Contract: Permanent 0.5 FTE to Full Time available, please state preference on application
Start Date: September 2026
Salary: Teacher Pay Scale (currently £33,465 - £51,714 pro rata) plus Responsibility Allowance 1 for Head of Subject (currently £1,921-£3,292)
An opportunity has arisen to work at an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating over 2500 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 97% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience”.
The Wyke Health and Social Sciences (HASS) faculty is seeking a passionate and knowledgeable teacher to teach on or lead our Psychology provision and ensure the highest quality education for our students.
As a Teacher of Psychology, you will inspire students through engaging, well-structured lessons and foster a strong understanding of psychological concepts, research methods, and real‑world applications. You will plan, deliver, and assess high-quality lessons that motivate and challenge students, tracking and supporting their progress. You will contribute to curriculum development and departmental resources as well as participating in wider College activities and enrichment in accordance with your skills and interests.
Applicants appointed to the Head of Psychology role will play a pivotal role in shaping an ambitious, well sequenced curriculum and fostering a culture of high expectations, intellectual curiosity, and academic excellence. As the Head of Subject, you will line manage the Psychology teaching team, ensuring consistency, high standards, and strong outcomes across A Level Psychology. You will also oversee the careers in the curriculum, including specialist seminars, research skills development, and progression support, ensuring students access aspirational, high impact experiences that deepen their understanding of psychological science. You will model exemplary practice, lead on quality assurance within the department, and work collaboratively with colleagues across HASS to contribute to the wider strategic priorities of the faculty and college.
The successful candidate will:
Teacher of Psychology
• be keen to embrace our culture of high standards and commitment to development.
• have a degree in Psychology or a closely related discipline and a teaching qualification (or be working towards it).
• be skilled in delivering engaging lessons that draw the best performance from students and create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
• have a passion for psychology and education.
• have excellent communication, organisational, and teamwork skills.
Head of Psychology
• have experience in supporting teacher development through learning walks and observations to ensure consistent high-quality teaching across the department.
• have the ability to build great relationships, with those you lead and wider teams that contribute to student success.
• lead in the development, implementation and quality assurance of strategies for assessment, feedback and intervention.
• be confident in analysing data and use of tracking reports to monitor student progress.
• liaise with academic enrichment leads to promote aspirational next steps and personal skills development of students.
We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve.
The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.
We welcome potential applicants to tour the college. If you do wish to visit prior to application or interview, please call reception to book a time slot.
For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information, please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.
The closing date for received applications is 8.30 a.m. on Friday 17th April 2026.
Please note, interviews are planned for Friday 24th April.
