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Head of Science

The Maplesden Noakes School, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ

This job expired on 3 February 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  3 February 2022 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 January 2022

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
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1c (currently £10,202 pa)

Head of Science job summary

Following internal promotion at the school, we are seeking to appoint a full-time Head of Science from September 2022. The successful candidate will take responsibility for providing leadership and management of the science department in order to secure high quality teaching and achievement for all.

The science department is a high performing department with a strong team. There are currently six full-time teachers, four part-time, one full-time Teaching Assistant and two Laboratory Technicians within the department. Students study Edexcel Combined Science at GCSE. At sixth form students study OCR A Level Biology, OCR A Level Chemistry and BTEC Extended Certificate in Applied Science.

Further details are available on the attached job description.

Should you require further details about the role please contact Claire Ridout, Acting Assistant Headteacher via generalenquiries@maplesden.kent.sch.uk

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 The Maplesden Noakes School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1359 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Maplesden Noakes School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: lishman.h@maplesden.kent.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01622759036
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-maplesden-noakes-school (opens in new tab)

Maplesden Noakes is an 11-18 co-educational non-selective school with approximately 1290 pupils on roll including 260 in the sixth form. The school has an excellent reputation, is popular with parents and regularly over-subscribed. The school has recently been accredited as a High Performance Learning World Class School. We believe that all of our pupils have the potential to achieve the very highest standards of performance no matter what their background or previous achievement.

Committed to the welfare of staff, the school supports good physical health and mental wellbeing and has a staff committee completely focussed on this area.

Maplesden Noakes is situated on the west side of Maidstone approximately 40 miles south-east of London. The school benefits from having strong links with the local business community.

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