Deadline is today

  • Start date details

    January 2025 or sooner

  • Closing date

    11 November 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    28 October 2024

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

Biology, Science

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Grade: MPS/ UPS + TLR 2A

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are very pleased to advertise for the position of Head of Biology here at Bishop Justus Church of England School. The successful applicant will provide outstanding teaching and learning and leadership of the Biology department to secure high attainment of students and to collaborate effectively with colleagues to design and deliver engaging curricula.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Bishop Justus, a large and dynamic Church of England school in the busy suburb of Bromley. Our school vision and ethos are at the centre of what we do, we care about and educate the whole child, combining excellent education with a firm and moral grounding so our learners can give back to their communities.

Our ideal candidate will:

  • Be an excellent Teacher of Biology (must have taught Biology up to KS5);
  • Have a love of the subject and desire and ability to convey this to students;
  • Be enthusiastic, energetic and open to innovation;
  • Possess effective communication skills and be emotionally intelligent;
  • Possess effective ICT skills and be open to new uses of technology in the workplace;
  • Be committed to co-curricular activities including lunch time activities;
  • Be committed to continuing professional learning;
  • Have integrity, optimism and a good sense of humour;
  • Hold a good honours degree along with qualified teacher status;
  • Have some leadership experience;

What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer:

  • A happy community committed to the professional development of all colleagues;
  • A distinctive local context ensuring we place inclusivity at the heart of all we do;
  • A skilled and experienced team of teachers and other professionals;
  • A motivated leadership team leading rapid improvement to the students’ life chances;
  • A school in which the students are enthusiastic, engaging and thoughtful.

We would be pleased to welcome you for an informal visit prior to application.

We are committed to safeguarding the young people in our care and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

As an employee of the Aquinas Church of England Education Trust you are required to have regard to the character of the Trust and its foundation and to undertake not to do anything in any way contrary to the interests of the foundation.

Commitment to safeguarding

Bishop Justus is committed to safeguarding the young people in our care and we expect all our staff to share this commitment.

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About Bishop Justus CofE School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1308 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Secondary

Arranging a visit to Bishop Justus CofE School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bishopjustus.bromley.sch.uk.

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