Teacher in Charge of Social Sciences
Kingsmeadow Community School, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 9NX17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Psychology, Sociology
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - U3
Additional allowances
TLR 2A
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher in Charge of Social Sciences
Thank you for your interest in the above post at Kingsmeadow Community School. Kingsmeadow Community School is a community school in every sense of the word. At the heart of Kingsmeadow lies a highly aspirational, academic curriculum of which we are fiercely proud. Our strong academic curriculum is supported by a generous and well-planned Character Curriculum which runs through years 7 to 13. The students who attend Kingsmeadow come from an increasingly diverse community, meaning that the successful candidate will have opportunities to work with young people across all ability ranges. Staff at Kingsmeadow Community School have unerringly high expectations for all students. Through developing their understanding of learning, and working in partnership with home, we seek to instil these high expectations into our students. Using our core values of Integrity, Resilience and Respect, we seek to equip our students with the skills they need to be successful citizens who contribute positively to society, whilst giving them the academic profile they need to be able to open up doors of opportunity in their future.
We are proud of how our social sciences provision has built over the years here at Kingsmeadow Community School. This position is a brand new position in school and so, for the right candidate, is an exciting opportunity to shape that position into what works most effectively for them and for the students. Originally both psychology and sociology were offered at Key Stage 5 only to relatively small cohorts. The popularity and quality provision of the subjects, though, has led to an expansion. We now have sociology at Key Stage 4 (generally two classes per year) and much larger Key Stage 5 classes in both subjects.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the ongoing development and implementation of the social sciences at Key Stages 4 and 5, working with the teachers responsible for delivering lessons in those subjects.The successful candidate will:
- Enjoy being a collegiate and positive member of a professional team
- Understand the need to relentlessly improve academic standards for all students in order to open up doors of opportunity for their future
- Firmly believe in developing the character of students
- Contribute to the community ethos of Kingsmeadow CommunitySchool, building positive and respectful relationships with students, parents, staff andall stakeholders
- Have high expectations of students, and of self as a positive role model
If you require any further information prior to making an application, please contact the Office
Manager; Michelle Lane at mlane@kingsmeadow.org.uk or on 0191 4606004 ext 222. School visits are welcomed.
I look forward to receiving your application. Further information about our school can be found on our website.
Yours faithfully
Mark Barrett
Head Teacher
What the school offers its staff
ABOUT KINGSMEADOW SCHOOL
‘Kingsmeadow is a Good school………. Teachers teach about the importance of respect, integrity, compassion, courage, pride and quality. They set a good example and pupils conduct themselves maturely.’
OFSTED Sept 2021
Any welcome that I give here in writing can not do justice to the welcoming atmosphere that is felt on entering Kingsmeadow Community School. We are a community school in every sense of the word. At Kingsmeadow you will find an ambitious, dedicated and caring staff body working with students who have a real desire to work hard and succeed.
At the heart of Kingsmeadow School lies a highly aspirational, academic curriculum of which we are fiercely proud. All students have the opportunity to access the EBACC and around 90% do so. Our sixth form offer is made up of exclusively level 3 courses. We do not limit our expectations of our students and, in doing so, we find that they strive to step up and meet those expectations. Aspiration is the key to success.
The students who attend Kingsmeadow School come from an increasingly diverse community. Using our core values of Integrity, Resilience and Respect, we seek to equip our students with the skills they need to be successful citizens who contribute positively to society, whilst giving them the academic profile they need to be able to open up doors of opportunity in their future. Our strong academic curriculum is supported by a generous Character Curriculum which runs through years 7 to 13. This is delivered through our daily Thrive sessions, which account for two hours of curriculum time per week. These sessions incorporate much of the PSHE, RSE, SMSC and British Values education, as well as our own Character Curriculum. This was all highly commended in our September 2021 Ofsted visit and has moved from strength to strength since then.
As a Google Reference school we use the Google suite across the school. Teachers and students are well versed in using Google Classroom for classwork and homework. Students have good access to technology, with over 400 Chromebooks plus desktops available in school.
I am excited to be leading Kingsmeadow School from September 2024. I will be building on the work that has already been done in improving the school. Moving forward, we have a number of areas for development which we will be addressing, including: working more closely with home and the community; tackling inherently low-levels of literacy; further building resilience through aspiration. I am looking to appoint the right person who can work with me and the senior leadership team in making the improvements that the students and community of Kingsmeadow Community School deserves.
Mark Barrett
Headteacher
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.
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About Kingsmeadow Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 970 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Kingsmeadow Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cbulman@kingsmeadow.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 4606004
Arranging a visit to Kingsmeadow Community School
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