Waingels- teacher of psychology

Job title

Waingels- Teacher of Psychology

Occupational group (do not select a group to see all vacancies)

Teaching secondary

Salary range

25,001 to: 35,000

Working pattern

Full time,Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Salary

MPS/ UPS

Hours

Full or Part Time considered

Location

Waingels College, Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF

Closing date for application

30/11/2023

Vacancy start date

01/01/2024

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative teacher who has the ability to teach Psychology up to A Level and work collaboratively within the popular Social Sciences department. There are also opportunities to develop into the wider leadership of the Social Sciences department for the right candidate.Required for September 2023 or January 2024

Job advert

Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. Our successes and achievements can be attributed to our commitment to establish and grow a Better Never Stops culture, providing a safe, inclusive and rich learning environment where students feel safe and valued. We set high standards and expect all our students and staff to be respectful, kind, resilient and proud of our school, our achievements and our community. The successful candidate will join a highly motivated department and will have the opportunity to teach at KS3, 4 and 5.Our values underpin our Waingels Ready expectations that we have for everyone within the Waingels community. These expectations form the basis of everything we do, and everything we believe in as a school and as a community. The Social Science department contains a wealth of subject specialists and is a passionate, respected and supportive department. The Social Science department is a growing department and contains a real variety of subjects which are popular throughout our students education (Psychology, Religious Studies, PSHE, Sociology, Health and Social Care, Criminology and Citizenship) and Psychology is offered both at GCSE and A Level with enthusiastic uptake in both key stages (AQA).We are looking to appoint someone who is confident that they can deliver high quality lessons. The successful candidate will be able to feed into the wider character of our department.We were very pleased with our recent Ofsted feedback (February 2018) and how it has endorsed the achievements, improvements and direction that we are travelling in. Ofsted noted that:- Waingels continues to be a good schoolwhere standards are rising rapidly- Staff feel that they are valued as their opinions are considered when reshaping practices and that people have the courage to try new things and we share success- Pupils behave well in lessons and have a good attitude towards learning- As a result of improvements that leaders have implemented, standards are rising rapidlyOur students follow an academic core curriculum throughout Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. This includes the study of History, Geography and a Language as well as English, Maths and Science. But our students also have the opportunity to do a range of practical and vocational subjects including a wide range of creative and performing arts, physical education and other humanities like Business studies, Psychology and Economics.If you feel your values and ethos align with ours, this is an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for someone with energy and vision that is ambitious for themselves and the young people of the school. You will have a growth mindset and believe in offering dynamic Computing learning across the Key Stages.Working with us offers you the opportunity to;Join a positive school where effort and success is celebratedEngage in excellent and personalised professional development

Contact

Jane Jennings

Link to online application form Text

https://www.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk/6447/teacher-of-psychology

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