Assistant Subject Leader of Science
Ridgeway Academy, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF26 days remaining to apply
Closing date
3 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£5,831)
Assistant Subject Leader of Science job summary
Assistant Subject Leader for Science
Pay spine: MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£5,831)
Start date: September 2025
Ridgeway have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative Assistant Subject Leader for Science.
Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.
At the heart of the Science department is a sense of community and the belief that every individual has a unique contribution to make to the department. We support each other by sharing resources and giving time to support develop subject knowledge to reduce work load and ensure we are all working towards the same goal. This has meant that the Science department results are improving and by being part of our team you would be supporting us to go from strength to strength.
We encourage students to see the real-life application or Science through various extracurricular activities such as a STEM trip to Disneyland Paris, a STEM career fair at the Science Museum, entry into the Faraday Challenge and the water rocket challenge.
The key responsibilities will be:
To improve student performance
Provide expertise in assessment and marking
Oversee excellent teaching and learning
Provide strategic direction informed by data
We can offer you:
A collaborative, supportive team with a passion for teaching and facilitating progress
Enthusiastic students who are keen to progress
Appropriate professional development through AET, coaching with experienced core leaders
Use of gym facilities, guaranteed onsite parking, staff wellbeing programme
We are looking for someone who:
Has a track record of outstanding teaching and learning and excellent subject knowledge
Passionate Teacher who puts student progress and engagement at the heart of all they do
Be inspiring and dynamic
Is willing to learn and help evolve the good practices already in place
Ridgeway Academy is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply.
If you would like to join us on our journey and have access to career prospects through the Trust, we would love to hear from you.
We are totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, satisfactory references and medical clearance.
Applications are via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ if you have any queries, please contact the HR Officer by email BissK@ridgeway.aetrust.uk or extension 3373.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Closing date: 9:00am Monday 3 March 2025
Interview date: W/C 10 March 2025
Start date: September 2025
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Ridgeway Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 947 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Ridgeway Academy website (opens in new tab)
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