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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    25 February 2022 at 8am

  • Date listed

    27 January 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Subject

Physics

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£33,965 - £49,797

Additional allowances

MPS/UPS + TLR 2c + R&R

(with potential to move to the leadership scale)

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 As Soon As Possible Rickmansworth School is an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with approximately 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 25 February 2022 Interview date: W/C 07 March 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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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
Phone number
01923733296

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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