Head of Social Sciences/Teacher of Psychology
Aston Manor Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 4PZ2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
June 2025 or September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Psychology, Social Sciences
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) M1-UPS3 + TLR2b for Head of Social Sciences
Head of Social Sciences/Teacher of Psychology job summary
Head of Social Sciences/Teacher of Psychology
Salary: £31,650 to £49,084pa, M1 to UPS3 & TLR2b (£5,643pa)
Potential opportunity for an additional leadership role as Raising Standards Leader of Post 16 for an exceptionally experienced candidate
Starting – June or September 2025
Aston Manor Academy are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, innovative and enthusiastic Teacher of Psychology and to lead the Social Sciences Department. The successful candidate will first and foremost be an excellent classroom practitioner, who has enthusiasm for their subject, is able to motivate and inspire students and will further support the high achievements of the department.
This role is to support, be held accountable, develop and lead a team of staff to ensure high standards of teaching and learning and the wellbeing of staff and students within the Social Sciences department, so that students make appropriate progress.
There is also an opportunity for an exceptionally experienced candidate to be the Raising Standards Leader of Post-16 where you will support the sixth form team in leading and developing the enrichment programme for sixth form students which will include work experience and raising aspirations through various outreach programmes. Monitoring of student academic progress through analysis of student data at regular intervals will be another key facet to the role.
Equitas Academies Trust was formed in September 2012 and incorporates Aston Manor Academy (Secondary) and Chilwell Croft Academy (Primary). Both Academies are happy, exciting and inspiring learning environments for their children who are from a vibrant mix of cultures. The staff and Trustees have a great sense of pride in their schools and care passionately about the pupils they serve. We are consistently in the top 15% of schools nationally for achievement.
As an employer, Equitas Academies Trust offers:
- A supportive and nurturing working environment
- A commitment to CPD opportunities
- Employee wellbeing benefits including access to a technology scheme, Voluntary Health Care Cash Plan, BHSF Connect service and a cycle to work scheme
- Employer contributions to Local Government Pensions Scheme (support staff) or Teacher Pensions Scheme (teaching staff)
- An inclusive and caring ethos
We pride ourselves on hosting an environment focused on improving the lives of our students, as well as supporting the fantastic team who dedicate themselves to teach every single day. This is an opportunity to really make a difference and enjoy a varied, challenging and ultimately rewarding role.
We would welcome visits to Aston Manor Academy prior to the closing date or alternatively, delighted to answer any questions you may have. To arrange a visit, please contact the HR Department on 0121 359 8108 or via email at jobs@equitasacademiestrust.com
For more information and to download an application pack including job description and person specification, please visit our Equitas website: https://www.equitasacademiestrust.com/work-for-us/
Closing date: Monday 24th February 2025, midday
Interviews will take place on Friday 28th February 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Equitas Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all pre-employment checks necessary to meet safer recruitment requirements, including a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, right to work check, online search and references.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Aston Manor Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1008 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Aston Manor Academy website (opens in new tab)
Aston Manor Academy serves a culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged catchment area yet year on year produces excellent results for its very deserving students. We firmly believe that one of the key hallmarks of Aston Manor Academy is the positive, friendly and supportive ethos which enables all of our students to make progress, both academically and in their personal development. In our last Ofsted inspection (June 2017) we were judged to be Outstanding in all areas. In addition, our Sixth Form is one of the best in Birmingham for attainment and progress!
As part of Equitas Academies Trust, Aston Manor Academy lives and breathes by the values of:
All different: All equal: All achieving.
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