Head of Faculty - Science

The Appleton School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RN

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Teachers Pay Scales (MPS/UPS) Plus TLR 1d - £17,216pa
• Additional allowances:

  Teachers Pay Scales (MPS/UPS) Plus TLR 1d - £17,216pa

Head of Faculty - Science job summary

As Head of Faculty, you will be responsible to a member of the Senior Leadership Team for the efficient running, development, and overall performance of the Science department. You will support colleagues at all stages of their careers, providing clear direction, fostering collaboration, and ensuring that teaching and learning remain consistently excellent. Your leadership will be instrumental in driving innovation, maintaining high standards, and ensuring the faculty continues to thrive.

Some of the Principal Responsibilities include

• Provide strong leadership and direction for the Faculty, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning.
• To actively engage in Departmental Self Review, the aim of which to confidently review the quality of teaching and learning, on a regular and systematic basis
• To act upon the findings from Departmental Self Review to maintain the highest quality of teaching and learning across the department
• To engage colleagues to talk about their teaching and the impact that it has on pupil learning
• To involve all colleagues in departmental development planning
• To ensure excellent progress of students at relevant Key Stages
• To ensure that data is used effectively as useful measure of progress and that intervention is planned accordingly.
• To have particular responsibility for the appraisal, professional welfare and training and development of members of the department, especially new and student teachers
• To ensure members of the department adhere to the criteria as set out in the procedures with particular regard to the setting and marking of work and reporting procedures

For more information please see the attached Applicant Information Pack

We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Compass Education Trust is currently engaged in discussions which are expected to result in the transfer of all schools to Harris Federation with effect from 1 September 2026 (the "Proposed Transfer"). Any employment commencing from 1 September 2026 will not be directly impacted under TUPE, but if the proposed transfer proceeds, it is anticipated that your employment will commence with Harris Federation rather than Compass Education Trust. Further details will be discussed with you at the interview stage.

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

The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Appleton School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1561 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Appleton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-appleton-school

About The Appleton School:

At The Appleton School, we value the inclusive history of the school, which stretches back to the establishment of the first comprehensive schools in Britain in the 1960s. This still provides an inspiration for us and sits alongside our absolute commitment to provide the best for our community in the 21st century.

The Appleton School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11-18 and is a supportive community with strong values in which every student matters. The Appleton School, recognised as a Good school by Ofsted, delivers an ambitious, inclusive and broad & balanced curriculum, enhanced by extra-curricular activities to help broaden learning experiences. In 2023 our students achieved well above the national average for attainment at GCSE 9-4 and 9-5 grades with English and Maths.

We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

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