Teacher of Psychology
Stratton School, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JBThis job expired on 23 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024 / April 2024
Closing date
23 January 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 November 2023
Job details
Job role
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Subjects
- Psychology, Social Sciences
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) MPS / UPS + TLR for right candidate
Teacher of Psychology job summary
Stratton Upper School will be a secondary School in September 2024 and due to the expansion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Teacher of Psychology to join our Social Science Team. This key role is to deliver high quality teaching and pastoral support to all students.
The Opportunity:
A great chance to work with a strong, enthusiastic team
To be an excellent classroom practitioner
To working in a stimulating and creative environment
An exceptional CPD provision for all staff
Working in collaboration and sharing best practice across the Trust
The ideal candidate:
QTS, with a good educational background with evidence of continuing CPD.
Excellent classroom practitioner
Excellent subject knowledge
Evidence of both curricular and pastoral responsibilities
High personal standards in terms of attendance, punctuality and organising workload
Support the Academy policies on safeguarding and child protection.
Benefits of working for us include:
Free on-site parking
Eyecare vouchers
Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme
Free tea and coffee making facilities
Generous sick pay and annual leave
Stratton is a vibrant Upper School with around 900 students on roll. Due to considerable housing development within and around Biggleswade, the school is set to grow significantly, including a longer- term plan to admit students at Y7 from 2024 to increase our size to an overall capacity of 1650 students. We are proud of our large and successful Sixth Form and the breadth of curriculum we are able to offer our post-16 students. In every respect we are a truly comprehensive school with a full ability range. As the only provider of Key Stage 4 and 5 education in the town, our challenge is to move effortlessly between preparing Year 13 students for top universities to working with students who, without our support, would have rejected the concept of education. Our students are our best advertisement, although closely followed by our dedicated, creative and passionate staff.
Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 29 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
Closing date for applications: 1st February 2024
Interview to take place on: 15th February 2024
The school reserve the right to appoint before the application deadline.
Recruitment agencies need not contact the school until after the closing date.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.
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 Stratton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 782 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Stratton School website
Stratton is a thriving Upper School with around 1,000 students on roll. The school has grown considerably in recent years; it is popular with the local community and includes over 250 students in the Sixth Form. In many respects we are a true comprehensive school with a full ability range. As the only education provider in the town, our challenge is to move effortlessly between preparing Yr13 students for top universities to working with students who without our support could have rejected the concept of education. Our students are our best advertisement, although closely followed by the dedication of our staff.
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