ECT Teacher of Science
Orchards Academy, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7TEThis job expired on 15 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
15 March 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 February 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 Hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M2 Fringe
What skills and experience we're looking for
-Be passionate about Science and the opportunities it offers pupils.
-Have an understanding of the GCSE specification.
-Have the drive to make a real difference to the lives of students.
-Have a commitment and desire to develop their own practice.
What the school offers its staff
We are delighted to introduce you to Orchards Academy, a secondary school that is at the heart of the local community. At Orchards we aim to provide a caring yet challenging curriculum and environment in which the talents of each student are nurtured and enabled to flourish. Where there is a relentless drive to enable students to achieve their full potential. Following the recent news that Orchards Academy has been awarded a new build by the Government we are very excited to be recruiting a Teacher of Science to join our expanding highly established and successful department.
Commitment to safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
About Orchards Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 551 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Orchards Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- angela.jones@orchards-tkat.org
- Phone number
- 01322 665231
Orchards Academy aims to provide a caring yet challenging curriculum and environment in which the talents of each student are nurtured and enabled to flourish.
As a small school we quickly develop a strong sense of belonging. This strong sense of community allows students to grow personally and academically as they trust and feel supported by a staff body that knows them well. This results in a calm, orderly and purposeful atmosphere where students enjoy their learning, make good progress and feel safe.
We aim to work with students, parents and the wider community to provide a safe, supportive and stimulating learning environment where high expectations and levels of challenge enable our students to achieve academically, socially and emotionally so they can make a positive contribution to society.
Working for TKAT Leadership within TKAT schools require passion, understanding, empathy and above all, a genuine love for the profession. Our role is to support you by giving you the flexibility to work how and when you need to; to open up opportunities to develop your career; to take care of your wellbeing at work; to enable you to flourish as an individual and to offer the kind of rewards you can only find from improving the prospects and life chances for literally thousands of children and young people.
Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.
Flexible working TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.
Arranging a visit to Orchards Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email angela.jones@orchards-tkat.org.
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