Head of Science
Orion Eden Park, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RDThis job expired on 24 November 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
24 November 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS plus TLR plus £1000 allowance per annum
Head of Science job summary
HeadofScience
BasedatEdenParkHigh School
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation,driven by a determination tocreate welcoming and openschoolsforthelocalcommunity,whereeverypersonthrives,makesexcellentprogress,andsucceeds.We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
Wewanttheverybestfor allouryoungpeople.Ourplantoensurethatwedelivergreat schoolsisunderpinned byoursharedvaluesoftrust,kindness,andendeavour. Ourschoolsandourstaffare collaborative,andweseek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developingandnurturingourstaff,asweareaboutdevelopingouryoungpeople.Ourprofessionaldevelopment programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
InjoiningEdenParkHighSchoolandthefamilyofschoolswithinE21Cyouwillgainaccesstoanunparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.
Weareseekinganappointanenthusiastic,forwardthinking,andexperiencedclassroompractitionerwithstrong subject knowledge and experience to the post of Head of Science at Eden Park High School. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of exceptional teaching across all key stages and the ability to make positive student connections by guiding and encouraging students of all abilities to realise their aspirations.
The ideal candidate will maintain rigorous high expectations for staff and students alike. They will also be similarly passionate about their own learning and engagement with continuous professional development, recognising that meaningful learning is much more than what happens in the classroom alone and the importanceofenrichingthecurriculumthroughmeaningfulcontributionstowardsourbroadextra-curricular provision.
Youwillhavetheopportunitytoworkwithatalentedteamoflike-mindedleaders,teachersandastrongcentral team, all working together to build sustainable excellence in our schools.
Thesuccessfulcandidatewill:
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Joinaforward-looking,highachievingschool.
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Aschoolthatoffersagenuineopportunityformeaningfulcareerdevelopment.
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Apositiveandsupportivedepartmentofenthusiasticandmotivatedteachers,includingTLR holders.
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Contributetowiderimprovementoftheschooland trust.
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Excellentcareeropportunitieswithinthetrust
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Bedrivenandcommittedtoyourstudents.
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Anexcellentpractitionerwhoiswillingtochallengeandbechallenged.
Commitment to safeguarding
Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
About Orion Eden Park
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1303 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Orion Eden Park website
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.
Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.
We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.
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