Deputy Head of Science
Oasis Academy Enfield, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 7XH9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 May 2025 at 8am
Date listed
14 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Physics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS (Outer London) + TLR 2c (8,279) + TPS
Deputy Head of Science job summary
Deputy Head of Faculty - Science
Dates: Apply by 8am on Friday 23rd May 2025. Job start: September 2025.
Salary: MPS/UPS (Outer London) plus TLR 2c (£8,279) + Teachers Pension Scheme
Location: Enfield, North East London
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational leader to join the Science team. The Academy is committed to ensuring that all areas are led by subject specialists. Science is making steady progress over the year and is on target to achieve it’s best results ever. The department currently has the highest achieving Separate (Triple) Sciences GCSE cohort within the Oasis Academies, nationally, with a 100% pass rate.
You will join a team of dedicated science teachers and leaders, who are all committed to ensuring that students develop their full potential in science and enjoy learning. The team is has experts in all three science disciplines, each of which are hard-working, enthusiastic and flexible. Staff are keen to develop professionally and there are frequent development opportunities both within science and the wider academy. The team is led by the Head of Faculty and an Assistant Principal, who is also a science specialist. The Senior Science Technician leads the technician team in supporting the teaching and learning in science. The department also carries out internal continuous development for specific pedagogical approaches and subject knowledge enhancement courses for challenging scientific concepts.
Oasis Academy Enfield is an inclusive 11 to 18 academy that is committed to giving children the best possible education. We are located in a new building with state-of-the-art facilities and situated 12 minutes from Enfield Lock train station. The percentage of students achieving top grades at GCSE has risen over the years. Our students progress to universities including Russell Group and other leading universities following a wide range of courses.
We are committed to providing staff with high quality professional development. We hold middle and senior leadership courses run by Institute of Education at UCL open to all staff who want to develop their skills in their current role or look towards the next step in their career. If you wish to grow professionally with our academy, join us and become part of the team to develop an outstanding academy.
For more information about the post as well as an application pack including a full job description, please visit our website or contact the HR Officer
We welcome informal visits to the Academy from prospective candidates.
Completed applications should be submitted to by 8am on Friday 23rd May 2025.
Interviews will take place: Week commencing 26th May 2025. We will hold interviews for suitable early applicants in the week commencing 19th May 2025. Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide feedback on your application at this stage.
Oasis Community Learning runs transformational Academies in many areas across the United Kingdom. Believing that every person, in addition to every child matter, we are working with the wider Oasis Group, transforming schools into Community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education.
Why you should work for us:
• Free access to our fully equipped boxing gym
• Free access to our fully equipped keep fit gymnasium
• Friendly matches played between staff regularly.
• Pre-created teaching resources which you just need to adapt – saving time and workload.
• Whole class approach to marking and feedback – saving time and workload.
• Opportunities to earn extra money for lunch time duties.
• A wide range of opportunities to progress and make your mark on student wellbeing and progress.
• 1:1 peer instructional coaching and high quality CPD sessions support you to teach great lessons every lesson
• Access to mental health support.
• 8 mins walk from Enfield Lock station or plenty of on-site parking.
• We are a soon to be Trauma Informed Practice school – we have a calm and relational approach to dealing with behaviour issues and ensure our students feel a strong sense of belonging to the academy family.
• We have a good Ofsted Rating. We are proud that our exams data show that we are constantly improving.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks.
Oasis Community Learning supports Equal Opportunities Employment.
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 Oasis Academy Enfield
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 777 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oasis Academy Enfield website
Oasis Academy Enfield opened in September 2007 as a new academy. Initially a group of portacabins and a pioneering spirit, the Academy moved into its £30 million purpose-built accommodation two years later on Innova Business Park, 12 minutes walk from Enfield Lock Station.
The Academy has enjoyed considerable success in its 15 year history. In 2018, Ofsted confirmed that we continue to be a good academy.
Academy leaders and staff share high expectations for all students
Students behave well, and treat each other and staff with respect
Safeguarding is a strength of the Academy, and staff are proactive at supporting the children to stay safe both in school and out
Students feel safe and happy in school. Parents support this view and are happy with the progress their children are making
We provide students with high quality teaching, which not only enables them to make to the best possible progress and achieve the highest grades, but also equips them with the skills, behaviour and character, which will help them be successful and make a positive contribution to their community.
The Sixth Form offers a wide range of courses and the highest standard of teaching and enrichment activities. We want all our students to gain the qualifications that enable them to move onto college, work, apprenticeships or university. Around 95% of our sixth form students progress to university with two thirds going to Russell Group and other leading universities following a wide range of courses from English, History to engineering, psychology and law.
We are committed to providing staff with high quality professional development. Masterclasses run by experienced colleagues focusing on academy priorities are available to all teachers. We hold middle and senior leadership courses run by Institute of Education at UCL open to all staff who want to develop their skills in their current role or look towards the next step in their career.
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