Head of Department Social Sciences

Head of Department Social Sciences

Company: Teaching Vacancies

Salary: Not specified

Hours: Full-time

Location: Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 17 Sept 2026

Closing date: 9 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We require a Head of Social Sciences to lead and manage the Criminology (KS5) and Psychology (KS4 and KS5) teams at Lord Grey. Additionally, we seek a candidate who has the passion to drive the KS5 Social Sciences curriculum offer to include A Level Sociology from September 2027.

The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to leading on the development and delivery of a well sequenced and knowledge rich curriculum across their areas of responsibility ensuring our students receive a Quality First teaching and learning experience. The candidate will be an effective classroom practitioner with experience of teaching a Social Science subject and be someone who will offer a full commitment to enabling all our students to make good progress and achieve strong outcomes.

The successful candidate will have the drive and determination to motivate and offer high support with high challenge to our students, and the leadership skills to enable both students and staff to be the best they can be. The candidate will have good organisational skills and a vision to develop the courses offered.

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of encouraging all students to be ambitious, curious, determined and to act with civility and integrity and completely committed to promoting and realising our belief that all at Lord Grey Can!

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Training School Alliance
• Networking opportunities
• Specsavers eyecare voucher
• Free Flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Medicash - Health Cash Plan:
• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services
• Dental treatment
• Optical care
• Physiotherapy
• Skinvision - skin health tracker
• A range of essential healthcare expenses
• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Further details about the role

A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy's website:

https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link.

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am Friday 9 October 2026. Interviews to be held Wednesday 14 October 2026.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

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We require a Head of Social Sciences to lead and manage the Criminology (KS5) and Psychology (KS4 and KS5) teams at Lord Grey. Additionally, we seek a candidate who has the passion to drive the KS5 Social Sciences curriculum offer to include A Level Sociology from September 2027. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to leading on the development and delivery of a well sequenced and knowledge rich curriculum across their areas of responsibility ensuring our students receive a Quality First teaching and learning experience. The candidate will be an effective classroom practitioner with experience of teaching a Social Science subject and be someone who will offer a full commitment to enabling all our students to make good progress and achieve strong outcomes. The successful candidate will have the drive and determination to motivate and offer high support with high challenge to our students, and the leadership skills to enable both students and staff to be the best they can be. The candidate will have good organisational skills and a vision to develop the courses offered., The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check. Commitment to safeguarding

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of encouraging all students to be ambitious, curious, determined and to act with civility and integrity and completely committed to promoting and realising our belief that all at Lord Grey Can! What the school offers its staff Employee Benefits:

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Training School Alliance
• Networking opportunities
• Specsavers eyecare voucher
• Free Flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Medicash - Health Cash Plan:
• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services
• Dental treatment
• Optical care
• Physiotherapy
• Skinvision - skin health tracker
• A range of essential healthcare expenses
• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel
The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check. Further details about the role A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy's website