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Head of Biology

Holcombe Grammar School, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB

This job expired on 18 September 2019

• Job start date

  1 January 2020

• Closing date

  18 September 2019 at 1am

• Date listed

  4 September 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Biology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,000 to £40,000
• Additional allowances:

  What you will get from Holcombe Grammar School: ; • Work with parents who are supportive of our school values and ethos ; • Vast support network from senior leaders and other teachers within the school and our trust. ; • Benefit from an internationally accredited pedagogy approach to thinking and learning - proven to enhance classroom practice ; • Outstanding CPD tailored to you, wherever you are in your career ; • Support from across the Trust to help you deliver outstanding teaching and learning through resources, mentoring and school visits ; • Access to the New Horizons Teaching Alliance, offering a wide range of robust and innovatory development resources and expertise ; • Reduced membership of a fully-equipped fitness suite and classes – located on the site of Holcombe Grammar School ; • A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas ; • Childcare vouchers enabling eligible staff to pay for childcare in a tax efficient way ; • Free parking onsite ; • Opportunity to work in a campus of well-appointed buildings centred around the historic Holcombe Manor ; • Easy access to M2, M20 and M25

Head of Biology job summary

Employer: Holcombe Grammar School Salary: £25,750 - £39,964 plus TLR 2 of £4,575 Contract: Full-time, Permanent Location: Chatham, Kent The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is in the Top 10 performing Multi Academy Trusts for KS4 progress “Holcombe Grammar School deliver an inspiring curriculum” – Ofsted April 2018 We are seeking to appoint an exceptional, energetic and inspirational Head of Biology to lead our Biology department. A gifted/talented teacher who can convey their passion for their subject to the school and its wider community would be desirable. We are a successful grammar school for students aged 11-18 with a long standing reputation for being a supportive and caring environment in which to teach and learn. We are the best performing boys’ grammar school in Medway. After the school’s 'Good' Ofsted judgement in April 2018, Holcombe Grammar School has continued to make rapid progress towards becoming one of the most successful grammar schools in the South-East. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. If you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of teachers across our large academy and our Trust and you are keen to progress your career, then please apply today! We strongly encourage any teachers who may be interested in working at our school to contact Wendy Tanner, w.tanner@tsatrust.org.uk to book a no-pressure tour of the school and to meet some of our staff. We also encourage any early applications and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we suitable candidate is found. If this position as Head of Biology at Holcombe Grammar School is not quite right for you, but you would be interested for any other positions within our Trust please contact Wendy Tanner to ensure that you are added to our talent pool and considered for any future positions

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

This job post has expired.

About Holcombe Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1036 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holcombe Grammar School website
• Email address: s.arnold@tsatrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holcombe-grammar-school

Holcombe Grammar School, part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, is an ambitious and supportive inclusive learning community, where life chances are transformed. We are a selective 11-18 boys’ school with a large and expanding mixed Sixth Form.

At Holcombe Grammar School our aim is that students develop into successful, well rounded, confident young people who are equipped with the academic and life skills necessary to thrive in the modern world.

Whatever an individual’s background, we strive to ensure that our highly capable students are given the academic and intellectual tools to help them structure their thinking and learning effectively.

“Pupils at Holcombe Grammar School … experience an inclusive, welcoming and supportive environment in school. The school community takes opportunities to celebrate its diversity often.” Ofsted March 2024

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