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Head of Social Science

Head of Social Science

Southfield School for Girls

Kettering, Northamptonshire

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
26 February 2018

Job overview

SOUTHFIELD SCHOOL

Number on roll 1008 (11-18)

HEAD OF SOCIAL SCIENCES - TLR 2(2)

Southfield School is an excellent girls’ school with a vibrant mixed Sixth Form. With a progress 8 score of 0.69, the school sits in the top 5% of schools in the country. The school has a key focus on staff wellbeing and has numerous initiatives in place to support this. They include time for planning off-site, fitness clubs, yoga sessions and many more. These initiatives are driven by a wellbeing group made up of staff members of varied experience.

The Social Sciences Department year on year achieves outstanding results, well above the national average. The department has grown rapidly over the last 3 years and currently includes A Levels in Psychology and Sociology and Level 3 and Level 2 BTECs in Health and Social Care.  Psychology is a very popular subject with a large take up in the Sixth form. This successful department is a friendly, hard-working team, committed to stimulating students’ interest and enjoyment in their studies in addition to producing outstanding examination results

In the last Ofsted report inspectors reported that they were impressed by our students. They “demonstrate very positive attitudes towards their learning” and are “proud of their school and take pride in their work”. “Poor behaviour across the school is rare”. We would recommend that you come and visit us during a working day and we are confident that you would be impressed.

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational, highly motivated, innovative and committed leader. The ability to teach Psychology and/or Sociology A Level is essential. The successful candidate will be able to teach both key stages 4 and 5. The vacancy is available from September 2018.

Closing date for applications is Monday 26 February at 9.00am. 

To apply for this post, please complete an application form and submit this along with a covering letter on not more than one side of A4.

Southfield School

Lewis Road

Kettering

Northants

NN15 6HE

www.southfieldsch.co.uk

t: 01536 513063 

e: ccollings@southfieldsch.co.uk

Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance.

The school is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment.

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About Southfield School for Girls

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Southfield School is a girls-only, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school with co-educational sixth form situated in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

The school first opened in 1976 as an amalgamation of Kettering High School for Girls and Rockingham Road Senior Girls School. It fought off closure declarations from the local authority and went on to thrive, gaining specialist sports status in 2004 and science college status in 2009. In 2021 Southfield School became part of Orbis Education Trust which comprises of:

  • Southfield School, 11-18 years of age, single sex (mixed sixth form), 1,200 place secondary school (Ofsted rating – Good, with outstanding features (April 23).
  • Kingsthorpe College, 11-18 years of age, mixed sex, 1,500 place secondary school (Ofsted rating – Good, December 2019).
  • A third school will soon join the Orbis family: Hanwood Park School, 900 place secondary school.


Headteacher

Scott Nevett

Values and vision

Southfield aims to provide for the future needs of our students. Careers and types of employment opportunities are evolving and changing continually. Some are yet to be created and so we see it as our obligation to prepare our students to be competitive in anticipation of the unknown. Therefore, our strong focus on academic attainment is equalled by our commitment to develop transferable skills and personal characteristics through the many opportunities we provide.

We provide an education that prepares our young people for a future in which they will need to be adaptable, resourceful and ethical in facing complex challenges. Being a Southfield student will mean the chance to be successful and have a positive influence on the global community. We aim for all of our students to be able to make an impact and leave a positive imprint on the world.

We nurture our students with the future in mind today.

Our shared values of Optimism, Resilience, Balance, Individuality and Synergy.

Ofsted report

As you will read, we continue to be a good school with two aspects of the inspection judgements deemed to be ‘Outstanding’. The first is the superb Personal Development our students receive, which includes opportunities such as; our bespoke Healthy Living and form time curriculums, careers guidance, our enrichment and electives programme, clubs, trips, DofE, and the CCF.  The second area is the exemplary Sixth Form provision we provide for all of our Post-16 students.

We are immensely proud of the wealth of positive aspects of our school highlighted in the report and would like to thank the whole school community for their continued support and positive engagement with our journey.

Even though we are proud of how this report shows the best of Southfield, we are not complacent.  It goes without saying that everyone involved with the school wants to continue moving the school forward, positively, with high expectations across the board.

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