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Head of Physics

Rickmansworth School, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3AQ

This job expired on 14 January 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  19 April 2022

• Closing date

  14 January 2022 at 8am

• Date listed

  22 November 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Physics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  Plus TLR2c and R&R

Head of Physics job summary

Head of Physics Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 2c + R&R (with potential to move to the leadership scale) Full Time Permanent Required for Easter 2022 Rickmansworth School is an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with approx. 1455 students on roll, increasing to around 1575 students over the next five years. Academic results are strong at KS4 and KS5 with the vast majority of students securing their first choice university destinations. The School is in a very strong, stable financial position with over £4m recently spent on school expansion including a new Sixth-form centre, performing arts theatres and an Innovation & Design Centre. The School is also supported extremely well by a fantastic PTA and Foundation. Our outstanding staff well-being programme includes fortnightly well-being periods, access to our fitness suite and swimming pool, flu vaccinations and complimentary eye tests. Our students enjoy learning and are an absolute pleasure to teach. We believe every child deserves the best and we aim to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life. This is a middle leadership post to lead the Physics Department and there is potential for an outstanding candidate to be appointed with areas of whole school responsibility on the leadership scale. The successful candidate will: Inspire, motivate and influence staff and students, taking a leading role in maintaining the highest standards within the School Lead the physics team by providing a professional, positive, pro-active and creative approach Line Manage teachers and support/technician staff as delegated through the line management structure Attend and positively contribute to the middle leaders’ meetings Model effective teaching and learning Lead curriculum change Take responsibility for overall behaviour management within the physics team to ensure a safe, secure and structured learning environment Ensure that staff are given a full range of teaching experiences and allowed to develop different aspects of their teaching We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Application forms and further details can be obtained from the website www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk, by calling the School on 01923 773296 or by email to applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk. Deadline for applications: 08:00 Friday 14 January 2022 Interview date: W/C 17 January 2022 (or sooner on receipt of application)

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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HoD Physics JDPS - November 2021 (1).pdf - 86.6 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Application Form (Current) - December 2021 .pdf - 127 KB (opens in new tab)

Code of Professional Conduct - September 2020.pdf - 329 KB (opens in new tab)

Child Protection Policy and Procedures - September 2022 (3).pdf - 455 KB (opens in new tab)

About Rickmansworth School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1531 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rickmansworth School website
• Email address: applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01923 773296
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rickmansworth-school-rickmansworth

Rickmansworth School is an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with nearly 1455 students on roll, increasing to around 1575 students over the next five years. Academic results are strong at KS4 and KS5 with the vast majority of students securing their first choice university destinations.

The School is in a very strong, stable financial position with over £4M recently spent on school expansion including a new Sixth-form centre, performing arts theatres and an Innovation & Design Centre. The School is also supported extremely well by a fantastic PTA and Foundation. Our outstanding staff well-being programme includes fortnightly well-being periods, access to our fitness suite and swimming pool, flu vaccinations and complimentary eye tests. The School’s admissions criteria gives preference to staff members’ children.

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