Teacher of Religious Studies and Social Sciences
The Cherwell School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7EEThis job expired on 20 February 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
20 February 2023 at 9am
Date listed
27 January 2023
Job details
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Citizenship, View all Psychologyjobs, View all Religious educationjobs, View all Social sciencesjobs, View all Sociologyjobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Usually at least 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Scale/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a qualified teacher who has a genuine excitement for excellence in the teaching and learning of one or more of the following areas; Religious Studies, KS5 Social Sciences (Psychology and Sociology). The role includes teaching Social Wellbeing (PSHE) across the key stages. Additionally, this faculty also delivers GCSE Citizenship and Health and Social Care and so there are many opportunities for the successful candidate to teach in a vibrant and diverse team. This is an ideal post for someone new to teaching (including ECT), or for an experienced teacher. The successful candidate should enjoy working with young people, be motivated to develop their own professional practice and be able to make a positive contribution to our faculty.
What the school offers its staff
Our aims are supported by our designation as a National Teaching School and as a School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. We are committed to the professional learning and career development of our staff and work in conjunction with the River Learning Trust to continue to raise standards.
We value the wellbeing of our staff and aim to support colleagues throughout their working lives. Staff report high levels of wellbeing and attribute this to factors such as:
Well designed, sequenced and resourced curricula which are centralised
Feedback and marking approaches which are carefully considered for impact and workload
Clear, centralised Behaviour for Learning System; pastoral teams supported by non-teaching deputy year leaders
Lower than typical contact hours for classroom teachers and middle leaders
Excellent in-house and external CPD opportunities and regular opportunities for career development within the school and trust
Professional support for ECTs provided by experienced teams of staff
Commitment to safeguarding
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About The Cherwell School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 2062 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Cherwell School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@cherwellschool.org
- Phone number
- 01865558719
The Cherwell School is a high performing and oversubscribed comprehensive school in Oxford (approximately 2,000 students on roll, including 680 in the Sixth Form). We are delighted that we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (October 2022), as we feel this is a fair reflection of the school, not least as we recognize that we have the capacity to develop and improve further. We consider ourselves to be a school which has at its heart “opportunity, responsibility, excellence” and we aim to make this a deeper reality for all of our students and staff in the years to come.
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