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Teacher of Social Sciences

Haybridge High School and Sixth Form, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY8 2XS

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Psychology, Social sciences, Sociology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the role:

We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Social Sciences as part of our school teaching team.

The Teacher of Social Sciences will be accountable for planning and teaching lessons to the classes they are assigned to teach within the context of the school’s plans, curriculum, and schemes of work. The successful candidate would teach students in Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.

Our successful candidate will have the following experience, skillset and qualifications:

§ Honours Degree

§ DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status

§ Evidence of continuing professional development

§ Evidence of keeping up to date with educational thinking and knowledge

§ Suitability to work with young children

§ Able to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people

§ Positive attitude to use of authority and maintaining discipline

§ Experience of teaching in a secondary school

The post will be full-time and permanent to start in January 2026.

What the school offers its staff

Why join us?

We recognise that successful people place value on the range of benefits associated with their careers. As your future employer we place value on these too, that is why we are proud to offer:

§ Access to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme

§ Automatic pay progression for those on our main, upper and support staff pay ranges

§ 7 training days calendared with a view to alleviate pressure at key times in the year, with a training day in December dedicated to marking mock exams

§ Access to a range of paid special leave provisions to help with life’s emergencies, unpredictable events and significant occasions.

§ Access to a bank of pre-planned teaching resources. You need to intellectually prepare for lessons rather than plan from scratch.

§ Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme

§ Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers for DSE users and flu vaccinations

§ Employee Assistance Programme

§ Access to shopping and lifestyle discounts

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are an equal opportunities employer and all applicants will receive fair consideration without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our requirements under Keeping Children Safe in Education pre-employment checks we will undertake. This role will involve undertaking regulated activity and therefore this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher of Social Sciences - Candidate pack- HHS.pdf - 1.01 MB (opens in new tab)

Teacher of Social Sciences AD Jan26 .docx - 43.8 KB (opens in new tab)

About Haybridge High School and Sixth Form

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1217 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Haybridge High School and Sixth Form website
• Email address: recruitment@the4stones.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haybridge-high-school-and-sixth-form

Haybridge High School and Sixth Form is an excellent school set within extensive grounds. At Haybridge we pride ourselves on excellent results, calm classrooms, high standards and warm relationships; this, along with the strong moral compass that our staff and students possess, is what makes Haybridge a unique and special place to work.

We are part of The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust, who believe our students deserve nothing less than the best. As a family of like-minded schools, we work collaboratively to provide mutual support, share best practice, and create a thriving, high-performing environment.

Our work is underpinned by our core values of: Ambition, Commitment, Creativity, and Integrity and a relentless focus on achieving our Trust Dividend to ensure opportunity and success for all by transforming lives through high quality education.

As part of our Trust you will have:
 Opportunities to be part of a collaborative culture whereby you are part of a network where schools and staff work together to excel.
 Quality resources and a rich environment, to enable you to develop a personalised approach for every student you teach.
 A culture of lifelong learning, emphasising professional growth where your own ambitions are actively encouraged and supported.
 A safe and positive physical and psychological environment that welcomes diversity and actively promotes wellbeing.

Arranging a visit to Haybridge High School and Sixth Form

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@the4stones.co.uk.

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