Assistant Director of Faculty (Science)
Ellis Guilford School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0HT2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 to £49,084
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
£8,274
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
As the Assistant Director of Faculty for Science at Ellis Guilford School you will bring your passion for the subject and knowledge of the curriculum to lead and develop our Science faculty to academic excellence.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Be an aspiring leader, supporting colleagues to produce the best possible lessons and activities that with enthuse and challenge students.
- Have a track record of producing exceptional results at Key Stage 4.
- Be resilient and relentless in the pursuit of ‘EGScellence’.
- Bring a ‘can do’ and ‘will do’ work ethic.
- Set high expectations and foster a culture of where pupils respect others and their physical surroundings.
- Have a strong commitment to our school values of integrity, ambition and equality.
Requirements:
To apply for the Assistant Director of Faculty in Science opportunity you must have:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree in a relevant field.
- Recent successful teaching experience at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Science.
- Recent and proven experience of leading a team of people within an educational setting.
- The ability to create innovate resources and learning opportunities to engage learners.
What the school offers its staff
The Ellis Guilford School is a growing and thriving, larger than average, Secondary School with a clear mission ‘to ensure that the children attending our school have a better chance of success than if they attended any other school’. We deliver a broad curriculum, including emphasis on the creative subjects, to support our children to become confident, independent and balanced individuals, allowing them to excel.
Graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023, Ellis Guilford School is at an extremely exciting point in its development journey. We strive for ‘EGScellence’ in all that we do!
About the Science Department:
We believe at Ellis Guilford School that Science is a subject that can help us to understand and give meaning to the world in which we live. We deliver a robust and engaging Science curriculum that seeks to ignite curiosity in our children and engages them into the world of literature.
Our Science team unite in the belief that all of our children with succeed in the subject, finding new and innovative ways to provide immersive and engaging lessons.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Next Steps:
Applications close 5.00pm on Tuesday 24th June 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. We will hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made, then we will repeat the process. Please do not hesitate to contact the Principal’s PA pa@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk if you would like an update on your application and details of a potential interview date.
Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method
We warmly welcome visits to our school, or if you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with the line manager of this position please contact the Principal’s PA as above, who will be happy to assist in arranging this.
Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, workers and all other members of the school community to share this commitment.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education. All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks and referencing prior to interview, and all offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS Check and where appropriate a Prohibition from Teaching search. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines.
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About Ellis Guilford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1277 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ellis Guilford School website
- Email address
- rosie.smithobrien@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
Ellis Guilford School is a mixed secondary school, catering for children between the ages of 11 and 16 years and located in Old Basford, Nottingham.
Since November 2018 we have been part of the Creative Education Trust. This has enabled the school to rigorously pursue rapid improvement for the children we teach.
The school boasts many facilities, and we strive to provide an inclusive and expansive education for all of the children in our care.
Sports fields including 5-a-side football pitches;
Multi-Use Games Area marked up for netball and football;
Astro Turf perfect for football;
Dance studio complete with sound system and mirrored wall;
Hall complete with a stage;
Interactive whiteboards in classrooms;
Modern and open-plan library with wide range of reading materials
Creative Education Trust inspires and enables young people to build successful lives on foundations of learning, resilience, and employability. We believe that a rewarding educational experience and the highest possible qualifications are the best way to ensure social mobility for young people.
Creative Education Trust is a growing multi-academy trust educating over 13,000 children in England. It was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial cities and coastal towns: areas of economic disadvantage and with a history of academic underachievement. We transform these schools by integrating a knowledge-rich curriculum with skills and creativity.
Creative Education Trust defines creativity as the ability to find connections between the things we know and turn these connections into new ideas and action. The academic arts and PE, practical subjects and life skills all need this creativity, and creativity is valued highly by employers. Our staff and expert advisers use imaginative methods for linking knowledge across subject boundaries, fostering personal development and resilience, and developing practical skills that prepare
students for their transition to adult life and employment.
Arranging a visit to Ellis Guilford School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rosie.smithobrien@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.
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