Head of Science
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1QU10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 2025
Closing date
18 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + TLR2b (£5531)
Head of Science job summary
Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more
Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Head of Science to further strengthen our science faculty, reporting in to the Senior Leadership Team. We are inviting applications from inspiring classroom practitioners, talented middle leaders (with QTS) who are dedicated to delivering our exciting science curriculum across all abilities at Key Stage 3 and 4 and who are committed to raising achievement in science and believe they have the skills, passion and determination to help lead our academy science education to outstanding. This post is not suitable for ECTs.
The successful candidate will support and work collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Team in providing professional leadership and management of science, they will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of successful outcomes and a keen interest in developing the practices of colleagues to further strengthen the teaching and learning of the faculty. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who will actively and positively promote science within the academy and will teach engaging and challenging lessons to enable our pupils to progress and achieve. You will also play a vital role in fostering curiosity and critical thinking among our students.
Our Science Faculty is very successful with plenty of experience and expertise, making it an ideal faculty to be a part of. The team work collaboratively and support one another brilliantly, they are united in the ambition to be the very best they can be, and give the best to their students. Leaders provide a clear and strategic approach to the curriculum, teaching and assessment approaches ensuring new members of the team have schemes of learning and lesson resources to hit the ground running.
Based in Runcorn, Cheshire - Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is a vibrant and happy 11-16 secondary comprehensive academy in the heart of the community. Our students are a fantastic group of young people, supported by a wonderful team of staff who are committed to ensuring continuous improvement in a positive “can do” culture. This mix creates an academy that is a pleasure to work and learn in. Being a smaller school, we know our students inside-out and always put them at the heart of our decisions. We work exceptionally hard to provide a student-centred, personalised, and innovative learning environment preparing our students with the character and leadership skills to lead happy, healthy, and successful futures. We are firmly dedicated to our values of social action, ambition, pride, and resilience which emanate through our academy on a daily basis.
We are fully committed to on-going continuous professional development and, along with excellent in-house CPD, can offer an extremely supportive and positive atmosphere to work in.
Our students are hard-working, polite and eager to learn and we are seeking to appoint an individual who is proactive, flexible and able to communicate clearly and effectively across all platforms, maintaining high expectations of learning, achievement and behaviour contributing to whole school improvement, inspiring our students and making a positive contribution to our ethos and values.
Our curriculum is organised to allow a course of study that is broad, rich and flexible in supporting students. In addition, we offer our students a broad enrichment programme which all staff are encouraged to participate in.
Staff wellbeing is incredibly important to us and therefore, we are committed to creating a health - promoting workplace by ensuing wellbeing and mental health at the heart of our decision making. We will support staff to make positive choices for their own wellbeing and encourage a collegiate culture across and between all roles in the academy. Specifically, we have committed to the development of a long-term strategy for improving staff wellbeing and making sure our staff are well supported and cared for.
Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust. Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach – they are our greatest asset.
We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, your work will have purpose and meaning
Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…
- The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before – being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive
- Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children – a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve
- Being part of a team and community where you belong – being part of a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities
- A supportive environment to grow your career – an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits
To find out more about working at Sandymoor Ormiston Academy, please visit our website www.sandymooroa.co.uk .For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please contact Caroline Thompson – PA to the Principal on thompsonc@sandymooroa.co.uk or Karen Hall – HR Manager on hallk@sandymooroa.co.uk
If you want to work with a great team of staff and students, and feel that you have the right skills, please submit an application form via the link above by 9.00am on 18th May 2025. Interviews will take place week commencing the 19th May 2025. Please note that CVs will not be accepted. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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
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CVs are not accepted.
About Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 598 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy website
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