Principal Teacher of Social Sciences
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LTThis job expired on 30 June 2023
Start date details
September 2023 / January 2024
Closing date
30 June 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 May 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Social sciences
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
Additional allowances
TLR 2A (£7017)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a highly skilled, dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Religious Studies, Sociology or Psychology looking for an exciting new opportunity?
As Principal Teacher of Social Sciences you will have responsibility for overseeing all aspects of Social Sciences throughout the school.
The successful candidate will have a passion for their subject and have the motivation and energy to lead a team of teachers, improving student outcomes. They will be dedicated to all students, ensuring that they get the support and encouragement they need to succeed. Excellent communication skills with both students and staff will be essential in order to develop a positive, hard working and productive department. Relationships with our students are an essential key to their success. Experience with aspects of curriculum development would be beneficial.
It’s a competitive market out there and we want to know what it is that makes you the one for us. Detail your successes in your completed application form and supporting letter and get us excited about you!
What the school offers its staff
With our ethos of ‘Learning, Respect and Belonging’, we have high aspirations for everyone and expect everyone to contribute positively to the school by working hard and participating in school activities. We treat everyone as an individual and value personal strengths and qualities. Homewood School is part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the beautiful Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. All teaching staff are provided with an IT device and there is also a nursery based on the school site which offers discounts to Homewood Staff.
We are not accepting applications from employment agencies for this position but would be delighted to receive a direct application from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Through the training of our staff, we are fully committed to ensuring that effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school. We make every effort to ensure that students are provided with a safe and secure learning environment. We enforce a school safeguarding policy for permanent and temporary staff members, volunteers and all school visitors.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1947 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre website
- Email address
- vacancies@tenterden-schools-trust.com
- Phone number
- 01580 764222
Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2000 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.
Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.
Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Heads of College provide academic and pastoral leadership for the students in their College, supported by dedicated form tutors, a Family Liaison Officer and Assistant Head of College. A range of other staff including counsellors and a qualified nurse help and support the students through their time at Homewood. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work and we are justly proud of our students’ achievements.
I hope you will be inspired to submit an application to join us. If you are successful, you can be assured of a very warm welcome and a real opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the young people of this part of Kent.
Principal: Mr J K Single BA (Hons) PGCE NPQH PQSI
Arranging a visit to Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@tenterden-schools-trust.com.
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