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This job expired on 8 February 2023

  • Job start date

    1 September 2023

  • Closing date

    8 February 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 January 2023

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS to UPS

Additional allowances

Plus TLR 1b

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and committed Subject Leader of Science, this is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and inspirational leader or aspiring leader to join our rapidly improving school.


The successful candidates must have:

  • Experience of teaching KS3 & KS4 Science within a secondary school, delivering outstanding results.
  • A calm, understanding and friendly personality with a passion for developing student engagement and educational progress.
  • The ability to manage behaviour and help students focus on any given task, encouraging students to interact with others and engage in a range of learning activities.
  • A professional, dedicated and resilient approach.
  • Commitment and dependability within the workplace with ability to use your own initiative.
  • The ability to establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
  • The ability to help plan, deliver and assess outstanding learning opportunities for all.
  • The capability to develop others and improve the quality of provision within the Science Department.

What the school offers its staff

We have:

  • A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere.
  • Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve.
  • A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team.
  • Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents.
  • Opportunities for career development.

We are part of a dynamic and supportive MAT, the Vision Academy Learning Trust, which was established in 2016 and currently consists of three secondary schools, of which one is a teaching school, and five primary schools.


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 Laurence Jackson School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
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School size
1214 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and proven leader who has high aspirations, drive and the enthusiasm and commitment to lead the Mathematics team at Laurence Jackson School as it moves to the next stage in its development and achieve even greater successes, improving progress measures and Ofsted judgements. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and inspirational leader who is seeking a new challenge and wishes to join a dynamic and supportive MAT.
Laurence Jackson School is a 11-16 oversubscribed comprehensive school of 1220 students serving the East Cleveland town of Guisborough and the surround area. Our intake is wide ranging by nature, and we are proud of our very inclusive philosophy of ‘Inspiring Excellence’.
We are determined to have outstanding student and subject progress, with the very best practice in teaching and learning and to create inspirational learning experiences for all of our students. To be an effective part of this journey it will be essential that the successful candidate believes passionately that every student, regardless of background can make excellent academic and personal progress.
We strive to inspire excellence in learning and in life through a curriculum designed to inspire personalised academic excellence for students of all abilities and we are looking for an inspirational teacher and leader who embraces this inclusive attitude to education, is looking for a new challenge and want to be part of driving continued improvements in our school.

Arranging a visit to Laurence Jackson School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ollerenshawh@laurencejackson.org.

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