Lead Practitioner - Science
Tanfield School, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8AYThis job expired on 23 June 2023
Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
23 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 June 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- 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: 10 sessions
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Lead Practitioner Spine
What skills and experience we're looking for
- You will be an outstanding practitioner with a proven track record
- have a strong focus on teaching and learning
- be experienced in managing others and supporting them to develop their teaching including coaching, mentoring and training
- demonstrate high levels of ambition and optimism regarding what the academy and its students can achieve
- have proven experience of positively impacting on student progress, raising attainment and developing excellence
- be fully committed to Tanfield School’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses
- have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of scholars
You will be an excellent teacher of Science with outstanding outcomes for the last 3 years.
What the school offers its staff
With great students who behave impeccably, an outstanding team of staff, Tanfield School offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, talented individual looking to develop their career.
You would be joining a very strong and supportive team who are determined to drive further improvements at Tanfield School.
Whole School responsibilities may change over time to help provide you with further experiences and skill development to support your career development and promotion opportunities.
Very effective staff training and support and outstanding CPD.
As a rapidly improving School, you would be joining us at a very exciting time and become part of a vibrant learning community that will offer you fantastic opportunities for CPD, career development, future promotions and for you to be able to make your mark.
Our tight, robust and no-nonsense behaviour systems ensure you can really teach.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Tanfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 710 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tanfield School website
- Email address
- chewitson@tanfieldschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01207 232881
You would be joining a very strong staff team who are determined to drive further improvements at Tanfield. Our School is a vibrant and exciting place to work. I feel privileged to be the Headteacher of Tanfield school. The day I started in July 2017 was the proudest day of my career so far. I’m lucky to lead such fantastic students and staff and I truly believe their potential is limitless.
You may have read our previous Ofsted report. Since then, we have had a significant change in our staffing. Students who had joined Tanfield from other schools, who caused significant behaviour issues, have graduated from the school. We are rapidly improving. In 2022, our progress 8 score was the 3rd best in County Durham at 0.4. We were the 8th most improved school in the country between 2019 and 2022. In 2023, our results continued to improve. Our progress 8 score of +0.66 put us second in County Durham, the third best in the north east. Early indications are that 2024 results are better than this. Whilst we are pleased with the results we are striving to be in the top 1% of schools in the country within the next two years.
Arranging a visit to Tanfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chewitson@tanfieldschool.co.uk.
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