Job Description

Salary:

MPS/UPS (Outer London) + Teachers Pension Scheme

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

1st September 2025

Apply by:

30 April 2025

Job overview

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Psychology and Sociology Teacher

Dates:

Apply by

8am

on

Wednesday 30th April 2025.

Job start: September 2025.

Salary:

MPS/UPS (Outer London) + Teachers Pension Scheme

Location:

Enfield, North East London

Contract type:

Full Time

Contract term:

Permanent


We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate teacher of Psychology and Sociology to join our Humanities department. Psychology and Sociology are part of the Social Science department in the Humanities area and is a team of specialist teachers who are committed to ensuring that students achieve their full potential in psychology and sociology. We are introducing GCSE Sociology in September 2025 and at A level, both Psychology and Sociology are our most popular subjects.


Oasis Academy Enfield is an inclusive 11 to 18 academy that is committed to giving children the best possible education. We are located in a new building with state-of-the-art facilities and situated 12 minutes from Enfield Lock train station. The percentage of students achieving top grades at GCSE has risen over the years. Our students progress to universities including Russell Group and other leading universities following a wide range of courses.


This post would suit a newly qualified or experienced teacher. We are committed to providing staff with high quality professional development. We hold middle and senior leadership courses run by Institute of Education at UCL open to all staff who want to develop their skills in their current role or look towards the next step in their career. If you wish to grow professionally with our academy, join us and become part of the team to develop an outstanding academy.


For more information about the post as well as an application pack including a full job description, please visit our website or contact the HR department.


We welcome informal visits to the Academy from prospective candidates.


Completed applications should be submitted by

8am on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

Interviews will take place: on an ongoing basis.


Oasis Community Learning runs transformational Academies in many areas across the United Kingdom. Believing that every person, in addition to every child matters, we are working with the wider Oasis Group, transforming schools into Community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education.

Why you should work for us:

Free access to our fully equipped boxing gym Free access to our fully equipped keep fit gymnasium Friendly matches played between staff regularly. Pre-created teaching resources which you just need to adapt - saving time and workload. Whole class approach to marking and feedback - saving time and workload. Opportunities to earn extra money for lunch time duties. A wide range of opportunities to progress and make your mark on student wellbeing and progress. 1:1 peer instructional coaching and high quality CPD sessions support you to teach great lessons every lesson Access to mental health support. 8 mins walk from Enfield Lock station or plenty of on-site parking. We are a soon to be Trauma Informed Practice school - we have a calm and relational approach to dealing with behaviour issues and ensure our students feel a strong sense of belonging to the academy family. We have a good Ofsted Rating. We are proud that our exams data show that we are constantly improving.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.


We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks.


Oasis Community Learning supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

About

Oasis Academy Enfield

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Oasis Academy Enfield

Innova Park, Mollison Avenue, Enfield
Middlesex
EN3 7XH
United Kingdom

+44 1992 655 400

Oasis Academy Enfield opened in September 2007 as a new academy. Initially a group of portacabins and a pioneering spirit, the Academy moved into its 30 million purpose-built accommodation two years later on Innova Business Park, 10 minutes walk from Enfield Lock Station.



The Academy has enjoyed considerable success in its 11 year history. In 2018, Ofsted confirmed that we continue to be a good academy.


Academy leaders and staff share high expectations for all students


Students behave well, and treat each other and staff with respect


Safeguarding is a strength of the Academy, and staff are proactive at supporting the children to stay safe both in school and out


Students feel safe and happy in school. Parents support this view and are happy with the progress their children are making



We provide students with high quality teaching, which not only enables them to make to the best possible progress and achieve the highest grades, but also equips them with the skills, behaviour and character, which will help them be successful and make a positive contribution to their community.



The Sixth Form works in partnership with Oasis Academy Hadley, just under two miles away. The joint Sixth Form offer enables us to offer a wide range of courses and the highest standard of teaching and enrichment activities. Students travel by minibus between the two academies. We want all our students to gain the qualifications that enable them to move onto college, work, apprenticeships or university. Around 95% of our sixth form students progress to university with two thirds going to Russell Group and other leading universities following a wide range of courses from English, History to engineering, psychology and law.



We are committed to providing staff with high quality professional development. Masterclasses run by experienced colleagues focusing on academy priorities are available to all teachers. We hold middle and senior leadership courses run by Institute of Education at UCL open to all staff who want to develop their skills in their current role or look towards the next step in their career.



The induction of new staff is important. We have a tailored programme for staff in training, which is tailored to meet their needs. All new staff have an experienced mentor who will meet with them and support them as they settle into the Academy. In addition, NQT are also have an Induction Tutor who is responsible for supporting them in successfully completing their Induction year.



The Academy mainly serves the ethnically and economically diverse local communities of Enfield Lock and Enfield Island Village. A number of students travel from Ponders End, Edmonton and further afield to the Academy. The intake is mixed, some students live in the private housing close to the academy and others come from some of most deprived housing areas in the country. High numbers of students are eligible for pupil premium. There is a high proportion of students with English as an additional language (54%) with over 60 languages spoken. Turkish, Black Caribbean, Black African and White British are our biggest ethnic groups. Despite the challenges many of our students face in their day to day lives our students are ambitious and work hard, seeing education as the key to a successful future.



Oasis was established in 1985 and has grown into a group of charities working to deliver housing, training, youth work, health care, family support and primary, secondary and higher education. In the UK Oasis employs over 4000 staff as well as working with over 1000 volunteers. Oasis work in ten other countries around Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Our academy is twinned with projects in Uganda and Kyrgyzstan.



Oasis Community Learning is an education trust established in 2004 with the express purpose of transforming lives and communities through the development of Oasis Academies. There are over 50 academies each with their own character and identity and as one organisation are committed to share effective practice across the group. As a leading academy sponsor Oasis is a growing organisation which is committed to improving the life chances of children, young people and the communities they live in.



The Oasis Hub Enfield supports the work of the Academy providing integrated, high quality services that benefit the whole person and the whole community. This is achieved by bringing together the Oasis ethos and values, local and national resources and expertise, and working together in and with local partners. Enfield Hub's work includes youth work, family support services, holiday activities, volunteering, community engagement, lettings as well as the Academy.



The Academy operates a totally inclusive admissions policy, accepting students irrespective of faith or ability. Our goal is to create an environment where students make very good progress, within an Academy, which values them as individuals.

Visit our recruitment page on our website:

www.oasisacademyenfield.org/about-us/working-at-oasis-enfield