The Sweyne Park School is a thriving academy school in Rayleigh, Essex for pupils from 11 years to and is part of the Rayleigh Schools Trust.
Building character is at the heart of our school’s ethos along with respect and personal success. These have been the foundations of our approach to providing education throughout the school’s evolution. There are 1,432 pupils and students on the school roll, aged 11-19. The town of Rayleigh has a population of 32,500 and is located between Chelmsford and Southend.
Values and vision
The Sweyne Park School prides itself on being a safe and happy environment for pupils. Central to the school is a belief in respect for pupils, students, staff and the environment. At Sweyne Park we believe that education is about equipping young people for life with skills that will enable happy fulfilled lives. We aim to achieve this through sharing and modelling behaviours which both build on individual personality and harness positive relationships, so that pupils who choose our school will understand the importance of society and feel able to contribute.
We are very proud to have the recognition of our strong ethos and positive inclusive culture from UNICEF with the prestigious Gold Rights Respecting School award.
Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as Fixed Term Maternity Cover, Teacher of Psychology, working Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays, teaching pupils and students in Key Stage 4 and 5. To start February 2026.
The ability to teach Health and Social Care (KS4 and 5) and Child Development (KS4) would be an advantage.
The successful applicant will have excellent subject knowledge, and the ability to inspire students. Teachers in the psychology department work as a strong team, sharing resources and developing excellent practice together. This role offers the opportunity to work with enthusiastic, supportive and committed colleagues.
Candidates will:
If you are a dedicated practitioner who is passionate about learning, we would look forward to receiving your application.
We would be very happy to answer any questions you may have, and provide the opportunity for you to have a discussion with the Head of Department or a member of the leadership team. We welcome visitors to the school in person in advance of the application deadline. To obtain further information please visit our website www.sweynepark.com.
All candidates must complete an application, which should be returned to Mr John Edwards, Headteacher, c/o admin@sweynepark.com. Please click on the link below to access the Form.
The Sweyne Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service.
We reserve the right to close applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is identified.
Welcome to The Sweyne Park School, we are a larger than average mixed, 11-18 comprehensive school. The School became an academy on 1st April 2013 and opened its Sixth Form in September 2014.
Information about our School
Welcome to The Sweyne Park School, we are a larger than average mixed, 11-18 comprehensive school. The School became an academy on 1st April 2013 and opened its Sixth Form in September 2014.
Our school is a safe and happy environment and central to our school is a belief in respect – respect for yourself, respect for others and respect for the environment. We believe that our focus on respect leads to high expectations and excellent discipline, and this in turn leads to the highest possible achievement for each individual pupil. In December 2018 we were the first Secondary School in the East of England to achieve the prestigious Rights Respecting Gold Award.
At Sweyne Park we are determined to provide first class teaching and learning for all our pupils. This aim is supported by our commitment to recruiting and retaining the very best staff, and our nationally recognised programme of staff training. We do our utmost to ensure our pupils achieve strong examination results and progress on to high quality destinations. We provide a broad and balanced academic curriculum with a wide range of cultural, artistic, sporting and social opportunities. We are committed to very strong partnerships between home, school and community members. We believe that the whole community can contribute to motivating and supporting pupils’ progress. In October 2017, the Sweyne Park School and Glebe Primary formed a Multi-Academy Trust, the Rayleigh Schools Trust (“The RST”).
