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Head of Chemistry

North Oxfordshire Academy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UD

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• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  4 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • 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: Chemistry
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Both part time and full time considered
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £35,000 - £51,000 per annum
• Additional allowances:

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What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting leadership opportunity in our Chemistry department starting September 2025, and we invite both full-time and part-time candidates to apply.

As the Head of Chemistry, you will collaborate closely with the Head of Science to enhance the curriculum for Key Stage 3 to 5, ensuring that it is tailored to student needs. In addition to curriculum development, you will be responsible for monitoring and improving students' academic performance in Chemistry to meet the targets set by the Academy, fostering a positive learning environment, and promoting best practices among the teaching staff.

Ideal applicants will have strong subject knowledge, a passion for inspiring students, and the ability to enhance our Chemistry curriculum—experience with A Level teaching is preferred, but those with GCSE experience eager to expand their skills are also welcomed.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer: More pay, more time, and more support.

• We offer the best pay in the sector - We pay an average of 5% above national scales, with starting salaries of £35,000 for an ECT.
• Three extra INSET days a year for planning.
• Health Cash Plan - We offer a health cash plan giving you money towards essential medical treatment.
• Guaranteed personal day – 1 paid personal day each year, to use as you want.
• Great training for your career - Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning.
• Wellbeing Support - Access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme, providing support with issues from legal and financial to family and housing; access to free counselling; and other wellbeing support.
• The opportunity to save money across hundreds of major retailers, through Perkbox.

Commitment to safeguarding

North Oxfordshire Academy ensures a whole school approach to safeguarding. This means ensuring safeguarding and child protection are at the forefront and underpins all relevant aspects of process and policy development.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About North Oxfordshire Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1037 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: North Oxfordshire Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: emma.hunt@northoxfordshire-academy.org
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Welcome to North Oxfordshire Academy and thank you for taking an interest in developing your career with us.

For those who want to combine quick access to London and Oxford with country living, North Oxfordshire Academy is the ideal location. We are situated in Banbury, a vibrant market town steeped in history which enjoys affordable rental and house prices.

The academy sits on a 48-acre site and offers great facilities including extensive playing fields, a national standard athletics track and a 50-place nursery to which teachers benefit from heavily subsidised places.

The academy offers a great training programme for students, ECTs and Schools Direct trainees who all benefit from high-quality, supportive CPD. Our staff are optimistic, hardworking and great team players and new staff very quickly become part of the NOA family.

We pride ourselves on excellent staff retention; our staff are happy and determined to encourage the very best in our students. I would be delighted to welcome any prospective applicants to see for themselves how we work at North Oxfordshire Academy.

Ellie Jacobs, Principal

Arranging a visit to North Oxfordshire Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email emma.hunt@northoxfordshire-academy.org.

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