Teacher of Sociology
Longsands Academy, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1LQThis job expired on 20 October 2024
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
20 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 October 2024
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Sociology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,957.00 - £44,041.00 Annually (Actual) MPS 1 - 6
Teacher of Sociology job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic classroom practitioner to make a real difference. The role could be suitable for an experienced Teacher or an ECT. Longsands Academy has a strong track record of supporting and retaining ECTs by ensuring excellent mentoring; there are also many opportunities for involvement in wider school activities.
Longsands Academy is an 11-18 fully-inclusive secondary school serving the community of St Neots and the surrounding area. The academy has around 1750 students including 250 in the Sixth Form. Longsands is proud of its inclusive and aspirational approach, whether that is in supporting students preparing for Oxbridge or working with students with special educational needs. We are ambitious for every child, no matter their background or circumstance, prior attainment or needs. The academy also has a strong track record of supporting of staff by ensuring excellent mentoring, a supportive culture and many opportunities for development and involvement in wider school activities.
The successful candidate will:
Be an outstanding teacher of Sociology
Have excellent subject knowledge and an understanding of new developments in Sociology related to the curriculum
Provide dynamic and inspiring lessons
Ensure students are at the centre of planning and teaching
Focus on teaching and learning
Provide learning with a focus on development
Provide students with a full curriculum
Engage and empower students with the skills to thrive as independent learners
Contribute to department planning for learning at all key stages; this includes writing schemes of work or long-term plans and creating and sharing resources
We can offer you:
Excellent CPD opportunities
A school recently rated Good by Ofsted and on an upward trajectory
A professional working environment where teamwork is highly valued
Admission criteria where preference is given to staffs’ children
A school which invests heavily in the future
A hugely talented and cohesive support staff
Interested in applying?
If this is something you are interested in, looking for a new challenge, have a passion for education or maybe all of the above, take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role and how to apply.
We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our academy to appreciate fully our learning environment. If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.
About Longsands Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1653 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Longsands Academy website (opens in new tab)
Longsands Academy, part of Astrea Academy Trust, is a successful, fully-inclusive secondary school at the heart of its community. We pride ourselves on providing an engaging and supportive environment in which our students feel empowered to reach and embrace their full potential with confidence. Our staff are committed to nurturing the abilities of every child with a curriculum which promotes academic excellence and is delivered by subject specialists. The opportunities we provide allow all students to showcase their talents, whether through the traditional school day or as a result of the wealth of extra-curricular activities on offer. Furthermore, in order to develop the important qualities of independent learning and resilience, our students are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning both in and out of lessons. We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students that are a result of the high expectations, students’ hard work and commitment and the supportive relationships that exist between staff, students and their parents/carers.
The pursuit of academic excellence is at the heart of the Academy. Through high expectations of behaviour, a commitment to great standards of teaching delivering a knowledge-rich curriculum, and positive working relationships with all members of the academy community, all students, regardless of their background or personal circumstances, are encouraged to achieve their academic aspirations. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge that takes students beyond their everyday experiences. We believe in a traditional, subject-based approach to teaching in order to create a scholarly culture that is disciplined and joyful. We want to ensure that we open doors for every students’ future and develop in them a life-long love of learning.
We are committed to developing our staff to be the very best that they can be by striving to ensure that all of our colleagues can access high-quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Our CPD programme is both department-based and in collaboration with academies within the Astrea family and external partners. Wide-ranging opportunities for professional development are available for staff at all stages of their career, including ECTs, experienced classroom teachers, middle and senior leaders and support staff.
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