SOCIAL SCIENCES TEACHER – Maternity Cover

Longdean School

All Bands + FRINGE – NQTs welcome to apply

Required for October 2026

Full time or Part time for the right candidate (0.7FTE minimum)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic teacher of Social Sciences for October 2026 as a maternity cover teacher to join this flourishing and highly successful Faculty. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach lessons across a range of Social Sciences subjects such as L3 Health and Social Care, Psychology and Sociology, at both GCSE and A Level.

There is potential for Assistant Director of Learning role for the right candidate.

Longdean School is a good school (Ofsted 2025). We strive for excellence by teaching and preparing our young people to have confidence, to accept and respond to challenges, to have an enduring passion for learning and to become independent thinkers with respect for themselves and others.

Longdean School is proud to work within Scholars’ Education Trust.

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.  We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Further details and an application form are available from HR at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, the Trust website www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk

or on 01727 734424.

Closing date: 29 June 2026 (9am)

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.