Head of Science
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AYThis job expired on 7 February 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 August 2022
Closing date
7 February 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Full-time equivalent
Additional allowances
MPR/UPR + TLR 1c
Head of Science job summary
An outstanding opportunity to lead and teach in a flourishing and forward thinking 11-18 school.
Required for the summer term 2022 for this heavily over-subscribed and successful Church of England Academy, an award-winning Outstanding School (SIAMS).
An inspirational, ambitious and highly motivated teacher is sought to lead a large and thriving department. The successful candidate will have a track record of securing academic success and a value driven vision for the leadership of a talented team of teachers and technicians.
The Science Department is very successful. All pupils take either two or three science GCSEs and last year 87% of Year 11 students gained at least two GCSE grades 9 - 4. The numbers opting to study science in our outstanding sixth form continues to grow with many students then continuing with their studies at selective universities.
The school of 1000 pupils, plus a Sixth Form of 300, is attractively and conveniently situated close to the Ribble Valley and has excellent motorway connections via M65 to M6 and M62.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Christopher’s CE High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1272 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- head@st-christophers.org
St Christopher’s opened in 1958 and is an outstanding 11 - 18 Church of England Academy.Our caring community is based on a close partnership between staff, parents, pupils and governors and we foster strong links with local parishes and clergy, six of whom serve as School Chaplains. We emphasise pupils’ whole development, offering high standards of teaching in a range of courses to cater for all abilities, a wide extracurriculum and making a priority of spiritual nurture, with religious worship and teaching at the centre of school life. High academic achievement over the last four years resulted in national recognition with nearly 80% of our Year 11 pupils gaining at least five higher grades with English and Mathematics. Our Most recent Ofsted Inspection Report (2016) judged pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare as ‘Outstanding’.
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