Lead Teacher of Psychology

King Solomon Academy

Lead Teacher of Psychology

Location: Marylebone, London

Salary: Ark Main Scale to Upper Pay Spine (Inner London) £37,667-£59,242 dependent on experience, plus TLR 2a (£3,213)

Contract: Permanent

Start date: January 2025 (or earlier by agreement)

Closing date: 9am on Monday 4th November 2024

This is a unique opportunity to join an outstanding school

About the role:

We are seeking an exceptional Lead Teacher of Psychology, ready to join our high-performing school and to contribute to achieving our mission.

As our sixth form grows, we are recruiting for an enthusiastic and talented teacher and leader to join our passionate team of teachers. Our Sixth Form was recently graded as 'Outstanding' in our latest Ofsted inspection in December 2023, you can read the report here. Social Sciences are some of the most popular subjects in our Sixth Form and they play an important role in the academic and cultural education of our pupils. We have well-established Psychology, Economics and Politics courses, and have expanded to offer Sociology this year too.

The ideal candidate will have experience of teaching or leading psychology in Sixth Form. They will also be excited about the prospect of contributing to the wider life of the school, for example by teaching a different subject in KS3 and/or KS4 or an additional subject in KS5 in the future.

Our ideal candidate will have:

· Experience of raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment

· Evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning of their subject though schemes of work and extra-curricular activities etc.

View the full job description and person specification here.

About our school:

King Solomon Academy is a genuine all-through school, with our pupils staying with us from nursery to sixth form across two sites, ten minutes-walk apart. Because of this, we have a unique opportunity to have a long term and dramatic impact on our pupils' lives. Our mission is to provide a rigorous and transformational education, which starts in ensuring our pupils develop the vital building blocks for future success in communication and language as well as in reading, writing and maths in the primary phase. This means that in the secondary phase, we can focus on rapidly progressing towards achieving academic excellence for each and every pupil. In nine out of ten of the last ten years, KSA has achieved a progress 8 score of +1 or higher, meaning the vast majority of our pupils can go on to the sixth form pathways of their choice post-16. We have a thriving Sixth Form - mainly made up of academic A levels, alongside one BTEC course in Business Studies - which has been ALPS 1 for the last
three years. With a huge focus on destinations throughout the whole school, this focus sharpens in Sixth Form. In Autumn 2024, 86% of last year's Year 13 are going to selective universities or degree level apprenticeships.

Benefits of working for King Solomon Academy:

We believe in aiming high, working together, being kind and leading the way. Through weekly individual coaching, year group intellectual preparation time and whole school PD, we invest in your growth and development as a teacher to ensure you can excel in creating the best possible climate for learning for our pupils to thrive in.

Through our approach to professional development we can promise a successful candidate a positive and rewarding journey of growth. Through shared weekly and long-term planning, a large number of training days and access to the resources and opportunities in the Ark network, we are able to support our teachers to thrive.

How to apply:

Please click the apply button below and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is advised.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you. To arrange a visit, an informal chat or for any queries, please contact our HR Officer, Salma on ksa.hr@kingsolomonacademy.org or phone .

To see more information about our school and current vacancies, please visit http://kingsolomonacademy.org/current-vacancies.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.

As our sixth form grows, we are recruiting for an enthusiastic and talented teacher and leader to join our passionate team of teachers. Our Sixth Form was recently graded as 'Outstanding' in our latest Ofsted inspection in December 2023, you can read the report here. Social Sciences are some of the most popular subjects in our Sixth Form and they play an important role in the academic and cultural education of our pupils. We have well-established Psychology, Economics and Politics courses, and have expanded to offer Sociology this year too.

The ideal candidate will have experience of teaching or leading psychology in Sixth Form. They will also be excited about the prospect of contributing to the wider life of the school, for example by teaching a different subject in KS3 and/or KS4 or an additional subject in KS5 in the future.

Our ideal candidate will have:

· Experience of raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment

· Evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning of their subject though schemes of work and extra-curricular activities etc.

King Solomon Academy is a genuine all-through school, with our pupils staying with us from nursery to sixth form across two sites, ten minutes-walk apart. Because of this, we have a unique opportunity to have a long term and dramatic impact on our pupils' lives. Our mission is to provide a rigorous and transformational education, which starts in ensuring our pupils develop the vital building blocks for future success in communication and language as well as in reading, writing and maths in the primary phase. This means that in the secondary phase, we can focus on rapidly progressing towards achieving academic excellence for each and every pupil. In nine out of ten of the last ten years, KSA has achieved a progress 8 score of +1 or higher, meaning the vast majority of our pupils can go on to the sixth form pathways of their choice post-16. We have a thriving Sixth Form - mainly made up of academic A levels, alongside one BTEC course in Business Studies b
· which has been ALPS 1 for the last
three years. With a huge focus on destinations throughout the whole school, this focus sharpens in Sixth Form. In Autumn 2024, 86% of last year's Year 13 are going to selective universities or degree level apprenticeships.

Benefits of working for King Solomon Academy:

We believe in aiming high, working together, being kind and leading the way. Through weekly individual coaching, year group intellectual preparation time and whole school PD, we invest in your growth and development as a teacher to ensure you can excel in creating the best possible climate for learning for our pupils to thrive in.

Through our approach to professional development we can promise a successful candidate a positive and rewarding journey of growth. Through shared weekly and long-term planning, a large number of training days and access to the resources and opportunities in the Ark network, we are able to support our teachers to thrive.