Teacher of Psychology

Mount Park Avenue

Harrow on the Hill

London, HA1 3HX

Tel: 0208 422 8040

Website: www.stdoms.ac.uk

Principal: Andrew Parkin MA

Teacher of Psychology

Start date: August 26th 2025

Salary: Sixth Form College Association Salary Scale, points 1 to 9 + Outer London Allowance

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified candidate to join the team at St. Dominic’s as Teacher of Psychology. Psychology is a very successful and popular subject at St. Dominic’s with over 400 students studying the Edexcel A Level programme. 

Success rates and outcomes are well above national benchmark and many students go on to study a ‘psychology related’ course at university. 

We are now seeking an innovative and enthusiastic teacher to join this important subject in the College. We have excellent connections with London universities and students have many opportunities to attend talks and events organised by them either in person or online.

St. Dominic’s is an inspirational place to work and was judged to be ‘outstanding’ in our recent Ofsted Inspection of January 2025. The staff team are dedicated and gifted practitioners and the students are hard-working, committed and highly motivated individuals. We promote excellence in all that we do, have a strong staff wellbeing programme and our culture and ethos permeates all aspects of College life. 

An application form can be downloaded from the College website. For further details please email the College Business Manager, Jacqui Brosnan at Jacqueline.brosnan@stdoms.ac.uk

Visits to the College are encouraged and can be facilitated.

Deadline for completed applications – Friday March 28th at 12 noon and interviews the week commencing March 31st.  Candidates will be required to teach a lesson.

Safer Recruitment at St. Dominic’s

St Dominic’s is committed to the safeguarding of its students and staff and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete the Disclosure procedure at the enhanced level. It is a criminal offence for any person barred from working with children to apply for this post. The College’s Application Form will only be accepted from candidates who have completed this document in full.

Please note you are not required to disclose convictions or cautions that are ‘protected’, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If you have a conviction and are not sure whether is it ‘protected’, please visit the Gov.UK link below:

https://www.gov.uk/tell-employer-or-college-about-criminal-record/check-your-conviction-caution

The safeguarding responsibilities of this post have been outlined in the job description and person specification.

St. Dominic’s is an equal opportunities employer.