Teacher of Psychology & PSHCE

Queen's Park High School, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7AE

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  30 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Psychology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS - UPS

Teacher of Psychology & PSHCE job summary

Queen’s Park High School, an academy within The Learning Trust, is beautifully located to the south of the River Dee in the heart of Chester. We work in partnership with Christleton High School, Chester International School (CIS) and Belgrave Primary School to serve young people, to educate, enlighten and give them the expertise and confidence to succeed. More information about The Learning Trust can be found at https://www.tltrust.co.uk.

Our expectations in terms of achievement and behaviour are very high. If our students are to reach their full potential as responsible citizens, we believe there has to be a culture of mutual respect, honesty and understanding; a culture which is at the heart of our school community. We have hard-working and committed staff, who regularly go above and beyond to ensure that all our students enjoy their learning, feel safe and are able to achieve to their full potential. In 2024, we were thrilled to be named ‘Secondary School of the Year’ at the Excell Standard Education Awards! This incredible achievement celebrates the unique culture of our school and the exceptional dedication of our staff. As a school, Queen’s Park High has ambitious outcomes for all its students and we aim to provide the very best learning and personal development opportunities for every young person that we serve.

Our vision is founded upon the following principles:

Inspiring Individuals - We value the uniqueness of everyone in our school, and we have committed to make excellence in teaching the core value of our school, so that all members of our community are inspired to learn and achieve.

Empowering Minds - We believe that everyone has ideas to share, aspirations to realise, and opinions that matter. It is our mission to liberate young people to think freely, without constraint and beyond limits.

Defining Futures - In all that we do, we are guided by the knowledge that the foundations of every young person's tomorrow are laid today. By achieving excellence in all that we do, we aim to make today's young people tomorrow's era defining leaders, thinkers and pioneers.

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

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About Queen's Park High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 764 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queen's Park High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-s-park-high-school-chester

Queen’s Park High School values its hardworking and dynamic staff and seeks to recruit and retain the very best people. We are a smaller than average 11-18 academy within The Learning Trust, beautifully situated, close to the heart of the historic city of Chester. We work in partnership with Christleton High School, Chester International School (CIS) and Belgrave Primary School to serve young people, to educate, enlighten and give them the expertise and confidence to succeed.

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