Teacher of Ethics & Religious Studies and Sociology
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- Required for 29th October 2018
- Apply by:
- 22 September 2018
Job overview
Are you an inventive and forward-thinking teacher excited about the opportunity to share your passion for the Social Sciences?
Our students have the opportunity to learn KS4/5 Ethical & Religious Studies, Sociology and Psychology alongside KS3 Humanities. To be successful, you will need to be able to teach KS3 Humanities as well as GCSE Religious Studies and Sociology; recent GCSE experience in these subjects is therefore desirable.
We welcome candidates with experience as well as NQTs to join our very successful and supportive department.
Homewood School, Tenterden is a progressive and innovative school set in a 55-acre site midway between London and the Channel Ports. Tenterden is described as ‘the Jewel of the Weald’. Its fine High Street must rank amongst the most attractive in the Country, with historic houses, shops and restaurants separated from the road by wide expanses of tree-lined grass verges. We have a growing reputation for engagement in curriculum development, personalisation and welfare management.
We invest in our staff and you will be given a full induction programme and the support you require to progress, wherever you are in your career. All teaching staff are provided with an Apple device, enjoy discounts and offers with Kent Rewards and we have an independent nursery on-site which offers discounts to Homewood Staff. Furthermore, you will enjoy a unique working environment in the beautiful town of Tenterden in the heart of the Weald of Kent.
We know it’s a competitive market and are proud of what we can offer. If you feel this is a challenge and an environment you want to be part of, we want to know what it is that makes you the one we should invest in. Detail your successes in your covering letter and get us excited about you.
Closing date: 23rd September 2018, however applications will be reviewed as received, so you may hear from us before this time.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community. Homewood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be asked to apply for an Enhanced CRB Disclosure.
About Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
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- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
- Ashford Road, Tenterden
- Kent
- TN30 6LT
- United Kingdom
Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2,100 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside.
Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.
Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work. We are immensely proud of the achievements of our students and are committed to enabling all to reach for individual excellence.
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