Teacher of Psychology

About the role

The Portsmouth Grammar School are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced teacher to join our highly successful Psychology Department on a temporary fixed term basis from April to July 2025. Within school we run a two-week timetable and this part-time role is offered for two full days in one week and three days, split across two full days and two half days, in the alternate week. This could be discussed further at interview.

The Portsmouth Grammar School is a leading co-educational school located in the historic heart of Portsmouth. We are very much a family school known for excellent teaching, superb pastoral care and wide-ranging co-curricular opportunities and offer an education across the age range from Pre-School to Sixth Form.

Outstanding teaching and learning at PGS are achieved by inspirational and creative teachers with excellent subject knowledge and the ability to use ICT and interactive resources to enhance learning. Teachers’ planning is informed by assessment for learning, ensuring all pupils make very good progress in each lesson. Our pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and understand how they can improve using constructive feedback provided by their teachers.

The Psychology department is well resourced, and Psychology and related subjects are a popular university choice. The department has dedicated teaching space as well as a departmental office, all of which are located on the top floor of our modern Sixth Form Centre.

Psychology is taught at A Level only. We teach the Edexcel specification as it provides the ideal framework to apply Psychology and encourage academic challenge. Psychology is a popular choice for sixth form pupils and this academic year we have two Year 13 groups and two Year 12 groups. Pupils of all abilities are catered for and encouraged to reach their potential. Academic tutoring sessions are offered each week and pupils often drop into the office for advice.