Teacher of Psychology
Alsager School
Cheshire East
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary negotiable within the Main/Upper Pay Ranges
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 19 June 2016
Job overview
Required for September 2016 to join a dynamic and highly successful faculty:
TEACHER OF PSYCHOLOGY (Part-time or Full-Time – see below)
Temporary for 1 year in the first instance
We are looking to appoint a well qualified and enthusiastic graduate to teach this extremely popular subject at AS and A2 in the Sixth Form.
This is a part-time post to deliver Psychology in the Sixth Form but a full-time post is available for candidates able to offer a Humanities subject at KS3 and KS4.
Applications from experienced, recently qualified and newly qualified teachers welcomed.
Alsager School is a fantastic place to work with motivated and well behaved students, a committed and experienced governing body, dedicated staff and supportive parents. Children of all abilities make impressive progress throughout the key stages.
Alsager is one of the highest performing schools in Cheshire East. In 2015 72% of students achieved 5+ GCSEs A*-C including English and Maths. For English alone, the figures were 82%. In addition our Value Added data puts us in the top 20% of schools nationally. At our last Ofsted inspection in February this year the school was graded as Outstanding.
If you think you can contribute to the department’s future success, either contact Annette Owen, Personnel Manager, on 01270 871100 or download the relevant files from the School’s website: www.alsagerschool.org and email your application to us.
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday, 20th June 2016
Interviews: Monday, 27th June 2016
Alsager School is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. 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 post is subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.
More information about the post and Alsager School can be found on our website: www.alsagerschool.org
[NOR 1323, including 240 in the Sixth Form]
Attached documents
About Alsager School
- Alsager School
- Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent
- Staffordshire
- ST7 2HR
- United Kingdom
Alsager School is a co-educational secondary academy based in Alsager, near Stoke-on-Trent in Cheshire, for pupils aged 11-18. The academy has no religious affiliation. Alsager School’s GCSE and A-level results regularly exceed local and national figures.
Executive Headteacher
Richard Middlebrook
Values and vision
Alsager School is a cooperative school and actively promotes cooperative values, delivering these through the Cooperative Learning programme (PSHE) and across curricular and extra-curricular activities for all key stages. The cooperative values are self-responsibility, democracy, self-help, solidarity, equality and equity.
The secondary places high importance on pupil voice and operates student councils. Each form has one or two council representatives, who attend council meetings every week and provide feedback to their form groups.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher inspires and empowers his staff and pupils to realise their potential. He has the highest expectations of everyone within the school community, and leads with both rigour and humanity. Outstanding leadership at all levels is a hallmark of the school. The headteacher is ably supported by a very strong team of senior leaders. Effective leadership from middle leaders means that subject areas are well-run and high-achieving … The very high quality of teaching leads to pupils making outstanding progress. Teachers and support staff ensure that all pupils’ needs are met, to enable them to learn effectively. Outcomes for pupils are excellent. Pupils make extremely good progress in a wide range of subjects, whatever their circumstances.”
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