Head of Faculty - Science
City of Peterborough Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5LQ15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L4 - L10
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Role
Leadership Scale: L4 - 10
We are excited to hear from professionals who feel they are ready to take on a new challenge. The Brunts Academy is going through a transition of 'Rapid Improvement' (Ofsted, September 2023) as we strive to provide an outstanding education for the young people of the community we serve. The Brunts Academy continues to go from strength to strength, driven by a team of dedicated professionals with high ambitions for what its staff and pupils can achieve.
We are keen to hear from candidates who are passionate about science and who are ambitious about working with and developing a team of hard-working and dedicated teachers to implement the curriculum effectively and to secure positive outcomes for our pupils. The role will be suited to an experienced subject leader, currently leading their own department, or someone who is 2nd in charge of a department/faculty and looking for the next step in their carer.
The science faculty is line led by a Senior Deputy Principal who is a science specialist. It also has a 2ndin Faculty who ably supports the leadership of the faculty currently and will be an incredibly valuable asset to an incoming leader. The faculty has 11 teachers and 2 fantastic technicians. We also have a brand-new science block which forms part of the science faculty teaching facilities. We offer GCSE triple science as an option in addition to A Levels across biology, chemistry and physics.
This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for a candidate who has the energy, passion and drive to join us on our improvement journey. If this sounds like an opportunity you would be keen to explore then we look forward to hearing from you!
About You:
We are looking for someone who:
- is committed to raising the achievement of all learners by ensuring teaching across the curriculum is of the highest quality
- is able to make positive relationships with staff, pupils and parents alike
- has high professional standards
- is able to plan and deliver innovative and inspirational lessons that engage pupils
What the school offers its staff
Our missionUnlocking potential, transforming futures.
About us:
The Brunts Academy, is a popular and oversubscribed high achieving secondary school with a great tradition of success. We believe that an outstanding education develops our students academically, socially and morally, giving them the knowledge and skills to be successful at school and in life. We also feel it is important for our young people to develop outside of the classroom and we offer a wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities to help prepare our students for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
As a ‘Values’ driven Academy our staff and students aspire to display the following values in all they do:
Be Ambitious
Be Proud
Be Resilient
Be Respectful
We believe that secondary education represents a major stage in the life of each young person and so we aim to work together with parents, carers, trustees, agencies and the local community to support our young people; enabling them to develop and grow within this community and in building together a real sense of identity within The Brunts Academy.
We demand excellence of ourselves and our community so that we can best serve our students and have an ambitious future. The Brunts Academy is proud of the success our students achieve year on year and through our constant focus on teaching and learning, we see our students develop into lifelong learners whilst enjoying their time with us.
In Return:
You can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed no matter what their background. The Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce whether that be through ensuring a fair workload or offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.
We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account – with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
- Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
- Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
- A free Employee Assistance Programme from Health Assured
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview
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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About City of Peterborough Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 865 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- City of Peterborough Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- people@greenwoodacademies.org
About us:
The City of Peterborough Academy was opened in September 2013 by Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) after a £13.8m capital build. Based on Reeves Way in Peterborough, the academy has quickly grown from strength to strength. A dedicated team of staff aim to help support every child in reaching their full potential. Additionally, we have been described as a truly ‘inclusive school’ at our recent National Inclusion Quality Mark inspection and have also been awarded 'Centre of Excellence Status'. We were also ‘runners up’ at the 2020 National SEN awards for National Most Inclusive Practice.
Both our Academy and Greenwood Academies Trust are committed to supporting pupils and staff alike. Providing pupils with the highest-quality education is of the utmost importance but we recognise that in order to achieve this, teachers and staff must be properly supported with strong leadership, a climate of trust, research and innovation, and ongoing CPD opportunities.
In Return:
You can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed no matter what their background. The Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce whether that be through ensuring a fair workload or offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.
We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account – with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
- Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
- Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
- A free Employee Assistance Programme from Health Assured
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Arranging a visit to City of Peterborough Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email people@greenwoodacademies.org.
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