Guardian Jobs – Sociology Teacher

About the job

EMPOWERING LEARNING

Sociology Teacher

Are you looking to join an ambitious Sociology department and become part of a professional and supportive team?

Time Plan Education are looking for a passionate and dynamic teacher to join a friendly, harmonious, progressive and over-subscribed 11-18 academy in Barking & Dagenham, Lewisham & Newham from September 2023. This academy has an outstanding reputation for pastoral care, this role is rolling for one year.

The candidate should be able to engage students through creative delivery and have preferably experience of teaching at all key stages.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team which aims to inspire, motivate and challenge every student at all levels of prior ability by developing the skills needed to read, understand and analyse a wide range of different texts and write clearly and imaginatively.

About the Sociology Department:

The Sociology department teaches in a suite of rooms, and all are equipped with multimedia and interactive whiteboards. More importantly, there is excellent teamwork and resource sharing.

The successful candidate will join a strong and committed team of teachers.

Teaching Sociology is a key role within the academy, ensuring that the academy’s vision of excellence and success is achieved within this core department. Through having the highest expectations, you will be able to continue to drive up standards of achievement, attainment and enjoyment for the subject so that all pupils can make exceptional progress.

The successful applicant will be:

• Committed to offering high quality learning experiences within the department which has high quality teaching and learning at its heart.
• Passionate about teaching Sociology and have a strong desire to develop within pupils a real interest in the subject by offering them a range of high-quality experiences both inside and outside of the classroom.
• Able to enthuse, motivate and inspire children, generating within them a love for learning. Good teamwork, high standards and a capacity for hard work will have been at the core of your success.
• A creative thinker with an ability and determination to develop the Academy as a centre of excellence within the subject area.

When you join the Time Plan Education family, you not only have easy access to the best teaching jobs in the market, you will benefit from having a team of education experts championing your career and caring about your success. Yes, we’ll find you a classroom where you can flourish, but we’ll also give you ongoing career support and professional development to ensure you’re up to date with the latest teaching techniques and regularly check in with you to ensure you’re happy and thriving.

If you would like further information on this role, please contact Cleo at Time Plan Education on 0208 371 8000 or email