Job title: Teacher of Psychology.

Job description:
Boys' and Girls' Senior Schools (11-18 Years). Required for September 2016. We hope to appoint a well qualified, highly motivated teacher who is able to add to and complement the strengths of the department. The position may suit a newly qualified member of the profession, or someone with more experience; in each case the successful applicant will be a strong classroom practitioner who is able to infuse others with a love for Psychology. A willingness to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the School is essential, with all staff playing a part in this important aspect of the pupil experience. The psychology department, teaching sixth form only, is a joint department shared between the two senior schools. All three colleagues teach across single sex classes of boys and girls in each division. The department is based in a departmental office housed in the Girls' Division and is managed by a member of the Girls' Division staff. Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective school, situated in an attractive, prosperous part of Bolton and with easy access to some of the nation's finest cities and countryside. Together, the Boys' and Girls' Divisions offer pupils single sex education in a co-educational environment - 'the best of both worlds'. With 2,300 students on site, Bolton School is one of the largest independent day schools in the country. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a pleasant wooded campus, surrounded by 32 acres of playing fields. Serving a wide area of the North West through more than 20 coach routes, the School has for many years offered some form of fee assistance to a substantial proportion of its pupils. At present, 1 in 6 pupils have fee assistance. The school prides itself not only on its academic tradition, but on the immense range of other activities which are vigorously pursued both in and beyond the school day. The Psychology department is well established and gives members of the sixth form the chance to enjoy a new and intellectually stimulating challenge at A level. We use a variety of modern and traditional teaching approaches, with a sustained focus on allowing pupils to experience and conduct "hands on" practical work. This, plus the wide variety of stimulus materials in use, including ICT, films and our own internally-produced workbooks, helps nurture scientifically inquisitive minds. The new AQA specification content separates the course into three units covering topics such as Approaches, Memory, Research Methods, and Schizophrenia. We believe that the course offers students a fundamental understanding of psychological theory, concepts and contemporary and historical research as well as a critical appreciation of the scientific nature of the discipline in explaining human behaviour. A significant number of students have gone on to study the subject further at university, indicating the popularity of the subject amongst those who take it. Results at both AS and A2 are very strong, both in relation to the students' target grades and the school profile. For further details and to apply online for the position please click on 'apply now' and you will be redirected to the schools website to apply online. Closing date for applications: noon on Monday 25 April 2016. Interviews will be held during week commencing Monday 2 May 2016. Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to equality and diversity in all aspects of employment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.

Employer Name: UK Recruitment

Form of contact: Recruiter

Job short description: Psychologists

Country: United Kingdom

Region: Lancashire

Contract duration: Permanent

Contract type: Full time

Source of job offer:
Department for Work and Pensions, Public Employment Services, United Kingdom

How to apply: Other - see free text

Salary currency: GBP

Salary period: Monthly