Teacher of Psychology
Part Time (0.6 – 0.8 FTE)
Permanent
Appointment Date: September 2023
Salary: MPS/UPS
We are looking to appoint an inspiring and motivational Teacher of Psychology at Kingsbury Green Academy.
Kingsbury Green Academy, judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in every category when inspected in April 2022, is part of the successful Ascend Learning Trust. We are an ambitious, forward thinking 11-18 years Academy situated in a beautiful location on the outskirts of Calne in Wiltshire.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic teacher who will:
- Be an excellent teacher with a passion for learning.
- Be an enthusiastic professional committed to providing our students with an outstanding education.
- Be passionate about teaching Psychology, who will bring energy, enthusiasm and new ideas to the classroom and department.
- Have ambition and desire to play a significant role in the further development of the Humanities Department.
- Have the ability to teach another subject across all Key Stages.
Kingsbury Green Academy is a great place to teach Psychology and to see your ideas translated into action in the classroom. Psychology has proven to be a popular A Level course. We are continually raising standards to produce the highest levels of student achievement and are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, highly motivated professional who is an excellent classroom practitioner with a record of effective teaching to join our Humanities Department.
Closing date: 27 March 2023.
Interview Date: 30 March 2023.
We look forward to receiving your application should you be interested. If you have not heard from us by the interview date, you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback on individual applications that are not shortlisted for interview.
Ascend Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual-orientation or religion.
Please note any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences.
In line with KCSIE 2022 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.
References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment, regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment, any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.