Head of Science
Comberton Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DUThis job expired on 13 May 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
13 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
30 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- UPS / MPS
Additional allowances
TLR 1 b
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint inspirational and forward-thinking individual to lead our team of highly skilled and committed teachers.
What the school offers its staff
We believe the College can offer you a very good professional environment and a lively and friendly place in which to work.
We offer the following benefits, designed to promote your wellbeing and make your time with The Cam Academy Trust satisfying and rewarding.
Core benefits
- Holiday – Up to 30 days’ paid holiday a year plus bank holidays for full time non-teaching staff (statutory leave for teaching staff)
- Paid leave – enhanced sick pay, maternity pay and adoption leave pay (linked to service) and paid leave for unforeseen personal situations
- Pension – a generous defined benefit pension with the Local Government Pension Scheme or Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Death in service payment – lump sum payment and an ongoing pension for your partner & children (subject to conditions & membership of our pension scheme)
Health and wellbeing
- Employee counselling and support – free, independent 24/7 help and advice for work-related issues, as well as problems affecting your home life
- Wellbeing groups – arrangements may differ from school to school (secondary school staff)
- Environment – good working environment with excellent facilities (facilities may differ from school to school)
Professional development
- Professional development – full and part-funded training courses and a wide range of learning opportunities available to all staff
- The College sees staff support and development as a key priority to support high quality teaching and learning. All staff will be part of the College’s performance management scheme. They will have a team leader who will set agreed targets for the year. The team leader will monitor and review performance, including classroom teaching. The College will support the continuing professional development of all staff. The Trust provides a range of different conditional professional development (CPD) courses tailored to the needs and experience of staff. These courses are part of entitlements to enable staff to develop with meaningful CPD at different points of their career.
Employee discounts
- Car parking – free and on-site
- Hot drinks – tea & coffee making facilities provided for all staff
- Cycle-to-work scheme – save £££ on a new bike and accessories
- Subsidised membership to the Chartered College of Teaching (teaching staff)
Work-life balance
- Flexible working – all staff can make a request to work flexibly
- Teacher cover - We have Cover Supervisors reducing the amount of cover required by teachers and PPA periods are on timetables and not used for cover purposes (school teaching staff)
Further details about the role
Our pupils are well motivated and staff morale is excellent. The school has consistently been rated by Ofsted as Outstanding over very many years. All students have iPads for learning which are used in science lessons for note taking, animations and recording practical observations. The department has 5 science technicians alongside 22 subject specialists. From 2024 the department will be adding environmental science A level to sit alongside the traditional science A level subjects. The pupils are all taught in mixed ability groups and the department believe all pupils have the right to access separate science GCSE which is selected as an option subject.
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 Comberton Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1935 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Comberton Village College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- personnel@combertonvc.org
- Phone number
- 01223262503
Please note that listings under Comberton Village College may be for other schools within The Cam Academy Trust.
Our schools include:
Cambourne Village College, Cambourne
Comberton Village College, Comberton
Everton Heath Primary, Everton
Gamlingay Village Primary, Gamlingay
Hartford Infant School, Huntingdon
Hartford Primary School, Huntingdon
Jeavons Wood Primary School, Cambourne
Melbourn Village College, Melbourn
Offord Primary School, Offord D'Arcy
St Peters School, Huntingdon
Thongsley Fields Primary School, Huntingdon
Arranging a visit to Comberton Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@combertonvc.org.
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