Teacher of Sociology/Psychology
Woking College
Woking, Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £39,329 plus £1,019 fringe allowance per annum, depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 27 August 2019
- Apply by:
- 17 June 2019
Job overview
The Role
The College requires an inspiring and enthusiastic Teacher to deliver A Level Sociology and/or A Level Psychology. We are looking for a full-time member of staff with a passion for social sciences to join this friendly department in our successful and growing College. The Social Sciences Department are a strong team, and as such, are able to be adaptable with their subject delivery, please indicate in your supporting statement whether there are any additional subjects within the social sciences area that you are able to deliver.
Applications from NQTs and Teachers in Schools and Sixth Form College sectors are welcome. A full mentoring programme is organised to introduce all new staff to sixth form college systems and procedures and to support and encourage professional development.
We are looking for an exceptional candidate. We expect high performance from all our staff, and are looking for an impressive individual to inspire College students. Candidates should demonstrate their ability and suitability to both the role and the culture of the College.
The Department
The Social Sciences department is a large, successful area of the College which includes psychology, sociology, criminology, vocational health & social care as well as CACHE (the industry-recognised child care course). Student recruitment numbers have grown rapidly over the last few years and the department has been pro-active in broadening the curriculum to meet the needs of students. The department hosts a range of extra-curricular activities which have included educational visits and guest speakers from local universities to discuss their research with our students.
In terms of teaching in the department, we are very much focused on the development of study and literacy skills. Our expectations are high and we offer individualised support to ensure that all of our students meet their potential. From bookable 1:1s and intensive revision programmes, our students are confident that they will receive the support that they need to really excel.
Application Information:
Salary: up to £39,329 plus £1,019 fringe allowance per annum, depending on experience
Closing Date: 9am, Monday 17 June 2019
Interviews: to be held shortly after closing date, exact date to be confirmed
Start date: 27 August 2019
To Apply: Please download the Teacher of Sociology/Psychology Application Pack and click the Apply Now button to access the Application Form (CVs will not be accepted on their own).
For further information or to return a completed Application Form, please contact:
Kirsty Crook, Personnel Officer: email: kcr@woking.ac.uk direct telno: 01483 227438 Woking College, Rydens Way, Woking, GU22 9DL. Reception telno: 01483 761036 Website: www.woking.ac.uk
Important information:
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointed staff will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. The College is committed to equal opportunities.
The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with Section 1 of the DfE paper on “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2018 and the College's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. These documents can be found on the College's Staff Vacancies page, and Policies page.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the College asks candidates to consider Woking College's Privacy Notice for Job Applicants, which can be found on the Staff Vacancies page of the College’s website.
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About Woking College
Woking College is an oversubscribed and highly successful college of over 1400 students drawing students from more than 60 different schools. Our very successful strategic focus has, for many years, been to create the very best environment for high quality of teaching and learning alongside the widest range of enrichment activities enhancing the cultural capital of our students. Alongside this we place a very strong emphasis on maintaining our wonderful community, we have a more diverse College population than might be thought of as typical for Surrey but we are determined to maintain our inclusive ethos. We are fully committed to innovation whilst maintaining a humane and caring approach for all members of the College community which has resulted in the doubling of the student population in recent years. These approaches have been key to securing Grade 1 ‘Outstanding’ in all seven categories in our October 2022 Ofsted inspection.
Woking College is enjoying record results, very positive value-added and an abundance of applications and quite rightly has a teaching and learning culture which is the envy of other institutions, indeed in recent staff surveys over 95% of College staff said they were proud to work at Woking College!
We have benefited hugely from an impressive transformation of the College’s estate over recent years, with the completion of a new Sports Centre in 2014, a new Arts Block in 2015 and a modern and larger Science Building in 2016. A full size 3G pitch was completed in 2020. A £3m teaching block and another £3m project working collaboratively with an adjacent community centre will enhance our estate even further within this academic year.
We recognise the advantages of collaboration and have worked hard over the years to build and maintain close working relationships with other education providers and the Local Authority. The College has been a long-standing member of S7, the Surrey and Sussex group of Sixth Form Colleges, possibly the leading college consortium nationally, and we look forward to continued positive engagement with schools, colleges and the local community for the benefit of all.
With strong leadership from our passionate and committed senior leadership team, and with the support of excellent teaching and support staff across all areas, we look forward to the continued evolution of the College; we also look forward to meeting committed, engaging and passionate people who want to join us to further enhance the life-chances and choices of our students – which is of course our main mission as educators.
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