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Teacher of Social Sciences

Job details
Posting date: 07 March 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 26 March 2025
Location: York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5ZA
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 78b56fa4-ba37-45a3-8205-4c7f5eded647

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an outstanding, enthusiastic classroom practitioner who is able to teach across a variety of Social Science subjects within our Social Sciences Department (at either KS4 and KS5).

• The departmentcurrently offers Sociology, Psychology, Politics and Health and Social Care at Level 2 and Level 3. This role would be likely to focus more on Psychology and Health and Social Care.
• Knowledge of how progress is measured at KS4 and KS5 as well as strategies to effectively track, monitor and support all students. This will include effective intervention strategies that can be put in place to raise achievement.
• Responsibility for reporting on student progress throughout the year and contributing to subject development plans, exams analysis and subject reviews.
• Be a Form Tutor and contribute to the delivery of a carefully planned tutorial programme.
• Work as part of an extremely high performing faculty and contribute to the ongoing success of all Social Science subject
• To contribute exciting and innovative ways that Social Sciences can develop beyond the classroom both in terms of extra-curricular activities and links with the wider school community.

What the school offers its staff

See applicant information pack.

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.