Head of Science
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Closing date
20 April 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Sciencejobs
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- United Learning leadership scale
Head of Science job summary
Castle View Academy is located in the north of Portsmouth and we are proud of the education and training we offer students and staff in our new building. We have a track record of continuous improvement in GCSE results with this year’s results setting a new record. Excellence in all we do lies at the heart of the education we offer and we are eager to meet like minded colleagues who share this vision. We believe in traditional values, respect, hard work, determination and resilience and strive to instill these values in our students who learn by example from the staff they interact with.
Our staff are happy, dedicated and hardworking individuals. We offer bespoke Continuing Professional Development programs for PGCEs, NQTs, Teach First, School Direct and qualified staff and encourage participation in CPD opportunities offered through United Learning.
If you are looking to contribute to the excellent education we offer to the young people of Paulsgrove, we would be delighted to meet with you and show how we work at Castle View Academy.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To ensure the Science curriculum is delivered to all students at the academy
- To raise the standards of student attainment and achievement across the Science faculty, ensuring the faculty exceeds National expectations
- To be accountable for student progress and development within the faculty
- To act as the Head of department for Science
- To lead the whole school STEM strategy
- To work in partnership with the leadership team to decide on the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in accordance with the aims of the Academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal
- To ensure rigorous monitoring, quality control and effective teacher development across the faculty
- Contribute to the formulation and regular up-dating of the Departmental Development Plan with due regard to the Academy Improvement Plan and The Academy Self Evaluation Framework
- To work with the Academy Leadership team to ensure the highest possible standards of teaching is evident across the Science department.
- To address underperformance in line with academy policies
- To establish good faculty liaison with feeder schools and education providers
* Please note that part-time working will be considered
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.
About Castle View Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 602 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Castle View Academy website (opens in new tab)
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