Head of Social Sciences (Teaching Psychology & Sociology)
14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Subject
- Key Stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS + TLR 2A
Head of Social Sciences (Teaching Psychology & Sociology) job summary
Are you a passionate and enthusiastic teacher of Psychology and Sociology who places students at the heart of everything you do? Are you an aspiring middle or senior leader who wants to be part of the transformation of St John Fisher? We invite applications from teachers who share our vision for delivering World Class Catholic education and are ready to take the next steps in their career, to lead our Social Sciences department.
This is an outstanding opportunity for the right candidate to take a pivotal role in driving the future of this Academy on its journey to becoming a great school. The successful candidate will have enjoyed a range of experiences to date that will have prepared them for this role. They will be an outstanding Psychology or Sociology teacher (with the ability to teach both) who can demonstrate a track record of raising standards and importantly, be child centred and able to inspire young people to be the best that they can be. The successful candidate will have the highest expectations for our young people, staff and our wider community, underpinned by our Catholic ethos and mission and aligned with our Catholic virtues.
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy is an 11 – 18 school and part of the Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Multi- Academy Trust.
If you want to work in an Academy where you can make a real difference to young people’s life chances, whilst working within a partnership of Academies, committed to cooperation and collaboration to unlock talent and fulfil potential, then this post is just right for you. In return you will be supported and encouraged to develop further.
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If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity and / or to arrange a visit, please contact Anastasia Green on
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 958 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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