Teacher of Social Science
The Westwood Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8DY5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
18 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Psychology, Social sciences, Sociology
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £30,000 and £46,525
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint, an enthusiastic, creative and innovative teacher of Psychology and Social Science to support the Head of Department. This is an excellent opportunity to gain a full-time permanent post. We are looking for teachers with a love of their subject, ambition and the ability to engage young people in learning. We provide a unique environment in which both teachers and pupils thrive. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach Psychology with either Sociology and/or Criminology at KS5. We also offer Health & Social Care at KS4 and KS5, and an ability to support in this subject area is also desirable.
Role Requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Up to date knowledge of your specialist area at KS5
- Dedicated, creative and hardworking individual
- A real willingness to learn new skills
- Employees benefit from an extensive and bespoke CPD programme and enrolment in our Benenden Health Scheme is available for all employees from the commencement of employment.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, should a suitable candidate be found. We will be reviewing applications as they are received.
What the school offers its staff
The Westwood Academy is part of the Kenilworth Multi-Academy Trust a forward thinking and ambitious trust. We offer a motivating learning environment with an excellent shared CPD programme. We are proud of our academic record and of our pastoral care, which maintains a feeling of community in a small, but rapidly growing school.
The school works tirelessly to ensure that every pupil’s potential is successfully achieved, through excellent teaching, the establishment of positive learning relationships, effective assessment and constructive feedback.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@twa.kmat.org.uk
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About The Westwood Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 881 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Westwood Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@twa.kmat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02476467779
The Westwood Academy is a school in the Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust
Arranging a visit to The Westwood Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@twa.kmat.org.uk.
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