Head of Chemistry - Permanent Contract
Bishop Challoner Catholic College, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7EG4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
28 April 2025
Closing date
21 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Chemistry, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- UPS/MPS + TLR2c
Head of Chemistry - Permanent Contract job summary
Head of Chemistry (Permanent Contract)
Required for September 2025
Salary: UPS/MPS + TLR2c
NOR 1,235 including 245 in Sixth Form
The Governors are seeking to appoint a highly skilled practitioner who is, or has potential to be, a dynamic and inspirational Head of Chemistry.
We welcome applications from candidates currently in similar roles or those aspiring to middle leadership. The successful candidate will also benefit from the support and line management of the Head of Science.
The successful candidate will:
Have a passion for their subject.
Have excellent relationships with students and a belief that everyone can achieve their full potential.
Be a great team player and work with other key colleagues to support the development of the Science curriculum.
Be a skilful and committed practitioner, able to inspire pupils.
Be well organised, prepared to go the extra mile and see teaching as a vocation.
Bishop Challoner Catholic College is a highly successful, heavily over-subscribed mixed 11-19 Catholic comprehensive school in the South of Birmingham. We were designated one of the first 100 Teaching Schools in the country and we are also a lead school for the Central Maths Hub and the Schools Sports Partnership. The school has recently been designated as a Microsoft Showcase School in recognition of its excellence in innovation and the effective use of technology. In September 2024, we launched our SCITT which is currently recruiting and training the next generation of inspirational teachers. This is a measure of the high achievements of the school and its excellence in training and developing staff.
Bishop Challoner Catholic College provides a clear and structured professional growth model for middle leaders. We have a structured in-house programme of support specifically for middle leaders involving regular sharing best-practice meetings, coaching and mentoring for new middle leaders, and personalised support from senior leaders. Our Performance Management process is characterised by a focus on Professional Growth, using the process to identify and map out a long-term career plan, so you can be confident that you are getting the support to develop professionally in a way that supports your personal goals. Middle leaders at every point in their career have access to professional shadowing opportunities, coaching, innovations CPD, and CPD pathways in an area of pedagogy of your choice. Middle leaders are also able to take part in NPQs with our Training School.
Bishop Challoner Catholic College is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It has policies and procedures to ensure that this occurs. All short-listed applicants will be subject to an online search (Safer Recruitment Guidelines). The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
For an application pack, please visit our website www.bishopchalloner.org.uk/vacancies or contact Sarah O’Connor, Safeguarding and Recruitment Administrator, on 0121 444 4161. Please note that we do not accept CV’s and that all applications must be completed on MyNewTerm or on a CES application form in line with CES guidelines.
Email completed applications to Sarah O’Connor at: recruitment@bishopchalloner.bham.sch.uk by the closing date.
Closing date for applications is 12pm, Wednesday 21st May 2025.
Interviews will be held on Friday 23rd May 2025.
Contact recruitment@bishopchalloner.bham.sch.uk for more details or to discuss your application.
Commitment to safeguarding
Bishop Challoner is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It has policies and procedures to ensure that this occurs. All short-listed applicants will be subject to a Google Search (Safer Recruitment Guidelines). The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bishop Challoner Catholic College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1237 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College website
Bishop Challoner Catholic College is a highly successful school founded upon Christian principles.We were designated one of the first 100 Teaching Schools in the country and we are also a lead school for the Central Maths Hub, the Central Midland Science Learning Partnership, the Schools Sports Partnership and most recently, the Central Computing Hub.
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