Head of Chemistry
The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PGThis job expired on 19 February 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
19 February 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
31 January 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
Subject
- Chemistry
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to U3
Additional allowances
TLR 2/3 - £7,535
What skills and experience we're looking for
• An outstanding teacher of Chemistry (the ability to teach Physics to a high level an advantage)
• Dynamic, professional, positive and resilient
• High expectations of self and students
• The ability to lead, inspire and manage others
• The ability to work collaboratively with other middle managers
• A capacity for sustained hard work
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
• A passionate commitment to equality of opportunity for all students
• A firm commitment to professional development
• A commitment to the ethos and wider life of the school
What the school offers its staff
- Staff have access to the following programmes as part of their employee package:
- Headspace, providing resources and research around mindfulness and meditation
- Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured
- Free use of the fitness suite and sports facilities
- Staff socials, where staff are free to join timetabled sports activities on site or social events off site
- Wellbeing weeks, which include daily activities to encourage mindfulness, running or Tai Chi, a pot-luck lunch and musical entertainment
- An email protocol which supports communications face-to-face or by phone call, in preference to email, and no expectation for staff to be available during non-work hours
- A colleague recognition scheme
- A commitment to support staff with personal issues and an empathetic approach to such issues.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for bicycles and electric cars
- Professional development - support, financial and time for some personal qualifications.
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Skinners' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Skinners' School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- wendy.dray@skinners-school.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01892520732
Arranging a visit to The Skinners' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email wendy.dray@skinners-school.org.uk.
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