Teacher of Psychology
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Wirral
- £30,500 - £47,133 per year
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 20th August 2023
- Apply by:
- 7 May 2024
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to teach Psychology at a highly regarded Sixth Form College. We seek to appoint a committed and hardworking Psychology teacher who is keen teach exclusively at Post 16 level. The role is to teach A-level Psychology, AQA Specification. You will join a large department where over 500 students study Psychology over the 2 year groups. The benefits of being part of a large department is that you will only teach your specialism and will also have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues who are Psychology specialists. Numerous members of the team are also examiners and share their insight and knowledge regularly.
The Psychology department have recently moved into a new building which is a modern 3 storey suite of classrooms with a computer room on the ground floor and a staff work area on the top floor. All classrooms are very spacious and benefit from large interactive screens. In this role you would be expected to support the department with extra-curricular opportunities including visits and guest speakers. The department currently host a brain day where a neuroscientists delivers an engaging talk on the faulty brain linked with deviancy.
Both experienced teachers and NQTs are encouraged to apply. Whatever your experience you will be supported in a way that best supports your development in a College renowned for its innovation as well as the exceptional progress of its students.
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About Birkenhead Sixth Form College
- Birkenhead Sixth Form College
- Park Road West, Claughton, Wirral
- Merseyside
- CH43 8SQ
- United Kingdom
Birkenhead Sixth Form College is an award-winning specialist in 16-18 education based in Wirral, Merseyside.
The only dedicated provider of A Level and BTEC education in the area, record-breaking results in 2023 cemented the College’s place as a national leader in the sector and the most successful sixth form in the region.
The College takes students from over 60 different high schools each year, including those from the wealth of local grammar schools, and that cohort of students perform considerably better at the College than their grammar alternative.
Students’ success at Birkenhead Sixth Form College is underpinned by the College’s belief in social mobility and the core values of Positivity, Ambition, Resilience and Thoughtfulness, ensuring that every individual student is given the chance to fulfil their potential.
The College looks for the same core values in its staff, who are committed to excellence and valued as individuals in the same way as the students. Rather than being concerned solely on outcomes, the College focuses on purposeful hard work and the culmination of meaningful interactions on a day-to-day basis ensures that results look after themselves.
Unique and ambitious extra-curricular programmes devised by staff put the College at the forefront of educational innovation and help students to complete their A Levels as successful and exceptionally well-rounded young people.
If you are ambitious and determined to make a meaningful difference in one of the country’s leading sixth form colleges then we would be thrilled to have you join our team.
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