Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy 

Social Science Teacher (Maternity Cover)

MPS/UPS

Fixed Term

John Henry Newman Catholic College

Start Date: September 2025

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company (“the MAC”) was formed in April 2021 and currently comprises of 12 Catholic Primary Schools and 2 Catholic Secondary Schools across the Birmingham, Solihull, and Warwickshire areas.

John Henry Newman Catholic College is an oversubscribed and high performing 11-19 College in the heart of Chelmsley Wood, Solihull. John Henry Newman Catholic College is a vibrant school with a welcoming Catholic community. The staff and students have created a wonderful, supportive and nurturing environment in which to work. Visitors to the College remark upon the warmth of the atmosphere and the positivity displayed by everyone. The best way to find out what John Henry Newman Catholic College is about is to see us in action. You are very welcome to come and look around before you submit your application. Our staff and students benefit from a new state of the art, well equipped College with a theatre, music practice rooms, drama and dance studios, sports block, 3G football pitches, extensive playing fields, multi use games area, learning resource centre, science labs, Sixth Form area, conference facilities, media suites and our innovative specialist centre for SEND. We have invested heavily in technology and teachers have access to chrome books to enhance their teaching and learning.

Our thriving Social Science department is made up of an array of different qualifications across both KS4 and KS5. We successfully offer Health and Social Care and Sociology at both GCSE and A Level as well as Psychology (A level and BTEC Applied), Criminology and Law. Our Social Science student enrollment numbers are high with the subjects being a top choice for many of our learners. We have a large number of students going on to further study a Social Science related course after GCSE, and a high number who go on to university to study a related course after being successful in our 6th form. The successful candidate will need to be able to teach more than one of the social sciences ideally with a knowledge of Psychology. The successful candidate will support students to set the highest expectations and to make outstanding progress. This post offers the prospect to make a significant impact and help shape and develop the learning and teaching for the future. He/she will have the motivation and energy to inspire young people and a determination to never settle for second best. The College Governors are proud of what John Henry Newman Catholic College has achieved to date and are keen to appoint someone who wholeheartedly shares our ambition and commitment to our mission.

The successful candidate will be an effective classroom practitioner, with excellent interpersonal skills, who will support and contribute to a team ethos capable of driving improvements across the department. They should be adaptable and able to teach across both KS4 and KS5. In return they will have the opportunity to be part of a vibrant team teaching in a modern and stimulating learning environment.

The successful candidate will play a full part in the life of the school community, will be a form tutor and will contribute to maintaining the strong Catholic character of the school and in fostering the development of students and staff.

For further details, please email Miss Louise Collett recruitment@jhncc.org

The closing date for applications is Friday 2nd May 2025 at 9.00am.

John Henry Newman Catholic is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

MPS/UPS

Website: https://www.johnhenrynewmancatholiccollege.org.uk/

To apply, please visit https://mynewterm.com/jobs/136347/EDV-2025-JHNCC-58496

Closing Date: 02 May 2025

Interview Date: tbc

John Henry Newman Catholic College, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.