Teacher of Psychology

HARRIS FEDERATION; Belmont; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Harris Allowance

Annual Loyalty Bonus

Teachers Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Harris Federation in Sutton seeks a qualified secondary teacher with QTS to join our HASU-led academy. You will deliver a broad KS3/KS4 curriculum, plan lessons, track progress and work with colleagues to raise attainment among a diverse student body.

We value high expectations, equality of access, and strong ICT skills, including interactive white boards. Competitive rewards include an annual loyalty bonus and pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice).
• Understand the National Curriculum requirements at KS3 & KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a broad, balanced curriculum for students and support a designated subject area.
• Monitor and support progress of students as a teacher/form tutor.
• Lead and participate in extra-curricular activities in line with the Academy Wider Curriculum vision.
• Contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
• Represent and implement the academy's values of Innovation, Integrity and Discovery.

Skills

Planning & organisation

Motivating students

Teamwork

Communication skills

Tutor experience

ICT proficiency

Education

QTS or equivalent

Relevant undergraduate degree

Tools

Interactive white boards

ICT

Job description

• Progress 8 scores of +1.10 and +0.96 from our first two cohorts of GCSE results.
• Incredible maths Progress 8 scores of +1.26 and +1.31.
• In 2023, 92% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 83% at Grade 5 and 45% at Grade 7+.
• In 2024, 93% of students attained Maths GCSE at Grade 4, 85% at Grade 5 and 50% at Grade 7+.

We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you. We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons. We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our thriving staff association ensures all new members of staff soon feel part of the HASU community. We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students. Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons. Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences. We are located in Sutton, with good public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away. We are on the Surrey border so journeys do not take long in fact journeys from Kent only take just over 30 minutes by car. We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points.

Teacher Development At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. With a strong network of passionate educators, expert development initiatives and a multitude of opportunities for career progression, your journey with Harris could be the most rewarding one yet.

Responsibilities

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor.
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
• To share and support the academy's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
• To develop the character and ability of the HASU students so they are ready for the next stages in learning and in life.
• To lead and support with extra-curricular activities in line with the Academy Wider Curriculum vision.
• To support the House ethos across the Academy.
• To represent and implement the key values of Innovation, Integrity and Discovery.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan).
• Curriculum planning.
• Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process).
• Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area).
• Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress).
• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders.
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students).
• Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students.

Qualifications

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school.
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning.
• Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor.
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work.
• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff.
• Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards.
• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students.
• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary.
• Have good written and spoken communication skills.
• Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively.
• Have excellent time management skills.
• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.