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This job expired on 24 June 2022

  • Closing date

    24 June 2022 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    8 June 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum

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Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS (£25,715 to £41,605)

Additional allowances

Plus TLR 2 - £4,742

Deputy Director of Learning - Science job summary

Do you have what it takes to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to lead and deliver outstanding learning and teaching to young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, becoming a Star leader might just be the best career move you ever make. Who we’re looking for We’re looking for a Deputy Director of Learning for Science​​​​​​​ with a proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil outcomes. We want to hear from talented middle leaders looking to extend their experience, and outstanding, ambitious teachers seeking their first middle leadership post. As an experienced teacher, you will develop an exciting curriculum that suits every type of learner and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people. The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead a successful faculty drawing on your extensive teaching and leadership experience. As a Star middle leader, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best leaders in education. You will have: - A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status - The ability to teach to GCSE standard. - The ability to coach and motivate colleagues to achieve individual and collective targets - Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement - Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.​​​​​​​ About Star Academies Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed. Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development centre, Star Institute. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level. We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans. Find out more Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role. For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please call us on 02476 220937.​​​​​​​ Key Dates Closing Date: Friday, 24 June 2022 at midnight. Interview Date: To be confirmed. Proposed Start Date: To be confirmed.​​​​​​​ Our Commitment Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

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.

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About Eden Girls' School, Coventry

School type
Free School, Muslim, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
609 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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Email address
phil.felgate@egcoventry.staracademies.org
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Eden Girls’ School, Coventry is a 700 place 11-18 Muslim faith-based girls’ secondary school. It opened in September 2014, admitting 157 students into Years 7 and 8, and has continued to build up its pupil numbers year on year. The school welcomes applications from pupils of all faiths and none. Like all Star schools, it has “Leadership” as a specialism.

Eden Girls’ School, Coventry was assessed as “outstanding” in every category at its first Ofsted inspection in July 2017.

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