Lead Practitioner Of Science

St Clere's School, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0NW

11 days remaining to apply

Start date details
pril 2025
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 January 2025

Job details

Job role: Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time, full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £55,252.00 - £60,838.00 Annually (Actual) Lead Practitioner Range 4 - 8

Lead Practitioner Of Science job summary

St Clere’s School

Butts Lane, Stanford Le Hope, Essex, SS17 0NW

Wishes to appoint a

Lead Practitioner of Science

Lead Practitioner Scale, Range 4-8

(£54,982 - £60,539 per annum) dependent on experience

FTE: 100%

Applications from Part time Lead Practitioners will be considered

Start date: April 2025

We are seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our experienced Science department as a Lead Practitioner.

The successful candidate will have the ability to teach Science across the Key Stages and will play a key part in raising teaching and learning standards through the quality of their own teaching, and by supporting the professional development of colleagues. They will provide pedagogical leadership in digital learning and will have excellent subject knowledge.

The successful candidate will join a highly supportive and motivated team of teachers working in collaborative and committed to a creative and stimulating approach to teaching and learning, and to in still passion in our students. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to supporting the right candidates who have a keen interest in seeking career development.  

St Clere’s School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.     

What the school can offer:          

Relocation package of up to £8,000 where applicable for new employees renting or buying a property
2-week October half term
Support from highly experienced SLT members, and the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools
Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
Recognition of continuous service
Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
Fully Subsided Employee Assistance Programme
Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
National Conditions of Service
Automatic enrolment into the National Teachers Pension Scheme

St Clere’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.          

Closing date: Friday 31st January 2025, Midday

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

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.