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Teacher of Psychology and Sociology

The Grange Academy, Bushey, WD23 3AA

This job expired on 19 October 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  4 January 2021

• Closing date

  19 October 2020 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  15 October 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Social sciences, Sociology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  • Excellent CPD. The Trust is knowledge-centric and encourages CPD at all levels with excellent opportunities for swift career progression, within the Academy and Trust. This includes Leadership Development opportunities.

  • Perkbox. Access to our employee benefits platform where you can access over 200 different Perks.

  • Access to the government-backed Cycle to Work Scheme.

  • Competitive salary and generous holiday entitlements alongside perks such as a season ticket loan and pension scheme.

Teacher of Psychology and Sociology job summary

The ideal candidate for this role will have the ability to inspire children and young people, instilling a love of Psychology and Sociology both as an academic subject and in the world around them. Someone who is a tireless advocate for the subject, who is forward thinking in their approaches to development, change and improvement is essential for this role and school culture; we are developing an academic culture where the highest standards are expected of staff and students.

In developing the Curriculum provision, you will work closely with the Curriculum Centre and Trust subject leads, aligning their work with the Future Curriculum Design principles and Eight Habits. In KS3, there is a Trust requirement to use centrally produced Curriculum Centre resources.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• A strong academic record with a 2:1 degree or above from a leading university

• Great passion for their subject with high cultural literacy to deliver sophisticated lessons and continue to raise teaching standards across the department

• The enthusiasm and energy required to work with the children and young people in our schools

• An inspirational leader, with the capacity to develop excellence in others

• An unwavering belief in the power of education to change lives, as per our trust’s motto, libertas per cultum (freedom through education). We expect all teachers to share in, and feel empowered by, this concept

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.

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

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 The Grange Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 934 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Grange Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@futureacademies.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-grange-academy

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