Head of Science
Downend School, Bristol, BS16 6XAThis job expired on 22 March 2023
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
22 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
9 March 2023
Job details
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- View all Sciencejobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR - UPR
Additional allowances
TLR - £10,712
What skills and experience we're looking for
You will be an approachable and credible individual; with highly developed interpersonal skills; with a can do attitude and a good sense of humour.
You will uphold our school values and ensure you are a role model for staff and students. You will be an excellent teacher, a strategic thinker and a dynamic and an innovative leader, who can plan and implement change effectively.
You will be personable, supportive, a team player and see the value in working collaboratively both within the school and across the trust.
You will be able to build effective relationships with peers, so that your team can look to you for support and guidance. You will embrace diversity, value intellectual curiosity and understand the importance of evidence-based teaching.
What the school offers its staff
- Commitment to CPD and development of all staff including collaborative support and instructional coaching to allow teachers to thrive
- A clear curriculum vision and focus on evidence-based practice
- A commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity
- Values and vision that are lived not laminated
- An open and honest culture
- A commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff
Further details about the role
You will lead the development of all aspects of the Science Department including the quality of curriculum, teaching and learning and assessment. You will line manage members of the Science Department and ensure the whole team isempoweredtoimproveanddeveloptheir own practice. You will have an up-to-date knowledge of pedagogicalbest practice in scienceandsupportothers in improving classroom practice. You will be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of student progress and raising attainment in science.
As a middle leader you will contribute to the embedding of our wider school values and school improvement priorities, implementing devolved management responsibilities as required.
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About Downend School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1338 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Downend School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cset-recruitment@cset.co.uk
Downend School is an exciting and vibrant learning community where every student is supported to achieve their absolute best and every member of teaching and support staff play their part in creating this ethos. We are proud of the exciting curriculum, outstanding pastoral care and excellent opportunities for enrichment that Downend School provides. Downend School is situated in leafy South Gloucestershire, but is less than 25 minutes away from the heart of the cosmopolitan vibrancy of Bristol City Centre. We offer the benefits not only of working in an exciting and supportive school, but also from being part of Castle School Education Trust.
Arranging a visit to Downend School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cset-recruitment@cset.co.uk.
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