Teacher of Psychology

at  Claremont SchoolEast Sussex

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualified teacher status (QTS)
• Relevant subject degree
• Strong technical knowledge and proactive approach towards continuing professional development
• Articulate, communicative, and strong attention to detail
• Works well as part of a team
• Organisation skills: well organised and able to prioritise tasks
• A flexible, “can do” attitude

• Safeguarding: to ensure appropriate action is taken in a timely manner to safeguarding and promote children’s welfare, demonstrate a regular commitment to safeguarding training, keep accurate and detailed records of concerns on Myconcern, and adhere to all safeguarding related policies, including online safety, prevent, whistleblowing, and the code of conduct at all times.
• Learning and Teaching: to plan, deliver and evaluate Psychology lessons for year 12 and year 13 students, putting the learning needs of students at the centre of what you do. You will assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students in line with school and faculty policy. You will set learning objectives and targets for your students and ensure regular feedback is given to pupils on their progress and how they can improve. Differentiation is a central part of this role and you will be expected to identify and support gifted and talented pupils, and work with learning support and the EAL department to ensure all children that you teach make progress and fulfill their potential. You will develop cross-curricular links within your faculty and across the school as a whole. Prioritising professional development, you will stay up to date with developments in your subject and ensure that the curriculum which you teach remains in accordance with exam board criteria and is also relevant, engaging and outward-looking.
• Wider School Responsibilities: you will be a form tutor and support your tutees with pastoral issues, and their academic progress across their subjects. You will represent your academic department at parents’ evenings, options’ evenings and open days. You will look to develop co-curricular opportunities within the school, and run clubs for students to help them build skills to become “future ready”. You will attend all termly inset days, allocated duties, staff meetings and whole school events eg Speech Day, House events and school trips. You will participate and contribute towards the whole school Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme and seek out opportunities to ensure you continually evolve and improve your teaching practice.
• Improvement Planning: As subject lead, you will have a reflective and proactive approach and continually evaluate and measure the effectiveness of your teaching, based on student experience and public exam results. You will set objectives, in conjunction with your Head of Faculty, to move your department forward in the medium and long term. You will participate in learning visits with colleagues and be part of wider learning conversations within the school. You will oversee your departmental budget to ensure effective use of resources for maximum impact.
• Location: Senior School
• Line Manager: Head of Faculty (Science and PE)