Teacher of Psychology

Dame Alice Owen's School, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2DU

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required for September 2023 / January 2024

• Closing date

  12 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Psychology
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full Time, Permanent Post
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

The governors of this highly successful, partially selective, mixed school invite applications for the post of Teacher of Psychology. We seek a highly motivated and energetic candidate to join our very successful and very well resourced Psychology Department, as part of a team of 2 excellent specialist teachers. Psychology is a very popular option at A level at the school. The ability to teach another subject would be an advantage. This post provides an excellent opportunity for an ECT or experienced teacher wishing to develop their A-Level teaching.

In the 2022 A level examinations, 44% of all grades were A* with 91% of grades being awarded A*-B. In GCSE examinations, students achieved a Progress 8 score of +0.74 and an average Attainment 8 score of 75.8 with 40% of all grades being a grade 9 and 95% of students achieving 5 or more grades 9-4 including English and Maths. 90% of A Level Psychology results were graded A*-B with 40% graded A*.

What the school offers its staff

An awareness of workload:

• Minimal data entry. Reports to parents are very short with numbers replacing the need for additional prose;
• Pride in supporting effective teaching and learning strategies which reduce staff workload whilst also havinga positive impact on student learning;
• Firm commitment to teaching staff undertaking minimal cover or none;

An awareness of wellbeing:

• A warm and supportive environment including numerous staff social events throughout the year. You can find our Staff Wellbeing Statement here.

A variety of benefits including:

• The Governing Body is committed to admitting the children of staff in line with our admissions procedures;
• Access to an Employee Assistance Package, which provides staff with a wide range of health and wellbeing services;
• oExcellent facilities and resources including a Fitness Suite which is open to all staff for certain hours outside of the school day;
• oAmple free parking on school site;
• The school is situated on an attractive 35-acre site in the Green Belt. Central London is easily reached by rail from Potters Bar and the school is close to motorway links;

Strong support to help you develop

• Strong support for staff and an extensive programme of staff development opportunities. All staff members are encouraged to continue their personal development and undertake further qualifications if they wish.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Please take time to read our Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies available in the vacancy section of our website.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk

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Teacher of Psychology. May 23.pdf - 342 KB (opens in new tab)

About Dame Alice Owen's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1447 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Dame Alice Owen's School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dame-alice-owen-s-school-potters-bar (opens in new tab)

Dame Alice Owen’s School is a mixed, partially selective secondary school with over 1,440 registered pupils and a vibrant and highly successful sixth form. Our school was founded 400 years ago by Dame Alice Owen, a remarkable philanthropist with an unusually modern vision for education. She established the first school in Islington and as demand outstripped space, it moved to its current setting in the Hertfordshire countryside. Because of its roots and its close and important relationship with the Worshipful Company of Brewers, there are 20 places each year for 11 year old students from Islington. It also offers 65 places to the highest scoring applicants who sit the entrance exam each year and a further 10 places for the most talented or able musicians who apply for a place in Year 7. The remainder of the places in an annual cohort of 200 go to siblings, local pupils on the basis of proximity to the school and to those with priority need. It is this combination of students and its truly outstanding record of achievement and added value that makes our school such a special place. It is oversubscribed by 5 applicants per place every year. Our dedicated staff, parents’ association, governing body and school (staff and student) leaders constantly appraise and re-appraise the various aspects of school life, learning and achievement so we are never complacent. Our school faces the usual challenges of all educational establishments in the public sector, and ensuring that their impact is felt least by the students is a key objective. We were delighted to be recognised as The Sunday Times Regional School of the Decade in November 2020; securing a place at Owen’s has been described as “winning the lottery” in the Good School Guide and “the golden ticket” in Tatler. Our school benefits from some of the most able students in the country. Many of our school leavers from Year 13 have offers from top universities to choose from, including on average 20 places at Oxbridge each year. Our Foundress left a number of fields in the then village of Islington to the care of the Worshipful Company of Brewers which now generate over one million pounds of additional income for the school annually, to support the school and especially the Sports Department. This creates a very special ethos and fosters the very positive staff working environment. The students and staff benefit from a number of traditions including Beer Money, staff awards and Visitation.

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