Job details
- Job role
- Teacher, Leadership
- Subjects
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
- Working pattern
- Full-time only
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- MPS (Outer London) + TLR + £1,500 Harris Allowance
Job summary
We are looking to appoint an inspirational, dynamic and enthusiastic qualified, experienced teacher to join our academy of committed staff as Head of KS5 Science.
Your opportunity
The core purpose of this role is:
To lead the Science Curriculum at Key Stage 5 with strategic direction in order to secure high quality learning and teaching to improve achievement and attainment.
To contribute to the creation of the KS5 curriculum development plans in line with the Academy policy and improvement plans.
To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress.
To be accountable for student progress and development within the subject area.
To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.
To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department
To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject/curriculum area.
To effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the department.
We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be part of a Federation established in developing practitioners and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQML and NPQSL programmes to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.
What we are looking for:
We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We are looking for:
QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
Strong subject knowledge
The ability to teach the Science curriculum at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
A person who shares our common sense of purpose and high expectations of what students can achieve
Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.
Being a part of the Harris Federation
We are recognised as the top performing large multi-academy trust in England for primary and secondary education. Closing the gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission of Harris. Holding a reputation for bringing transformative approaches to education, we hold a unrivalled track record in achieving success through rapid school improvement.
Our people are at the heart of this success. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of training programmes available at every stage of your career.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
Diversity and Equality
We are committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
Employee benefits
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package. Please visit the Harris Careers website for more information.
Applying for the job
Please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your online application.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn without notice. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
More on how to applySchool overview
- School type
- Academy
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 978 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley website (opens in a new window)
- Contact email
- info@harrisbromley.org.uk
- Contact phone number
- 020 8778 5917
About Harris Girls Academy Bromley
About Harris Girls' Academy Bromley
Harris Girls’ Academy Bromley is a thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls in New Beckenham. Our GCSE results are amongst the best in the country with progress being amongst the most successful schools nationally. We passionately believe in educating young women for the future and with specialisms in Science and Enterprise we are working hard to create opportunities for girls to be successful in English and maths as well as more traditional subjects like Classics and Latin.
Along with other single sex schools in Beckenham, we welcome boys and girls to join us in the Sixth Form and we are very proud of the contribution that they both make to the school. We are also founding members of the highly successful Harris Federation Sixth Form.
Academy Ethos:
Combining the traditional values of courtesy, consideration, cooperation and smart uniform with the best of modern teaching methods and technology;
Providing strong and personalised pastoral care through a faculty structure that creates a strong sense of belonging and harmony with a dedicated team who support the transition from Primary school into
Secondary school;
Involving girls in leadership and partnership across the Academy so that they can become confident and entrepreneurial young women and recognise that anything is possible if they endeavour to achieve;
Aiming to make learning challenging, engaging and relevant so that the girls become independent, happy and active in their learning;
Working in partnership with parents and involves them fully in their child’s education and in the wider life of the Academy.
School location
Lennard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1QRSimilar jobs
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