Teacher of Social Sciences

Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school committed to providing an outstanding education of excellence for all? Are you someone who is a passionate Social Sciences teacher? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative practitioners? Leigh Academy Halley is now recruiting for a Social Sciences teacher to join us in January 2025. 

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate Social Sciences teacher to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative, and successful Social Sciences team that works hard to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic, and rewarding curriculum. All students study and enjoy Religious Studies as part of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, in Years 7-9. Sociology GCSE is popular in Years 10 and 11. Whilst at Key Stage 5, we have an excellent track-record in delivering strong outcomes in Psychology and Criminology at Sixth Form.  

If this sounds like an environment within which you would like to work, apply to join our team from January 2025. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, flexible, well-organised and able to work as part of a team, and have the ability to work alone when required. 

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;

• Our committed Social Sciences Department is passionate about supporting students through their learning journey with us and securing the best possible outcomes for them. 
• We offer pupils the best learning opportunities in Social Sciences by delivering high-quality teaching via our innovative curriculum, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities. 
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD opportunities.
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

We offer MPS commensurate with experience + Inner London Allowance.  We also welcome applications from prospective colleagues who would wish to work part-time, as well as full-time. 

Key responsibilities, as outlined in the job description, include;

• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge students.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students. 
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students. 
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment. 
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.  

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.