Head of Science

Princes Risborough School, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0DR

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  14 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS plus TLR £11,409

Head of Science job summary

PRINCES RISBOROUGH SCHOOL

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant school community as a

Head of Science

Start date – January 2025

Permanent, Full time

Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale + TLR £11,409

The position

We’re looking to appoint a highly motivated Head of Science who can inspire our exceptional students and drive them forward to achieve even better results.

You will need to have a strong subject knowledge and be able to teach students of all abilities and ages. As well as this you will be highly organised with excellent communication and time management skills, and have the enthusiasm and energy to join a high performing team striving for excellence.

This role would suit a candidate who already has leadership experience. Candidates must show a keen knowledge of Science curriculum intent and implementation.

This role includes the line management of the teachers in the department, the strategic development of the subject area and the continued improvement of student’s attainment in the subject from KS3 to KS5. This role also requires a post holder who is passionate about developing the schools CPD offer and the fostering of a school based research culture. We also believe that parents are a key group that would benefit from regular academic information to ensure they understand the way and the information their child is learning.

The school

Our school motto is “Aspire and Achieve” and that is what we want for all our students and staff members. We are committed to the highest expectations in everything we do with a relentless focus on dynamic teaching and learning leading to excellent academic outcomes for all students.

Located in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, we are a school that offers a rich, positive and supportive learning environment. Princes Risborough School was judged as "good" in all categories by Ofsted in November 2022.

We have no age or experience profile in mind.

‘The school is a calm, orderly place. In lessons, pupils are engaged and concentrate well. They benefit from teachers’ high levels of expertise. One pupil, reflecting the views of many, described the school as, ‘a community where everyone is treated as an individual’.’ Ofsted November 2022

The Insignis Academy Trust and Princes Risborough School operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices, and the successful candidates will be required to undertake a criminal record check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date for applications: Monday 14th October 12 Noon

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

Please click on the link for further details:

https://www.insignis.org.uk/Vacancies/

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Princes Risborough School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1111 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Princes Risborough School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/princes-risborough-school (opens in new tab)

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