Job Description

Psychology & Sociology up to KS5

Part time - 2 days a week

Southwark Secondary School

Start Date: January 2025

Ongoing contract to July 2025, possibility for permanent after

Paid to Scale

A popular, over-subscribed Secondary School in Southwark are looking for a qualified Psychology and Sociology Teacher to join their school on a full-time basis from January to teach across KS4 & 5

The Role

This post will require teaching KS5 Psychology and ideally KS4 & KS5 Sociology lessons, with some marking but no planning involved. The successful candidates may also be asked to cover lessons, in other subject areas, if the need arises.

The school are looking for an Psychology and Sociology teacher with the following:

Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent

Previous experience teaching Psychology ad Sociology within a secondary school

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to relate to people at all levels

A proactive and engaging teaching approach

Good classroom management

The School

This popular,  inclusive secondary school is based in the Dulwich area of Southwark. The school is part of a wider trust and benefits from a dedicated leadership team who have created a positive and truly supportive school environment for both staff and students.  The school celebrates diversity and supports students to become confident and considerate members of the community. There are high expectations and each child has the chance to forge their own pathway based on their own skills, talents and ambitions. The school is located on a large site and benefits from a modern school building with up-to-date teaching facilities. There is a wide range of CPD training available for all staff and real prospects for progression across the wider trust.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients