at 8am
Date listed
9 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Psychology, Sociology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS incl fringe allowance plus TLR2c
Head of Social Sciences (Sociology & Psychology) job summary
Head of Social Sciences (Sociology & Psychology)
Salary: MPS/UPS incl fringe allowance plus TLR2c
Permanent, Full time
Required ASAP will consider September 2024 applications
Rickmansworth School is judged to be an outstanding school (September 2023). We are an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with around 1540 students on roll, increasing to around 1575 students over the next year. Academic results are strong at KS4 and KS5 with the vast majority of students securing their first choice university destinations.
The School is in a very strong, stable financial position with over £6M recently spent on school expansion including a new Sixth-form centre, performing arts theatres and an Innovation & Design Centre. The School is also supported extremely well by a fantastic PTA and Foundation. Our outstanding staff well-being programme includes access to our fitness suite and swimming pool, flu vaccinations, complimentary eye tests and a fortnightly wellbeing afternoon. Our students enjoy learning and are an absolute pleasure to teach. We believe every child deserves the best and we aim to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life.
About the Social Sciences Department
Psychology and Sociology are delivered solely in the Sixth Form and are popular subjects at A Level. The department follows the AQA A Level course in both subjects. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher of both A Level Psychology and Sociology whilst possessing excellent leadership skills to lead and manage other teachers in the department. The Head of Department will also coordinate and lead the School’s increasingly popular Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) programme.
The successful candidate will:
Be an outstanding teacher of Sociology and Psychology up to A Level
Teach students using a variety of teaching and learning strategies, ensuring that lessons are stimulating, differentiated and delivered at pace
Be responsible and accountable for the learning and progress of every student
Lead department planning for learning; this includes writing schemes of work or long-term plans and creating and sharing resources
Assess students’ achievements regularly according to School policy
Coordinate all aspects of the EPQ
Promote and deliver the taught element of the EPQ qualification to the students
Deliver assemblies to encourage and inform students to encourage uptake of EPQ
Supervise EPQ seminar groups
Work with students to select appropriate projects for the students to undertake
Manage the Project Q online portal and deliver any necessary training and updates
Lead the team of EPQ supervisors, ensuring they have the required training to successfully deliver the qualification
We can offer you:
Excellent CPD opportunities
A school recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted where students’ behaviour is exemplary
A professional working environment where teamwork is highly valued
A partially- selective school with a focus on academic achievement (Progress 8 in 2023 is +0.55)
Admission criteria where preference is given to staffs’ children
A school which invests heavily in the future
A hugely talented and cohesive support staff
An outstanding wellbeing programme
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details can be obtained from the website www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk, by calling the School on 01923 773296 or by email to applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.
We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2023 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.
Deadline for applications: 08:00 18 March 2024
Interviews: W/C 18 March 2024
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
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.
About Rickmansworth School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1531 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Rickmansworth School website (opens in new tab)
Rickmansworth School is an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with nearly 1455 students on roll, increasing to around 1575 students over the next five years. Academic results are strong at KS4 and KS5 with the vast majority of students securing their first choice university destinations.
The School is in a very strong, stable financial position with over £4M recently spent on school expansion including a new Sixth-form centre, performing arts theatres and an Innovation & Design Centre. The School is also supported extremely well by a fantastic PTA and Foundation. Our outstanding staff well-being programme includes fortnightly well-being periods, access to our fitness suite and swimming pool, flu vaccinations and complimentary eye tests. The School’s admissions criteria gives preference to staff members’ children.
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