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Head of Social Sciences
Teachers Main pay/Upper pay range
TLR 2b £4,781
(For an exceptional candidate we will consider paying an additional recruitment/retention allowance)
Required for start in September 2021
The Boswells School is looking to appoint an outstanding Head of Social Sciences that specialises in delivering A Level Law. The role involves working with the Head of the Humanities Faculty to co-ordinate all aspects of our Social Sciences provision at Key Stage 5. Within our provision, we offer A-Level Law, Psychology and Sociology. Alongside delivering high quality Law lessons the successful candidate will be able and willing to teach another Social Science subject at A Level.
Our results at A Level are consistently outstanding with departments regularly achieving examination results well above the National Average over the past 20 years. The Social Sciences at Boswells regularly secure ALPs 2 and 3 scores with many of our students continuing on to read these subjects at university and pursue careers in related fields. Our nationally assessed 2019 results placed Law at 95% A*- C with 75% of these students achieving A*-B grades, Psychology 85% A*-C and Sociology at 85% A*-C. All of the Social Science subjects at Key Stage 5 are extremely popular and our Law Department, which has been sponsored by Tees Law, were finalists in the 2020 National Mock Bar Trial.
You will be joining a school with enthusiastic and dedicated leaders at senior and middle leadership levels and a commitment to the professional development and well-being of staff.
The deadline for applications is midday on the 8th February 2021, interviews will take place that week.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
· Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
· Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
· The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) as these groups are currently underrepresented in our trust.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
Information about the School
The Boswells School is a large 11-18 secondary school that serves the area of north Chelmsford. The school is an extremely popular, over-subscribed convertor academy that enjoys an excellent reputation in the local and wider community. We were graded ‘Good’ in every area by OFSTED in February 2017 and are working towards our goal of becoming a truly great school.