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Teacher of Psychology

Teacher of Psychology

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

Solihull

Salary:
Main Scale
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
26 April 2019

Job overview

 

Teacher of Psychology, Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst, Birmingham

Closing date: 12:00pm Friday 26th April 2019 

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Date posted: 3rd April 2019 

Start date: September 2019 

Contract type: Full Time

Salary: Main Scale 

Contract term: Permanent 

Suitable for NQTs: Yes

The Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity to recruit outstanding teachers of Psychology to join our supportive and highly experienced team from September 2019.  

We are looking for teachers who are resilient, driven and self-motivated and those that will contribute to the success of our cohesive and welcoming department. The successful applicants would be expected to teach a range of classes at keystage 4 and 5.  The ability to also offer Health and Social Care and Child Development would be advantageous. Much time is committed to developing a wide range of teaching and learning strategies to be implemented within the subject, with a focus on a collaborative approach to planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources. As a department we follow the AQA specification, at KS4  and KS5, for Psychology and Criminology and we also deliver BTEC Health and Social Care and Child Development.  



Additionally, you will benefit from:

• teaching in a forward-thinking department with excellent resources and facilities for teachers who love their subject 

• working in a multi-academy trust with the potential for opportunities of collaboration and leadership across the four other secondary schools, as well as large scale Trust Insets with opportunities to network and share best practice and share resources across the Tudor Grange family of schools 

Informal visits and conversations about the post are most welcome.

Application Deadline: 12:00pm Friday 26th April 2019

Shortlisting: Monday 29th April 2019  

Interviews:   Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd May 2019 

Application Process

Completed applications must be returned to Stella Smallwood at the academy by 12pm on the closing date via email to ssmallwood@kingshurst.tgacademy.org.uk

For further details please visit  https://www.kingshurst.tgacademy.org.uk/ 

The recruitment process is robust in seeking to establish the commitment of candidates to support the school’s measures to safeguard children and to identify, deter or reject people who might pose a risk of harm to children or are otherwise unsuited to work with them. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.  All applications will be considered on their merit and the post will be offered subject to the usual health and criminal record clearance. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


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About Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

 ABOUT TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMY KINGSHURST

Cutting Edge Facilities

Students at the academy have access to the latest hardware and software, including Apple iMac suites in art, music and media and iPad trolleys for use in several subjects. Online communication between staff, students and parents is excellent and the academy makes use of a range of systems ensuring that parents are kept up-to-date with their child’s progress.

Outdoor Education and Adventure Centre (OEAC)

Outdoor Education and Adventure Centre (OEAC) An innovative feature of Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst, is our Outdoor Education and Adventure Centre (OEAC) that facilitates learning beyond the classroom across the curriculum. A central feature is the centre’s ‘Challenge Zone’, which consists of a bouldering wall, caving system and low-ropes course. Perhaps its most distinctive feature, however, is the Arthur Vickers VC trench, an authentic World War One replica trench. A pond, art and sculpture zone, horticultural zone and outdoor classrooms complete the centre and provide a comprehensive, stimulating learning environment that brings learning to life. The academy has developed and continues to develop a number of unique outdoor experiences that are being incorporated across the curriculum as well as during after school and community sessions. It is widely recognised that learning outside the classroom is a vital component in helping children learn and develop key skills. The OEAC is also being used to run the John Muir Award. This is alternative curriculum accreditation that helps students develop an awareness of their environment and how they can improve it.

Enriching our students’ education and staff wellbeing through extended services

We are committed to providing state-of-the-art facilities and extended services opportunities for our students. Extra-curricular enrichments provide our students with the opportunity to make friends, discover new skills and have fun while ultimately developing the interpersonal skills that will help them develop into well-rounded individuals, equipped with the skills to succeed in life. All of our extra-curricular provision is Children’s University-accredited and, as such, opens students’ eyes to the power and magic of learning, often in places where they might least expect. Commitment to extra-curricular learning is rewarded with diplomas and our students can graduate in cap and gown at The University of Birmingham’s Great Hall, experience university life and be inspired to aim high. Powerful partnerships with other organisations provide a range of opportunities for our students to develop spiritually, morally, socially and culturally. Extensive support by the FA, LTA and Sport England, amongst others, help to provide outstanding opportunities in the academy day and beyond. We are the first “school of tennis” in Solihull and the only state school in the UK to have a full-time tennis coach provided by the LTA. 

Embracing Culture through International Dimension

The world picture continues to change and we enjoy an unrivalled reputation for ensuring our students are prepared for the future, wherever that may lie. Through the curriculum, our students learn about world-wide issues so they may truly become well-informed, global citizens. Students are provided with an unprecedented range of opportunities for international educational visits. Our students have undertaken projects throughout the world; they regularly participate in the prestigious Model United Nations event in Geneva and have supported and engaged in ongoing cultural exchanges with Mungu Primary School in Zambia for over a decade. Whilst in Zambia, students have the opportunity to teach lessons, experience the local culture, visit the amazing Victoria Falls and take a canoeing safari along the Zambezi River.

Final Word

An outward looking academy at the heart of the community Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst is a 21st century institution, responsive to the needs of the community it serves. Our community engagement strategy aims to create an academy that is valued by our community and one where students and their families can enjoy using our facilities.  



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