Head of Social Sciences
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
St Edward's Church of England Academy
London Road, Romford, Essex RM7 9NX
Tel. 01708 730462
Email: info@steds.org.uk
www.steds.org.uk
Headteacher: Ms Jodie Hassan
Head of Social Sciences
Contract Hours: Full Time
Salary: UPS1 £50,210 - UPS3 £53,994 +TLR £5,530
Contract Term: Permanent
Start Date: September 2025 (earlier dates considered for right candidate)
Reporting to: Deputy Headteacher (Curriculum)
We are seeking an outstanding Social Sciences educator to join our team as Head of Department. In this pivotal role, you will enhance the quality of Social Science education, inspiring both students and staff, and contributing to our ongoing success and growth. Collaborating closely with senior leadership, this position is ideal for individuals aspiring to lead initiatives at the whole-school level in the future.
St Edward's Church of England Academy is an ambitious school, committed to fostering academic excellence and personal growth. Serving a diverse student body across Key Stages 3 to 5, we pride ourselves on our close-knit community where students feel safe, respected, and valued. Our recent Ofsted inspection in May 2022 rated us as 'Good' overall, with an 'Outstanding' grade in Personal Development.
St Edward's Church of England Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership, a forward-thinking academy Trust of secondary, primary and special schools. We value our people and we have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice. You will be part of our Trust’s Senior Leaders’ network and will have development opportunities at regular intervals including our leadership events and other Trust network opportunities. Unity Schools Partnership celebrates both professional development and career progression. The Teaching school which is part of Unity will support the successful candidate in this post and their future career.
The successful candidate will:
- Support the Senior Leadership Team in the delivery of the school vision, for all learners.
- Take ownership of evidencing our improvement of outcomes for all learners.
- Manage and motivate members of the Social Science team and the wider school team.
- Have a full understanding of processes involving children in care, child protection and safeguarding and be committed to working in partnership.
- Have a positive and creative approach to problem solving.
- Be committed to high standards of teaching and learning and the professional development of staff.
- Have high expectations that motivate, support and challenge teachers and students alike.
- Have excellent communication skills.
In return we will provide:
- Access to any support/CPD required to be able to fulfil the role.
- Your own dedicated teaching room for the majority of lessons - Your own iPad for support teaching and learning – all KS5 pupils have 1-to-1 iPads.
- A supportive and friendly working environment with well-established well-being programmes.
- The option to take one PPA period off-site each week.
- A two-week half-term break in October each year.
- An excellent programme of induction into the Academy with supportive and dynamic staff.
- Access to the Unity Teaching School Hub and Unity Research School resources.
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including discounted gym memberships, grocery savings, holiday deals, and opportunities to purchase refurbished technology.
We would encourage an informal discussion and visit to the school with Chantelle Sargeant, Deputy Headteacher (Curriculum) prior to submitting your application, please contact Maria Driscoll (Headteacher’s PA) on 01708 730462 or email MDriscoll@steds.org.uk to make an appointment.
To apply, please visit: https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/276330HSJ
Closing date: Monday 12 May 2025, 09:00am
Interviews to be held: Week beginning Monday 12 May 2025
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.