Head of Science

Westfield Academy, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6NS

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2024

• Closing date

  4 May 2024 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  18 March 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: Dependent on Experience

Head of Science job summary

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Head of Science who is committed to comprehensive education, someone who genuinely wants to make a difference in students’ futures, and committed to, and understanding how outstanding teaching and learning can transform lives.

The main responsibility will be for delivering high quality Science education by modelling good practice. Additionally, you will be required to contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Academy.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and stimulate pupils’ curiosity, interest and enjoyment.

• Develop pupils’ familiarity, competence and confidence within the subject.

• Provide challenges for every pupil and encourage all pupils to achieve their potential.

• Contribute and engage in extra-curricular subject-related activities.

• Share in departmental best practice.

• Willingness to invest extra time outside of a lesson to ensure students achieve the best standard at both Key Stage 3 and 4.

Why work at Westfield?

At Westfield, one size doesn’t fit all. We are not and never will be a selective Academy. We believe that it is our duty to cater to the wide variety of needs of all our students. Our numbers have increased dramatically over the last few years, as has our reputation.

You will join a caring supportive staff team with access to great sporting facilities and to a comprehensive wellbeing program. We are looking for talented individuals, and are determined to develop your careers to their full potential. Most of our senior staff and middle leaders have been supported in their developmental journey, including our Senior Leads for CPD and Pastoral Support & Inclusion.

To flourish with us, you need to be hard-working, flexible, engaging and professional. You need to have high expectations for yourself, your colleagues and your students. Working at Westfield is rewarding but hard work, and you will need enthusiasm, creativity and a great sense of humour, alongside a willingness to throw yourself into all aspects of Academy life.

About us

We are an over-subscribed, high-performing, non-selective Academy. We have been a consistently “Good” OFSTED school since 2012, with our most recent inspection being December 2019. Our students have consistently achieved some of the best exam results in Southwest Hertfordshire.

In December 2016, we moved into a ‘new build’. This gave our students the learning environment they deserved, and they have thrived in it.

Our ethos is built on the words Believe | Strive | Achieve. We believe that students should have the highest possible aspirations for their future, and that through our support and hard work

they should be able to achieve whatever they wish for.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

Westfield Academy and it's Trust Board fully recognise that they have a duty of care to ensure arrangements are in place for safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children. We recognise that all members of the school community, including volunteers and Trustees, will at all times play a full and active part in protecting our students from harm.

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About Westfield Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1319 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Westfield Academy website (opens in new tab)
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Westfield Academy. We are an over-subscribed, high-performing, non-selective Academy. We have been a consistently "Good" OFSTED school since 2012, with our most recent inspection being December 2019. During my time as Headteacher, our students have consistently achieved some of the best exam results in South West Herts.

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