Teacher of Humanities (Sociology Specialist)

St Peter's School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7DD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Philosophy, Psychology, Religious education, Social sciences, Sociology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS

Teacher of Humanities (Sociology Specialist) job summary

TEACHER OF HUMANITIES (SOCIOLOGY SPECIALIST)

Salary: MPS/UPS.

Contract: Permanent. Full Time

Start date: September 2026

Place of work: St Peters School, Huntingdon

Teaching is the most rewarding job in the world. We have the opportunity to change students’ lives for the better and you could make a positive impact at St Peter’s School.

We are currently seeking to employ a dynamic and inspiring Teacher of Humanities (Sociology specialist) to join our Humanities team in motivating and supporting our students. This role will consist of mainly KS5 Sociology and KS3 RE with the opportunity to teach KS4 RE and/or KS5 Psychology for the right candidate. Humanities is a popular faculty within the school and Sociology is one of the most popular A level subjects. Our post-16 provision is rapidly growing, and with this the number of students that opt for Social Science. The ideal candidate will teach KS5 Sociology and will be able to offer another Humanities subject such as RE and/or Psychology.

The Humanities Department is an innovative, experienced and collaborative team who strive to guide our students towards their goals. You will be joining a well-organised, supportive team of professionals. The department is well resourced, and staff are committed and hard-working. You will receive high quality support and CPD from expert colleagues who will coach and guide you through your professional development. This is an ideal opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment.

We are a forward thinking and rapidly improving, “good” school that is creating a legacy of learning for our community. Our students Learn, Aspire and Exceed as they work with our highly skilled teaching and associate staff supporting and guiding them.

St Peter’s is part of The Cam Academy Trust which offers students and staff fantastic potential to collaborate, share and develop a wide range of teaching and learning across the schools in the trust. As a family of schools, we support, share and challenge each other to improve the future lives of all our young people.

We are based in Huntingdon, just 12 miles north of Cambridge with its own mainline station connecting with London in less than an hour.

For further details on our school please visit our website Home - St Peter's School.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About St Peter's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1525 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-school-huntingdon

St Peter's School, part of The Cam Academy Trust, is a mixed comprehensive school located in central Huntingdon, with approximately 1,000 11-18 students on roll. It is an exciting and rewarding place to work, both for teaching and non-teaching staff, and we are always interested in hearing from dynamic and enthusiastic people who want to make a difference to children's education.

“The school have been unrelenting in improving the provision for pupils at St Peter’s School. Consequently, this is a school that is improving strongly and sustainably over time.” –Ofsted March 2017

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