Teacher of Sociology
St Albans Girls' School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 January 2025
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Sociology
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (FTE) Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale depending on experience
Teacher of Sociology job summary
Teacher of Sociology
Permanent - Full Time
MPS / UPS depending upon experience
Required: September 2025
We are seeking an inspiring and innovative Teacher of Sociology to join our thriving department. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach Sociology across Key Stages 4 and 5, engaging students and instilling a passion for the subject. We welcome applications from experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers (ECTs) alike. Part Time applications will also be considered.
Candidates who can offer a second subject will be favourably considered.
Our Sixth Form is thriving, with impressive student numbers and many progressing to related undergraduate courses at university.
Key benefits to being an employee of STAGS:
Be part of a supportive, innovative school community that prioritises staff wellbeing
Access state-of-the-art facilities designed to enhance teaching and learning
Benefit from comprehensive support and encouragement for personal and professional development
Enjoy a desirable location in St Albans, ideal for both living and working
Convenient transport links, including rail connections to London and easy access to the M1 and M25
St Albans Girls’ School:
Graded Outstanding for all areas in November 2024 with over 1,450 students
Renowned for high standards of behaviour and a positive learning environment
A highly successful, heavily oversubscribed school in St Albans
Consistently ranked among the top 100 secondary schools in the UK and in the top 3% nationally for student progress at GCSE
Exceptional career development opportunities, including a robust ECT programme
For further details please visit www.stags.herts.sch.uk.
We are happy to discuss the position with you further, please email us at hr@aetrust.uk.
Closing Date for applications: Monday 27th January 2025, before 9.00am
Interview Date: from 28th January 2025
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert early should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
STAGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at STAGS is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
St Albans Girls' School is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and stretching challenge.
We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Albans Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1439 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Albans Girls' School website (opens in new tab)
St Albans Girls’ School, age range 11 – 18 is an Outstanding school (Ofsted February 2013) with over 1250 students. We are a highly regarded, oversubscribed and friendly all-ability school. The School has an excellent reputation within the local community with strong support from Governors, Parents, Students and a dedicated and highly motivated staff.
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