Director of Science
Haileybury Turnford, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0JU11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April or September 2026
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership L9-L13
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Purpose
- To be accountable for the highest standards of student achievement within the Science Faculty, monitoring and evaluation of student achievement and setting targets for improvement.
- To lead, develop and enhance the teaching practice of all teachers of Science, evaluating the quality of teaching and securing and sustaining effective teaching of the subject. Participate in and contribute to the leadership of whole-school self-evaluation activities.
- To be accountable for the strategic direction, leadership and management of Science, the development and implementation of faculty policies, plans, targets and practices within the context of the school’s aims and policies.
- To contribute to the leadership of whole-school initiatives and participate in their development as appropriate.
- To contribute to the process of improving the quality of Science teaching and learning in the school’s main primary partner schools and develop Science transition arrangements from Year 6 to 7.
To effectively line manage teaching staff and deploy teaching staff in the Science Faculty.
Main Responsibilities
Policy development and whole-school improvement:
- Ensure that all teachers in the Science Faculty are engaged in developing their own classroom practice through the school’s professional development programme.
- Ensure that appropriate professional development is planned, delivered and evaluated according to identified Faculty needs.
- Ensure the effective induction of new colleagues into Faculty practices (including Health and Safety).
- Ensure staff feel valued as individuals and members of the Science Faculty and an effective and well-functioning team is created.
Monitoring the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, and student progress:
- Monitor the quality of teaching, learning, assessment and student progress.
- Organise and undertake lesson visits, work scrutiny/book look monitoring and climate walks.
- Undertake data analysis (student achievement) and coordinate appropriate interventions.
Curriculum:
- Ensure the efficient delivery of appropriate courses at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
- Keep up to date with curriculum developments: ensure good knowledge of government policies and strategies and ensure that changes are planned for and successfully implemented.
- Ensure that necessary curriculum development is taking place and that appropriate schemes of learning are in place.
- Promote appropriate co-curricular opportunities for the enrichment of students’ experiences.
Administration and Resources:
- Ensure that resources (including classrooms) are well maintained and efficiently deployed.
- Ensure that Faculty and school administrative procedures are understood and followed.
- Ensure that the relevant Health and Safety policies and procedures and in place, understood and followed by all staff in the Faculty.
- Organise Faculty meetings and briefings.
- Attend meetings of the Middle Leaders’ group and Extended Senior Leadership Team meetings.
- Participate in whole-school policy formulation, communicate agreed policy decisions to the Science Faculty and monitor the implementation of agreed policy within the Faculty.
Teaching, learning, assessment, student progress and behaviour:
- Promote and develop excellence in teaching and learning across the Science Faculty.
- Ensure that students within the Science Faculty conform to the highest standards of classroom behaviour in line with school expectations and work with the Inclusion and Flexible Learning Centre teams as necessary.
- Ensure that Science Faculty assessment and reporting practice conforms to national and school requirements.
Staffing and professional development:
- Assist in recruitment and deployment of staff in the Science Faculty.
- Allocate teachers to classes as part of the timetabling process.
- Conduct individual appraisal reviews for teaching and technician staff.
Teaching
- Promote excellence in learning, teaching and assessment.
- Plan and prepare lessons in accordance with school policy.
- Teach timetabled lessons determined by the Principal.
- Set and mark homework in accordance with school and Faculty policies.
- Assess students’ work in line with school policies.
- Report to parents in Progress Updates, at Parents’ Evenings and on request.
- Take part in meetings as required.
- Ensure high standards of students’ classroom and corridor behaviour.
- Be committed to professional development and the importance of teachers being reflective.
Pastoral
- Liaison with parents in conjunction with Year Leaders as appropriate.
- Take part in pastoral meetings as required.
Ethos
- Assist in ensuring good behaviour and an excellent ethos out of class.
- Assist in activities designed to promote the school and its reputation.
- Undertake statutory duties as published by the school.
Whole School responsibilities
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- The Director of Science is also a member of the Extended Senior Leadership Team with a whole school leadership focus and will attend Extended Leadership Team meetings.
- Make a contribution to the leadership of whole-school initiatives associated with raising standards, developing teaching and learning and curriculum development.
- Assist in planning developments at school, curriculum team and pastoral team level, which may include periodic membership of a school development group.
- Take part in training programmes designed to address individual, team or school development needs.
What the school offers its staff
If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
It is an exciting time to join us. When Ofsted visited in March 2022 they were very clear about the very high quality of education at Haileybury Turnford and we have continued to develop our school since this time.
Haileybury Turnford is an oversubscribed six form entry, 11-19 mixed academy in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Our vision is to be the best school we can be, developing every aspect of our students to ensure that they have a strong sense of belonging, and can thrive, flourish and achieve. Our students will leave Haileybury Turnford knowing they have had the opportunities to achieve their personal best and with qualifications that will ensure they progress confidently to college, university and employment.
We have one new building which opened in September 2021 to replace English & Humanities and small Science blocks. It also includes a large new library for our students. We will have further state-of-the-art new buildings in 3 years from now, benefitting all students and staff.
Haileybury Academy Trust is an academy trust sponsored by Haileybury, the leading co-educational boarding school, and is responsible for Haileybury Turnford. The Trust sets the strategic vision for the school, ensuring the school meets the needs of its students and that there is excellence in all areas of school life, as well as financial security.
There are excellent professional development opportunities to support your own personalised learning, and managing staff workload and wellbeing is very important for us to ensure our staff love working at Haileybury Turnford.
If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
“Pupils love the fact that their school is friendly and welcoming. They say that it is a school where they can be themselves. This is because it is a very tolerant community.Pupils feel very safe. They attend regularly and promptly and take great pride in presenting and organising their work carefully.”
“Pupils know that teachers always expect them to work hard. They are grateful for this.Pupils know that they can always learn in lessons.”
“The school is a calm and orderly environment.” [Ofsted, March 2022]
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and wish to attract and select candidates from a wide, diverse talent pool. Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. We will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successfulapplicant will be expected to undertake a satisfactory disclosure.
We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and we encourage you to view ourBlack Lives Matter statementwhich gives clarity on our anti-racist stance.In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in the education system and in all aspects of our society. Therefore, for recruitment into any post, where we have 2 or more candidates of equal merit, candidates with protected characteristics will be given advantage over candidates without such characteristics. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘tie-breaker’ and is referred to as ‘positive action’ in the Equality Act 2010.
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fullydiverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of the closing date, please contact us to ensure we have received your application. We will acknowledge all applications. All interviews will be held face to face at school.
Please apply to jarvisj@haileyburyturnford.com with a covering letter no more than two pages, and a completed application form (below).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are 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 maybe subject to the following checks:
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
Full disclosure of any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands/warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Haileybury Turnford
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 967 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haileybury Turnford website
- Email address
- jarvisj@haileyburyturnford.com
Haileybury Turnford, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
We require an excellent teacher of the highest calibre to join our committed and talented team.
Our sponsor is Haileybury, the leading independent school, 7 miles north of our school (a few miles north of the M25). It has recently provided significant extra resources to make sure we keep improving quickly.
Arranging a visit to Haileybury Turnford
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jarvisj@haileyburyturnford.com.
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