Teacher of Psychology
St James' Catholic High School
Barnet
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS (Outer London)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 24 March 2017
Job overview
St James’ Catholic High School is a non-selective 11-18 comprehensive school. The school moved to a single site in Colindale in 1996 and has made rapid progress to become a highly successful and over-subscribed local school. In its 2013 OFSTED inspection St James’ was rated ‘Good’ overall with ‘Outstanding’ for Behaviour and Safety.
Our most recent Challenge Partners review, in February, stated that “The Quality Assurance Review found indicators that St James’ Catholic School appears to have moved beyond the Good grade as judged by Ofsted in the school’s previous Ofsted report and is working within the Outstanding grade.” We are looking for an exceptional teacher to help us on our journey to becoming an Outstanding school.
Commitment to the school’s distinctive Catholic ethos is essential. Our mission statement comes from John 10:10 – “I have come that they might have life and have it to the full”. We believe in the uniqueness of each individual and have an unshakeable commitment to developing each child’s potential, ensuring that all make exceptional progress regardless of their starting points.
We are looking to recruit, for September 2017, a well-qualified and highly motivated teacher of Psychology, post-16. Psychology is a popular subject at A Level, with an increase year on year in numbers of students choosing to study it post-16. The last two years have seen A* - C grades over 90% and we are looking to sustain this excellent progress.
The ability to demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and to consistently teach inspirational lessons is essential as is willingness to teach at KS3 or KS4. The post would suit either an NQT or more experienced teacher
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Please visit our website www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk for further details. Completed application forms should be returned to Sharon McGovern at the above address or via email: shmcgovern@st-james.barnet.sch.uk
Visits to the school prior to application are warmly welcomed.
Closing date: Friday 24 March 2017 at midday
Interview date: Wednesday 29 March 2017
St James' Catholic High School
Great Strand,
Colindale
London,
NW9 5PE
V A Mixed Comprehensive
Headteacher: Carolyn Laws
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About St James' Catholic High School
St James' Catholic High School was founded in 1934 by the Dominican Sisters at the behest of the Cardinal Bourne to provide Catholic secondary education for the children of the parishes of north west London.
From 1949 until 1996, St James' existed on two, sometimes three sites. The goal of the school community for decades had been to unite on one site. With generous backing of the Funding Agency for schools, the Archdiocese and the Dominican Sisters, consolidation on our Colindale site was achieved in September 1996.
We have a great deal to be proud of here at St James’, but we are far from complacent. We continue to strive for excellence for all students. Staff work very successfully with parents, governors and our wider community, supporting our young people as they undertake their faith and their educational journeys. Our mission statement is our cornerstone and we do all that we can to ensure our students are enabled to “live their lives to the full”.
When Ofsted visited us in March 2017, they acknowledged the fact that "pupils made progress that was significantly higher than the national progress score and in the top 10% of schools nationally." They attributed this excellent progress to our nurturing and supportive learning community and the strong relationships between staff and pupils, as well as our whole-school focus on high-quality teaching, learning and assessement across the curriculum.
On behaviour, the inspectors said that: "During teaching sessions, pupils demonstrate excellent attitudes to learning. They are consistently engaged and enthusiastic (...) listen carefully to their teachers and to the views of others.They are keen to do well in their studies,work very hard and take pride in their work. Consequently, they make excellent progress throughout their time at school".
Excellent outcomes have been secured for students again this summer. 53% of Year 13 students achieved A*-B and have been able to accept their university offers in another very competitive year. 92% of our Year 11 students achieved at least five A* to C grades at GCSE and 85% of students included both English and Maths in at least five A* to C grades at GCSE. We are delighted with these results. These marvellous achievements are down to students, parents and staff at St James’, knowing the roles they had to play and working with enthusiasm and dedication to ensure our students achieved as well as they possibly could.
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