Assistant Head of Department - Science

Dixons Brooklands Academy, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M23 9BP

5 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: MPS
Additional allowances: TLR 2B

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please find the attachments.

What the school offers its staff

Why choose Dixons Brooklands Academy?

Consistent behaviour and expectations; teachers can teach and students can learn
Fortnightly coaching for all staff
Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
Schemes of work fully resourced and ready

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of hard work, integrity and kindness, as well as completely committed to our mission: to provide all students with a first-class education; to maximise students' opportunities to live a fulfilling life and make a difference in their community.

Dixons Academies Trust

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust of 17 schools, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

We are values driven: our values of work hard, be nice, be good underpin everything we do
We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years
We are launching a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back
We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive
We are always in the top 5 nationally for progress at secondary
We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching
We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload

We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Visit our OpenSource platform to learn more about our approaches and culture.

Learn more

Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.

The application's closing date is on 14th October 2024.

The interview will be held on 17th October 2024.

Please visit  www.dixonsbk.com or call us on 0161 6720380 and speak to Kate Meredith, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focused on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy as part of our 2-5 year plan. You can read more about this here.

Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.