Teacher of Psychology, Health & Social Care and Sociology

St Mary’s College 6th Form (SM6) has a vacancy for a  

Teacher of Psychology, Health & Social Care and Sociology 

Full Time - Fixed Term – Maternity Cover 

1st January 2025 to 31st August 2025

MPS / UPS (Suitable for ECTs) ECT applicants would be subject to a fixed term contract.

St Mary’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. 

SM6 is a thriving Sixth Form College with rapidly increasing student numbers. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher, ideally with specialisms in Psychology and or Sociology and or Health and Social Care, to work within our ever expanding Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Candidates should be committed to achieving high standards and be able to demonstrate excellent practice in teaching and learning. The successful candidate will join a thriving Health and Social Sciences Faculty which consists of Criminology, Sociology, Psychology, Law, and Health & Social Care.  

The implementation of our new and exciting whole school Digital Literacy programme means that it is essential that you are ICT literate and competent in using a variety of software packages. 

St Mary’s College remains ranked in the top non-selective state schools in the country for student progress. We are consistently rated in the top 10% of providers nationally (the top possible band of the ALPS performance system which evaluates post 16 provision) across a range of indicators including for ‘Quality & Breadth’. We are the number one ranked local state funded provider for Post-16. At Post-16 our ‘value added’ and ‘points per entry’ across a range of qualifications are all well above national averages. We are also proud of results achievements: 

·        99.54% A Level pass rate across all qualifications 

·        60.4% of all A Level entries in 2024 achieved A*-B 

·        72.6% of all Applied/Tech qualifications in 2024 achieved A*-B 

In our most recent OFSTED inspection (October 2023), St Mary’s College was judged as OUTSTANDING in all areas, with the inspectors stating: ‘St Mary’s College is a highly ambitious school,’ with this ambition evident, ‘in all areas of the curriculum’. 

St Mary’s College was awarded the World Class Schools Quality Mark in 2017 which was redesignated in 2023 in perpetuity.

St Mary’s College and St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Academy Trust are immensely proud of all our achievements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated team of staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our students. 

If you have any queries, please contact Mark Urding via email – Murding@smchull.org

Please return your completed application form to HR@smchull.org 

St Cuthbert’s RC Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer

Closing date:  Friday 27th September 2024 at 9am

Shortlisting:    W/C Monday 30th September

Interviews:       To be confirmed