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Head of Science

Walbottle Campus, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 9TP

This job expired on 27 June 2019 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  27 June 2019 at 1am

• Date listed

  13 June 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £49,937 to £55,064

Head of Science job summary

Coordination of Science under the direction and guidance of the Deputy Head Teacher:
• Leading learning: - monitoring the use of data and assessment strategies to measure student progress in Science.
• Leading teaching: - supporting and developing the teaching practices of others through Science.
• Leading curriculum development: - to develop and strengthen the KS3 – KS5 Science curriculum offer.
• Leading staff: - support and coach Science staff and any staff requiring Science teaching support.

Leading Learning:
• To monitor the Science department in order to identify good practice and to identify areas for development.
• To research and disseminate effective strategies to promote excellent outcomes and to monitor their effectiveness.
• To use data to inform progress and target setting.
• To support the department’s response to Inclusion to ensure that learning is inclusive and takes account of the individual needs of all students, ranging from those with learning difficulties to those with special talents.
• To take responsibility for student outcomes.

Leading Teaching:
• To maintain high levels of personal subject expertise and national literacy strategies and to act as a model practitioner, CPD deliverer and networker in order to identify and share good practice.
• To lead staff in the use of a wide range of approaches within teaching of Science.

Leading Curriculum Development:
• To be an advocate for Science to play a key role in designing and delivering strategies to develop these areas and improve outcomes.
• To maintain a continuous quest to seek improvement through design and delivery and to prepare and lead staff through any changes that occur.

Leading Staff:
• To support and coach staff within Science in order to help develop active learners who are able to take responsibility for their own learning and raise the level of achievement within the Faculty.
• To support new staff, including ITT students, to become happy, valued and valuable members of the department.
• To manage the Appraisal process as required.
• To direct other staff, including learning support assistants as appropriate.
• To monitor the consistent application of whole school policies by staff.

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 Walbottle Campus

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1617 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@walbottlecampus.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walbottle-campus (opens in new tab)

Walbottle Campus is an 11 to 18 secondary school and sixth form with approximately 1650 students, occupying a large, beautiful site in the Tyne Valley. The school has a thriving community of students, parents, staff and governors who work together to provide an engaging learning environment which encourages students to reach their full potential.

The core values of respect, ambition and determination are demonstrated throughout the curriculum as well as within extra-curricular opportunities. Academic excellence is at the heart of the school and learning is designed to be exciting, stimulating and relevant to students' lives in the 21st century.

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