Teacher of Social Sciences
The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NEThis job expired on 11 October 2024
Start date details
Dec 24-Jan 25
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 September 2024
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Social Sciences
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,100.00 - £46,961.00 Annually (Actual) AST 1-12 £30,100-£46,961 dependent on experience
Teacher of Social Sciences job summary
Teacher of Social Sciences - Psychology and Sociology with the ability to teach in Humanities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of Social Science to join our team at The Chalk Hills Academy. You will contribute to the development and delivery of our academic provision in Social Science. We are looking for an individual who not only has a great theoretical understanding of Psychology and Sociology and its practices but also a willingness to share knowledge and expertise with our students to inspire them for future career development.
The Social Science Department comprises of an outstanding, dynamic team, who have a genuine passion for our subjects. We are very excited about the growth and the journey our department has been on and want to continue that growth.
At The Chalk Hills Academy, we offer a school that will genuinely invest, support and develop you to become an outstanding teacher and enable you to keep climbing the career ladder. If you are ambitious about excelling in your career and taking on additional responsibilities, we will give you the opportunities that you crave.
It is incredibly important to us here at The Chalk Hills Academy that all our staff are valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. As a Teaching Trust, we offer exceptional teacher training and high-quality professional development programmes catered to your needs. Consequently, we have many success stories of staff that have joined us and been given excellent CPD and training that has allowed them to climb the career ladder. Within the team we have a strong emphasis on subject specific CPD.
Key Duties
To manage pupil learning through effective teaching in accordance with the Department’s schemes of work and policies
To use a variety of methods and approaches (including adaptive teaching) to match curricular objectives and the range of pupil needs and ensure equal opportunity for all pupils.
To set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.
To use positive management of behaviour in an environment of mutual respect which allows pupils to feel safe and secure and promotes their self-esteem.
To assess pupils’ work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching and curricular development.
The successful candidate will have
Ability to use IT to support both the curriculum and work organisation
Ability to monitor and evaluate teaching and learning.
Ability to assess the needs of individuals to inform lesson planning.
Ability to demonstrate the appropriate motivation to work with young people
Resilience in working with challenging behaviours
Job Specifics
Start date: December 2024 – January 2025
Salary: AST 1-12 £30,100- £46,961 dependent on experience
Job Role: Full time, *Maternity Cover (Opportunity for permanency)
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
About The Chalk Hills Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1614 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Chalk Hills Academy website
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