TEACHER OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (& POTENTIAL HOUSE LEADER)

JOB TITLE:     Teacher of Social Sciences (& potential House Leader)

BASED AT:     Samuel Whitbread Academy

SALARY/GRADE RANGE: MPS / UPS (plus a potential fixed term allowance of £1,000.00 for House Leader role) 

RESPONSIBLE TO:    Head of the Philosophy, Religion & Ethics Department

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 10 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate more than 5,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study.  It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace.  The first five years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.

We openly encourage all potential applicants to come and spend some time with us prior to submitting an application. Please get in touch to arrange a time to come and visit our fabulous school, have a coffee/tea with SLT and the Department who would be happy to answer any questions you might have about Samuel Whitbread Academy!  

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of Social Sciences to join our thriving education community and provide high quality teaching in Key stages 3 to 5. This is an exciting opportunity to teach multiple disciplines and the successful candidate would ideally offer experience in Psychology, Philosophy and Ethics and/or Geography.

You will have the ambition to develop an ethos of high quality teaching, a rich and engaging curriculum and high levels of respect and care. At Samuel Whitbread Academy we are genuinely committed to ensuring that each student fulfils his or her potential. We place great emphasis on engagement, resilient and independent learning.

The Social Sciences Departments play a pivotal role in the success of Samuel Whitbread Academy and are incredibly popular subjects at GCSE,   Through studying the various Social Sciences at Samuel Whitbread Academy, we aim to share our own love of the subjects and to bring that joy into our classrooms. We want our students to love the subjects as much as we do!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

This role will involve working closely with the students at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be engaging in regulated activity with children.

CLOSING DATE: Midnight,  Sunday 12th May 2024

INTERVIEW DATE:  w/c Monday 13th May 2024

Information about Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/  

Applications may be made online via the MyNewTerm website, If you would prefer a Word Application Form, one may be obtained by directly emailing Samuel Whitbread Academy via the contact details provided below. 

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and two satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Strictly no agencies.