Head of Politics
St Andrew's Catholic School
Surrey
- Expiring soon
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- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2024
- Apply by:
- 7 May 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and ambitious teacher to lead Politics at St Andrew’s. Politics is part of the History and Politics department and it is a very strong with a team of seven excellent specialist teachers. Students at St Andrew’s really enjoy their History lessons and it is a popular option at GCSE with 170 students sitting it each year. The results at GCSE are very strong with progress in the top 10% nationally for each of the past 10 years. In 2023 98.1% of the students achieved 4+ at GCSE and well over 50% achieved 7+. Both History and Politics are very popular AS and A Level subjects. We have 3 to 4 groups of AS History, 3 to 4 Groups of AS Politics and the same at A Level. The results are consistently very strong with History being 90% A*-B for the past five years and Politics achieving 100% A*-B since it was introduced 3 years ago. Politics as an A Level has grown from 10 students in its first year to almost 50 currently in both Years 12 and 13. We now feel it is time to appoint a Head of Politics to help this exciting subject continue to grow and develop. This position would suit someone passionate about Politics who would like to take on this new role where they will be provided with excellent support and opportunities.
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About St Andrew's Catholic School
St Andrew’s Catholic School is a mixed, comprehensive, Roman Catholic secondary school with sixth form situated in Leatherhead, Surrey. It is a community state school which has strong links to local churches and falls under the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. The school provides 1290 places for secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 11-18.
A school that consists of three buildings, the central school building dates back to the 1950s, while its new building opened in 2018.
Headteacher
Alan Mitchell
Values and Vision
The school’s motto is “to live, learn and to love in the light of Christ”. It is a school of high aspiration and great ambition. It is always a school that aims to provide a safe and happy environment for all students to grow into confident young adults.
In 2016 St Andrew's was awarded 'World Class' status.
Ofsted
“This outstanding school enables almost all its students to make rapid progress in their learning and to achieve extremely well. The school’s promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is highly effective, and pupils are very well prepared for the next stage of their education and for work. The quality of teaching, especially teachers’ use of assessment, has improved considerably since the last inspection, and is now outstanding. Parents are highly supportive of the school, and of its mission to bring out the best in all.”
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