Subject Leader of Social Sciences - September 2024

Full time or part time considered - required from September 2024

Salary - MPS to UPS, plus TLR2b £5,350

The Governors are looking to appoint a hard-working, inspiring and talented Subject Leader of Social Sciences to join our existing team and help take St Oscar Romero Catholic School into the next chapter of its exciting journey. Our school has been on a rapid journey of improvement, something that was recognised in July 2019 when our school was judged outstanding in all categories in its Diocesan Section 48 inspection. 

In September 2024, the school will open Sixth Form provision for its Year 12 students and will be offering a traditional academic curriculum with some vocational qualifications. The uptake of the Social Sciences has been extremely high and we will be running A-Level Psychology, A-Level Sociology and a Level 3 BTEC in Criminology.

The role of Subject Leader of Social Sciences is a new and exciting opportunity in which the successful candidate will have the responsibility of creating an outstanding department with an ethos of excellence. This role is fundamental to the school’s vision to be the best school in the country.

All lessons of the Social Sciences will be taught in our brand new Sixth Form Centre. Ideally the successful candidate will have experience of teaching both A-Level Psychology and A-Level Sociology, although a specialism in just one of these disciplines will also be considered. The ability to teach Criminology would also be preferable. Some previous experience of subject leadership is highly desirable, although not essential. This role could be a perfect first promotion for an ambitious teacher with leadership aspirations.

If you want to work with wonderful students, committed staff and a forward-thinking leadership team, this is the school for you.  We are always striving to improve and we want you to be part of this journey. Please download an application pack from our website www.stromeros.co.ukand and use the application form included in the pack and follow the instructions on how to apply which can be found in the introductory letter.

Key facts about our school:

●      Outstanding GCSE results and an upward trend in all subjects

●      Progress 8 score of +0.98 in 2023, placing us as the highest performing school in West Sussex and in the top 2% of schools nationally

●      Fantastic students who are motivated, hardworking, and whose behaviour is exemplary

●      Fantastic team of staff, who are collaborative, open, and supportive of the students and each other

●      Oversubscribed with waiting lists in all year groups

●      We were rated ‘Outstanding’ in our Section 48 Diocesan Inspection in July 2019

●      We were rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in March 2018. From a recent Ofsted inspection (Section 8, 2023) the report stated ‘there is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if we were to carry out a Section 5 graded inspection now. The school’s next inspection will be a graded inspection’

●      New small academic Sixth Form, with highly aspirational students who want to learn

The school is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and individuals. This post is subject to a DBS Enhanced Disclosure.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application using the WSCC application form, with a supporting letter of no more than two sides of A4 when typed.

In your letter please outline the relevant experience in your career to date, what you feel you would bring to the role of Subject Leader of Social Sciences at St Oscar Romero Catholic School and how you would contribute to our journey to become the best school in the country.

Please email your

completed application and supporting letter to Karen Godfrey at kgodfrey@stromeros.co.uk

or send to the school address.