Head of Biology
Birkenhead Sixth Form College, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43 8SQ7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
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Subject
- Biology
Working pattern
- Full time: Reports to: Deputy Principal Hours: Full time permanent Salary: T1 - T9, £33,465 - £51,714 plus HOS payment of £2,454 Apply by: 9am, Tuesday 16th December 2025 Interviews: Thursday 18th December 2025 Start date: Monday 5th January 2026
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- T1 - T9 £33,465 - T9 £51,714 +HOS payment £2,454
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint someone who has a strong academic background in the subject and a
proven track record of outstanding teaching at Post 16 level. An individual who will inspire confidence
and motivation within a successful and well-established team.
What the school offers its staff
Modern, specialist facilities
Everything from IT to classrooms are designed to
make teaching effective and enjoyable.
Teach without distraction
No form groups, no daily behaviour battles, no
unnecessary admin: just high quality subject
teaching.
Further information about the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic, committed, and highly knowledgeable Head of Biology to lead our
Biology department within our high-performing Sixth Form College.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional classroom practitioner with a passion for their subject
and the ambition to take on a leadership role within a thriving and supportive environment.
A Level Biology is one of our most popular subjects, with over 130 students currently studying the course.
We follow the OCR specification, and our students consistently achieve excellent outcomes. The
department consists of a team of four dedicated teachers supported by a team of four experienced
technicians, ensuring lessons are engaging, practical, and well-resourced.
We are looking to appoint someone who has a strong academic background in the subject and a
proven track record of outstanding teaching at Post 16 level. An individual who will inspire confidence
and motivation within a successful and well-established team.
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
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About Birkenhead Sixth Form College
- School type
- Academy, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 0 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Birkenhead Sixth Form College website
- Email address
- hrdept@bsfc.ac.uk
You will be joining a highly successful, innovative and nationally recognised sixth form college. The College was awarded the UK Sixth Form College of the Year by the TES in 2018 and this followed being graded outstanding in all areas by OFSTED in December 2016. All staff play a vital role in the experience that students have with us and ultimately their success.
The College currently has a 16 to 19-year-old student population of 1450. Demand for places for places at the college is very high and as a result the college has recently expanded with the opening of a 1.7m new state of the art teaching facility in September 2021. A further brand new 3 storey classroom block is opening in April 2023 as part of the college’s expansion project.
In response to the pandemic and disruption to the learning of students the college introduced a new timetable in 2021/2022 to combat the deficits that students have. This includes teaching time increasing by 60 minutes each week we are confident that the 5.5 hours students receive each week is one of, if not the highest in the country. Whilst student teaching time has increased, the new timetable has reduced the overall teaching time for teachers each week. Full time teachers will teach a maximum of 4 classes, 4 times a week and teachers have their own groups, we do not have shared teaching groups at the college.
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