Assistant Head Teacher / Head of Science
The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PWThis job expired on 14 April 2024
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 April 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you want to play a leading role in a thriving and forward-thinking standalone academy where staff welfare is a priority? Are you passionate about your students and committed to unlocking their potential in an academy that has high expectations of everyone? If so, The Bishop of Winchester Academy wants you!
We are seeking a talented and inspirational Assistant Head Teacher to lead the Science Department, who is dedicated to shaping a curriculum to further our students’ lifelong journey of curiosity, and to mentor our enthusiastic and high performing team of teachers. You will play a significant role in shaping the department to ensure we combine theoretical and practical learning, so that our students understand the significance of the subject at every stage of their lives.
We can offer you the opportunity to deliver an ambitious curriculum to students with enormous potential and lead a dedicated Science department that achieves exceptional outcomes from all year groups. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and a vision of excellence, with opportunities to encourage our students to explore the world around them.
As Assistant Head Teacher, you will be welcomed into an experienced team of professionals to:
- Progress the Science department to even greater successes
- Oversee and shape the curriculum’s delivery
- Lead and mentor your team, enhancing their teaching practice with innovative methods and ensuring they have a clear vision
- Manage the allocation of resources and budgets
- Collaborate with other heads of departments over learning to achieve a consistent and integrated methodology
- Be committed to the wider school community and development of students
- Promote the understanding and belief that every student can be successful
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.
What the school offers its staff
We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:
- Generous employer pension contribution at 28.6% basic salary from April 2024
- Career development with a bespoke CPD programme
- Excellent newly refurbished teaching facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
- Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
- Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance
We would be delighted to take you on a tour of the school and give you the opportunity to meet the department and answer any questions you may have.
Further details about the role
To apply for this Assistant Head Teacher / Head of Science role, please visit the vacancies section of our website to complete an application form: https://www.tbowa.org/staff/vacancies/teaching-staff.
Please email completed application forms to recruitment@tbowa.org, addressing your covering letter to Mr Paul McKeown, Principal.
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CV’s.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.
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.
About The Bishop of Winchester Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tbowa.org
- Phone number
- 01202 512697
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).
Arranging a visit to The Bishop of Winchester Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tbowa.org.
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