Role: Teacher - A-Level Psychology

Location: The Bedford Sixth Form

Salary/Benefits: Salary from £31,090 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Part Time - Fixed until 31st March 2026

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Teacher in A-Level Psychology to join our Sixth Forms department at The Bedford College group.

As a teacher, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Helping students develop their skills and reach their maximum potential through the delivery of courses and contributing to the development of Sixth Form curriculum and student experience
• Undertaking an agreed teaching commitment that develops students' knowledge, skills and understanding.
• Enthusing, engaging and motivating students to learn and foster their curiosity and enthusiasm for learning.
• Planning, preparing and delivering a range of lessons maintaining a high-quality learning environment.
• Providing timely assessments, appropriate feedback and recording of students' progress, development and attainment in order that students understand how to improve their learning.
• Contributing to the achievement of retention and success targets for courses that you teach.
• Being pro-active and involved in curriculum development within the department.
• Participating in arrangements for performance review and staff development activities and events.
• Organising subject related extracurricular activities, such as external speakers, trips and visits.
• Applying and maintaining Health and Safety guidelines across the department.
• Participating in departmental meetings and others as required by Line manager
• Being responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for raising any concerns in line with college procedures
• Being responsible for promoting equality and diversity in line with college procedures.
• Being responsible for following health and safety requirements in line with college policy and procedures.
• Participating proactively in training and development including qualification development required in the job role.

About you:

• Hold a degree in a relevant subject
• Have a certificate in Education or equivalent in line with the Statutory Instrument
• Have English and Maths or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent
• Have current experience of teaching A-Level Psychology.
• Have experience of teaching in a Sixth Form or FE College environment with students 16 - 18-year-olds
• Possess the ability to consistently provide high quality teaching and outstanding learning experience for all students
• Possess the ability consistently to create to a welcoming and supportive environment for students and/or customers
• Possess the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Have a willingness continuously to update skills and knowledge

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: TBC

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford Sixth Form

The Bedford Sixth Form helps students to achieve their career aspirations through high academic success. We strive to offer a sixth form experience that's different to school and one that will make our students stand out from the crowd.
Our excellent teachers are not only subject specialists but experts in teaching 16-19 year olds, so you will benefit from their focused knowledge and experience. What's more, our beautiful period building offers you a legacy of excellent education combined with the latest facilities.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.