Lead Practitioner of Science
Bexhill High Academy, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4BY12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- (54,656-£58,968)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Bexhill Academy is looking for a dynamic and inspiring Lead Practitioner of Science, to drive the teaching and learning across the Science Department. This is an exciting time to be part of the Bexhill Academy team, with its clear direction, and superb support from Governors driving forward focussed improvements.
Alongside your leadership potential, you must have excellent subject knowledge and evidence of impactful teaching practice. This post would suit an experienced teacher with an excellent understanding of both the curriculum and teaching and learning.
We aim to recruit staff who:
- Love the processes of teaching and learning and are keen to continually develop their own skills;
- Recognise that teaching can be a demanding job and react positively to those demands;
- Will subscribe to the ethos of the Academy and be committed to get the very best from our students;
- Take every opportunity, in and out of the classroom, to talk to students, model expected behaviours and build positive relationships;
- Remain at the forefront of pedagogy, educational research and debate.
- See themselves as having the potential to become senior school leaders of the future.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer an environment where you will gain whole school experience and learn much on your journey of career progression/to senior leadership and headship.
Our school is unique, exciting and innovative – our philosophy is inclusive and founded on respect. If you feel this fits with your own value set and you have a track record of leading change, raising standards and you strive for excellence, then this might be just the role for you.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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About Bexhill High Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1507 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bexhill High Academy website
- Email address
- academyhr@bexhillacademy.org
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