Teacher of Social Sciences (Psychology and/or Sociology)
Silverdale School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 9QH12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
22 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 September 2024
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Psychology, Social sciences, Sociology
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher of Psychology and/or Sociology. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our highly successful Social Sciences Department which consists of 5 teachers. The successful candidate would be required to teach A level Psychology and/or Sociology and would also have the opportunity to teach GCSE Sociology and Level 2 and 3 Health and Social Care.
Silverdale School Sixth Form is highly successful, popular and was judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in October 2022. There are multiple Psychology and Sociology A level teaching groups and so this is a great opportunity to start or further your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative environment.
What the school offers its staff
In addition to trust-wide benefits for all staff, those at
Silverdale School also have access to:
- Supportive and friendly staff and leadership team.
- Free staff parking.
- Opportunity to be part of the varied extracurricular offering, including Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.
You can view the school website at: www.silverdale.chorustrust.org
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.
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About Silverdale School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1466 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Silverdale School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@silverdale.chorustrust.org
- Phone number
- 01142369991
Silverdale School is an extremely popular and high-achieving 11-18 comprehensive in the south west of Sheffield and is now the founding school of Chorus Education Trust. The school achieved the best GCSE results in 2018 of any state school in Sheffield. At Post 16 the progress students make places Silverdale in the top 10% of schools nationally. At its heart is one of the country’s largest Teaching Schools, the Sheffield Teaching School Alliance. Silverdale moved into a brand new building in January 2009 with a full complement of facilities. Silverdale School is part of Chorus Education Trust, and as such all appointees may be required to work at any Trust site in the future.
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