Head of Science i/c Biology
Wood Green Academy, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QUThis job expired on 20 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 April 2023 at 9am
Date listed
17 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Biology, Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 8:20 am to 2:50 pm Mon, Tues, Thurs Fri (8:20 to 4:30 Wed) + Directed time in accordance to Teachers' Pay and Conditions
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR-UPR
Additional allowances
TLR 1b £10,715
What skills and experience we're looking for
Following the retirement of the current post holder, we are seeking to appoint a passionate, well-qualified Head of Science (i/c Biology) to provide stimulating, dynamic and effective leadership for this core area of our school. The successful candidate will encourage initiative and innovation, further develop a curriculum that fosters a love of the subject as well as achieve high level student outcomes through enthusiasm and expertise.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will lead a well-established team and will be highly motivated about providing all students with the very best educational opportunities and believe in the importance of excellent teaching in Science to inspire students.
The Head of Science (i/c Biology) is supported by a Head of Chemistry, a Head of Physics and a Key Stage 3 Leader of Science. The department has great experience in successfully mentoring both ITT trainees and ECTs.
In return, the successful candidate can expect to work with enthusiastic and well-behaved students who have a genuine desire to learn, to work with colleagues who are friendly and supportive, and to be part of a school which values its staff and offers ample opportunities for professional development and advancement.
Further details about the role
Additional information and the application form are available on the school’s website.
https://www.woodgreenacademy.co.uk/vacancies/
Completed application forms and supporting letters (no more than 2 sides of A4) can be emailed to Admin@woodgreenacademy.co.uk with Application for Head of Science (i/c Biology) given as the subject.
Closing date: 9am Thursday 20th April 2023
Interviews: w/c 1st May 2023
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All shortlisted applications will be subject to Safeguarding checks, including online searches as part of due diligence checks, and the successful applicant will be subject to enhanced DBS checks included children’s barred list and right to work in the UK regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wood Green Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1530 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wood Green Academy website
- Email address
- sylvaine.valmalette@woodgreenacademy.co.uk
Wood Green Academy is a large 11-19 multicultural comprehensive school set in Wednesbury in the heart of the Black Country. The academy is located about 15km from the centre of Birmingham and has excellent national links by having the M5 and M6 nearby. It is an innovative, creative and forward thinking school held in high regard locally and nationally. The Academy has a long standing reputation for achieving some of the best GCSE and Post 16 results in the local area. In our most recent Ofsted of February 2020 the school was judged to be good with outstanding features. We are extremely proud of being one of a small number of secondary schools in the country to have been graded as outstanding for behaviour and attitudes under the new framework.
Proud of belonging to a large and diverse school, our staff are professional, highly dedicated, collaborative, supportive and friendly. We are fully staffed in all areas with subject specialists. Our staffing is extremely stable with a large proportion of our staff having worked at Wood Green Academy for many years. We continually invest in staff development through weekly dedicated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) time, and by offering professional development opportunities and career development. We are also a National Support School and an School Direct Lead School heavily involved with Initial Teacher Training working with local universities and Teach First through post graduate courses.
Our students are enthusiastic, well behaved and keen to learn. They are welcoming, positive and proud of their Academy. They have a good working relationship with staff, which is built on mutual trust, honesty and respect.
The Academy, although always striving to excel and attain the very best in terms of achievement, also strongly believes in the importance of developing the whole child. We seek to give students the very best of opportunities from which they can develop self-confidence, social skills and awareness of the world in which they are valuable citizens. We believe that ‘Success Breeds Success’. For our students, life outside of the classroom is very varied and Wood Green Academy provides the best opportunities as well as they best support.
Arranging a visit to Wood Green Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sylvaine.valmalette@woodgreenacademy.co.uk.
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