Director of Learning - Science
Wilmington Academy, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7DRThis job expired on 30 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Closing date
30 May 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership scale commensurate with experience
Director of Learning - Science job summary
Please note that interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis with the view of a successful appointment being made before 31st May 2022.
Wilmington Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, ambitious and driven leader to join us from September 2022, as Director of Learning - Science. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with outstanding teaching skills to further develop our successful Science department. As DoL Science, you will be responsible for securing the best possible outcomes for our students. We expect all of our students to be challenged, to be inspired and to achieve beyond expectation. This opportunity also allows an exceptional practitioner to move into a leadership role with strong foundations already in place, but with the scope to put their own stamp on it. You will receive ongoing support and CPD opportunities across the academy and wider Trust.
It is a fantastic time to be joining the team. You would join a hardworking and passionate team of staff, in an academy characterised by high aspirations, academic excellence and exemplary behaviour. Success is achieved through teamwork and subject teams work closely together to share resources and ideas to achieve the best outcomes for our students. We believe that learning never stops.
Our parents are supportive and ambitious for their children, and our reputation in the locale is established. The academy is a popular, oversubscribed, school. We are a friendly, caring and ambitious community. The academic progress and welfare of our students is at the heart of everything we do. Our students develop into responsible, well-educated young adults who are ready to take their next steps in life and navigate an ever changing world.
We’d like to hear from candidates who are:
An excellent leader who is passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge within the science remit
Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
Energetic and have a can-do attitude
Confident and has strong career aspirations
Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the Academy
Prepared to be involved in leading co-curricular activities either within or outside of their teaching subject
"It gives me great pleasure to share that Her Majesty’s Inspector and team believed there is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if a section 5 inspection were to be conducted. Therefore, Wilmington Academy will receive a section 5 inspection; usually this is within one to two years of the date of the section 8 inspection." - Mr M Gore, Principal. To read the full Ofsted report, please click here.
Click here for the full Recruitment Pack.
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 Wilmington Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1388 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wilmington Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- talent@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634412200
Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.
On the basis that interested candidates may be keen to visit the academy before making a formal application, you can arrange this by contacting Pete Devlin - pete.devlin@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk. Social distancing and other Covid-secure safety measures will be observed at all times following latest government guidelines. Please ensure you offer Pete a range of dates when you are available in your initial email to ensure we can coordinate a visit that works for both you and the academy.
Candidates wishing to have an initial conversation with the SLT about this role can also arrange for a telephone call. Those wishing to do so should also contact Pete Devlin (as above) in the first instance.
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information, please contact Holly Neve (Recruitment Co-ordinator) on 01634 412 263 or holly.neve@latrust.org.uk.
The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.
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