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  • Start date details

    September 2025 (or earlier depending on availability)

  • Closing date

    19 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subjects

Politics, Sociology

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

This post attracts a TLR 2.1

Head of Sociology and Politics job summary

We are seeking a forward-thinking and highly motivated individual to lead our Sociology and Politics department. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to shape the vision, curriculum, and academic success of these subjects within the school.


About the Role:
As Head of Sociology and Politics, you will lead a committed team, oversee curriculum planning and delivery, and play a key role in supporting student achievement. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of both subjects, excellent classroom practice, and the ability to inspire staff and students alike.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage the Sociology and Politics department effectively

  • Ensure high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment

  • Drive academic progress and outcomes across both subjects

  • Develop innovative and inclusive schemes of work

  • Contribute to whole-school leadership and strategic planning


The Ideal Candidate Will:

  • Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven track record in teaching Sociology and/or Politics

  • Have experience of curriculum leadership or a readiness to take the next step in their career

  • Demonstrate strong interpersonal, organisational, and leadership skills

  • Be committed to student success and passionate about raising achievement

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone ready to take on a leadership role within a supportive and ambitious school environment.

The Cooper School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.

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.

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About The Cooper School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1272 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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School website
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At The Cooper School, we pride ourselves on being forward thinking in terms of curriculum decisions which support our students; focused on improving learning through the use of new technologies and determined to continuously refine our approaches to teaching and learning. Investing in the Media Suite reflects a small part of our approach to making learning engaging, relevant and active for our students.

Joining us as a member of staff at The Cooper School means being able to see the big picture for the students here. It means that whilst we always strive for academic excellence, we also place great value upon students becoming adaptable, resourceful and enquiring. These are the sort of skills that will enable them to become effective citizens, just as much as their academic results will. As such, we encourage independent learning, enrichment initiatives and House-based teamwork and co-operation.

Working here is an opportunity to flourish as a professional. We ‘grow our own’ leaders. Many new staff have taken on additional responsibilities which is a mark of their quality and commitment to making progress in their own careers as well as their desire to become part of a successful and positive organisation.

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