Teacher of Psychology
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Closing date
18 February 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
22 January 2019
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Psychology
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,664
Additional allowances
• Highly competitive (Inner London rates)
• Excellent staff development opportunities
• Additional TLR allowance for suitably experienced applicants
• Recruitment & Retention allowance
• Relocation expenses
Teacher of Psychology job summary
The Psychology department is nationally renowned for its academic success, consistently achieving amongst the best GCSE and A Level results in the country. At both GCSE and A Level the majority of students consistently achieve A* or A grades and in 2018 value added was in the top 1% nationally.
Psychology is a very popular subject choice at both GCSE and A Level, where the AQA specification is delivered by a dedicated team of four specialist teachers, all of whom are themselves high quality Psychology graduates. The department prides itself on the professional development of its staff, who benefit from the support of experienced and passionate colleagues with a track record of delivering impressive outcomes for students.
There is an average class size of 20 - 25 students at GCSE and we currently have four Year 11 classes. In Year 13 there are more than 100 students studying Psychology in an average class size of 20. Many of those students hold conditional offers to study Psychology at university, including three at the University of Cambridge.
Students enjoy participating in a range of extra-curricular opportunities outside of the classroom; we regularly have guest lectures in clinical Psychology and our students attend evening lectures at local universities.
Brampton Manor Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are fully committed to the safeguarding of children. Enhanced DBS, Barred List and Prohibition checks will always be carried out on new employees.
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, as applications are received
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.
About Brampton Manor Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 2774 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Brampton Manor Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@bramptonmanor.org
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