Teacher of Social Sciences

Teacher of Social Sciences 

Location: Brackley, Northamptonshire
Salary: MPS / UPS
Start Date: September 2024 or July 1^st if possible

A vibrant, medium sized secondary school located in the heart of Brackley committed to providing a supportive and stimulating environment where both students and staff can thrive. The dedicated team of educators work collaboratively to ensure every student reaches their full potential academically and personally.

Offering an excellent working environment which is easily accessible from Northampton, Daventry, Towcester and Milton Keynes, holding ample staff parking on site and can be accessed easily via public transport.

This Oftsed ‘Good’ Secondary School is now looking for a Teacher of Social Sciences to join their team for a July/September start (2024)

Delivering engaging and inspiring lessons across Psychology and Sociology the ideal educator for this role would be delivering these lessons across KS3,KS4 and KS5 at A Level.

The Social Science faculty is a friendly and welcoming team, who are committed to providing high quality teaching and a breadth and richness of experience for the young people who take these subjects. You would be joining at an exciting time of the faculty’s development as they look to expand their curriculum offer. There would also be opportunities for the successful candidate to take on some additional whole school responsibilities should this be of interest. Specific areas will be discussed at interview and to align with both the school’s priorities and the experience and interest of the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a highly motivated and enthusiastic teacher with the desire to inspire and motivate students to achieve and succeed 
• QTS or degree in subject
• Be willing to go above and beyond what is expected, encouraging students to achieve as highly as possible
• Possess a tenacious ambition for their students, seeking to give them exciting and engaging opportunities for learning
• Preferred experience working with KS3 students

What they can offer you

· A modern building with fantastic facilities and resources.

· A supportive and friendly community of staff and students.

· A full induction programme.

If you would like to hear more about this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Northampton Teaching Personnel branch for a confidential chat as soon as possible.

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