Teacher of Sociology & Psychology – Maternity Cover

St Bonaventure’s is a Roman Catholic school, founded on gospel values and our boys (and girls in 6th Form) are an important and integral part of the faith community. Christian principles are at the very heart of all that we do at St Bonaventure’s.

St Bonaventure’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the commitment. The suitability of the candidate will be assessed throughout the recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

St Bonaventure’s was judged as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in November 2022.

We have a long and distinguished history of educating boys, aged 11-18, in the East End of London.

Our thriving co-educational 6th Form is ethnically and religiously diverse, attracting students from across many local schools.

Teacher of Sociology & Psychology – Maternity Cover

We seek to appoint a qualified, driven and successful Teacher of Psychology and Sociology.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or newly qualified teacher who has a passion for inspiring students, teaching creatively and a love for the subject. You will have evidence of excellent classroom practice and high expectations of pupil attainment and behaviour.  The Social Sciences department prides itself on its students’ successes, friendly learning environment and innovative teaching.

There are 2 GCSE Sociology classes  (Eduqas),  4 A Level Sociology classes (AQA) and 4 A Level Psychology classes (AQA). Social sciences is one of the most popular A Level options at our sixth form. We are proud of our 96% A*-C success rate at A-level Sociology and 77% A*-C at A-level Psychology. The ability to teach both specialisms is essential.

We encourage visits should you wish to come and meet the team and find out more about us and our school.

We expect that you will have evidence of excellent lesson practice and high expectations of pupil attainment and, if overseas trained, we would need evidence that your professional qualifications are recognised in the UK by UK ENIC &/or the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).

St Bonaventure’s is an oversubscribed and popular provider of education within the London Borough of Newham. We are a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school with a high level of support offered to staff including 20% PPA.

We have a long and distinguished history of educating boys, aged 11-18, in east London and our thriving co-educational 6th Form is ethnically and religiously diverse, attracting students from across many local schools. We believe that our students have an entitlement to the very best education, with high expectations for all in our community.

We offer:

• An opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic, inspired and motivated team where staff genuinely feel valued and cared for.
• A minimum of 20% PPA for all teaching staff.
• A teacher friendly marking policy.
• No written reports to parents.
• A strong commitment to your professional development and career management.
• The provision of top quality CPD opportunities for you.
• Encouragement for you to provide CPD to others; within our school, our borough, our diocese, our alliance and beyond.
• A school with outstanding teaching and behaviour for learning, with which all our staff and the wider community feel proud to be associated.
• A Chromebook for all new teaching staff.
• Free refreshments for all staff.

St Bonaventure’s School is only a short bus ride away from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield Shopping Centre in the vibrant area of Stratford. Stratford is a transport hub with easy access to central London and Essex, which has been further enhanced by the Elizabeth Line. We are also close to the District Line.

Closing Date: Thursday 3rd December 2026 at 12 noon

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