2 x Teacher of Science
Codsall Community High School, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV8 1PQ10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026 or sooner
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1-UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Science – Full Time Permanent
M1 – UPS3 £31,650 - £49,084
Codsall Community High School
Closing Date – 9am Monday 16th June 2025
We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational teacher of science to join our school in January 2026 or sooner. We give great importance to quality teaching and learning and with high quality and regular CPD provided, ask teachers to consider, whatever their stage, how they are a better teacher this year than they were a year ago. The successful candidate will be passionate about this too. You may be a strong ECT ready to begin the first post in your career, or a more experienced teacher, wishing to join a successful school located in a wonderful community.
The ability to teach GCSE Combined Science is essential and the ability to teach GCSE Triple Science and A-Level Science within at least one discipline would be advantageous.
The post would suit an exceptional teacher who is looking to take the first step in their career or an existing teacher with the skills and expertise to help the department on their journey to becoming outstanding.
The post would suit an exceptional teacher who is looking to take the first step in their career or an existing teacher with the skills and expertise to help the department on their journey to becoming outstanding.
To arrange an informal discussion about the post or to visit the school please contact Miss Williams, the Headteacher’s PA, at dwl@sslp.uk or call 01902 907560.
Please email completed application forms with a letter of application to jobs@sslp.uk
"This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment". This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk”
What the school offers its staff
Our Beliefs – Culture and Benefits
- Our goal is to strip away the unnecessary and focus on the important stuff – making our schools the best possible environments for our young people.
- There is no expectation or belief that getting to school early or staying late is the only way of showing you’re working hard. All staff should work in a way that suits them, making sure that they have time for themselves and their loved ones.
- No lesson observation gradings, no showcase lessons, no tick sheet approach – we focus on a culture of typicality and will always work at developing a positive and inclusive culture of support and challenge.
- No expectations to answer emails out of school working hours.
- Open door senior leadership across the organisation – no issue is ever too small to discuss if it’s important to you.
- A strong focus on mental health and wellbeing – staff with responsibility for ensuring that there are resources and signposting for any staff that need support.
- In house leadership development programmes as well as access to various NPQ courses.
- SSLP Star of the Term – each term headteachers and SLT will be asked to nominate staff for this award. The winning member of staff will be presented with a £50 voucher for a local restaurant / pub.
- Every member of staff in each school is entitled to 2 x wellbeing half days. These can be requested in advance and can be for any reason.
Our Beliefs - Workload
- No need or expectation to write or rewrite lesson plans in a particular format.
- An assessment and marking policy which significantly reduces workload by moving from “marking” culture to an effective assessment culture.
- A goal of ensuring that there is no more than one cover lesson per half term, less if possible.
- Data will never be asked for twice in different contexts.
- A maximum of 3 data collection points per year group.
- If a new policy or practice is introduced we will strive to take away something old, ensuring that we review everything we do annually.
- Consultation on key policies which include workload assessments.
"This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment". This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk”
Further details about the role
Codsall Community High School: Teacher Job Description
Teacher of Science
Purpose
- To deliver a high quality of education.
- To secure high levels of progress and enjoyment.
Reporting to
Head of Science
Liaising with
Teachers, non-teaching staff and parents.
School policies and planning
- To implement all relevant partnership and school policies.
- To contribute to the Team Improvement Plan for Science and its implementation.
- To contribute to the implementation of the School Development Plan.
Curriculum planning
- To produce high quality lesson plans with supporting resources for own classes.
- To share planning and resources with other colleagues.
Assessment
- To share model answers with students so they can assess their own and the work of their peers so they know what they need to do to improve.
- To provide students with feedback to their milestone assessments so they know what they need to do to improve.
- To maintain appropriate paper based and electronic records on SIMS.
- To track student progress and use information to inform teaching and learning and the curriculum.
Teaching and learning
- To consistently deliver high quality teaching and learning experiences that lead to high levels of progress, learner interest and enjoyment.
Communication
- To ensure effective communication with parents of students.
Marketing and liaison
- To contribute to marketing activities and help to promote the federation of schools.
Pastoral system
- To register students in a tutor group, encourage their full attendance and their full participation in all aspects of school life.
- To monitor attendance, achievement and behaviour and support its development for students in a tutor group.
- To deliver PSHEE during tutor time.
- To communicate with parents and people concerned with the welfare of students.
Safeguarding and equal opportunities
- To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.
- To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- To be aware of, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
- To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school
Additional duties
- To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its vision, mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
- To undertake any other duty as specified in the STRB not mentioned above.
- Every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
This job description is current at the date shown below, but in consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect changes to job or school priorities, commensurate with the grade and job title.
Commitment to safeguarding
"This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment". This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk”
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@sslp.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Codsall Community High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1070 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Codsall Community High School website
- Email address
- jobs@sslp.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 907560
Codsall Community High School is a vibrant, exciting and dynamic learning environment which embodies the value we place on working with our students to achieve the very best outcomes for each and every one.
We are very proud of our focus on staff and student wellbeing; driven in our aims and ambitions to build on our success in a supportive and friendly environment.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is a priority; with an open-door senior leadership policy, a comprehensive new staff / NQT support programme, celebration of staff who go the extra mile and in-house pathways programmes for aspiring future leaders.
We are a high achieving school, providing education to students from years 9 to 13, with our results placing us amongst the highest performing state schools in the country. Through our committed staff, dedicated Governors and supportive parents, we continue to flourish.
Arranging a visit to Codsall Community High School
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