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Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Lead Practitioner of Social Sciences – Secondary Academy in Gloucester (January Start)

A high-performing secondary academy in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, is seeking an articulate Lead Practitioner of Social Sciences to drive academic rigor, empirical research skills, and Sixth Form outcomes starting in January.

Job Overview

This role combines expert classroom delivery across A-Level Psychology and A-Level Sociology with strategic responsibility for whole-faculty pedagogy across the Social Sciences.

Working alongside senior management and subject colleagues, you will model evidence-based teaching strategies, lead peer lesson coaching, standardize 16-mark evaluative essay modeling, and oversee quantitative research methods instruction across both disciplines. This is a full-time, permanent contract.

Key Responsibilities

  • Teach high-rigor Psychology and Sociology lessons across Key Stage 4 (GCSE) and Key Stage 5 (A-Level)

  • Lead whole-faculty coaching on structured essay evaluation, theoretical critique, and statistical testing

  • Audit social science schemes of work to embed contemporary research, case studies, and ethics

  • Analyze assessment tracking data to design targeted revision programs and mock exam interventions

  • Mentor early-career teachers in the delivery of complex neurological and sociological frameworks

  • Support Sixth Form students preparing for competitive university applications in Psychology, Law, and Social Policy

Role Overview & Specifications

  • Start Date: January

  • Contract Type: Full-time, permanent contract

  • Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire

  • Salary / Pay Rate: Lead Practitioner Scale (LP1–LP5 equivalent)

  • Key Curriculum: AQA Psychology & AQA Sociology

Candidate Requirements

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS, QTLS) with an honors degree in Psychology, Sociology, or related social science

  • Consistent history of delivering top-tier Key Stage 5 examination outcomes

  • Prior experience in peer coaching, curriculum innovation, or key stage coordination

  • Deep subject expertise across empirical research methods and evaluative essay frameworks

  • An active enhanced DBS check on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)

How to Apply: Please send your CV at your earliest convenience to be considered for this Lead Practitioner position in Gloucester for a January start.

Location
Gloucester, Gloucestershire

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Lead Practitioner of Social Sciences – Secondary Academy in Gloucester (January Start)

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