Lead Practitioner - Science
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Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 2:41pm
Date listed
20 March 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TMS/UPS
Additional allowances
Plus recruitment allowance & TLR 2.1 £3,214 (gross, per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
What you will need to succeed;
- Qualified Teacher Status.
- A passion for your subject area.
- An ability to teach across a range of students of different ages and abilities.
What the school offers its staff
As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including -
- The PLaTform- Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
- Healthshield- A fully funded Healthcare Scheme which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
- Discounted nursery feesat our Academy pre schools.
- CPD opportunitiesboth internally & externally.
- A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
Further details about the role
Are you looking for exciting and rewarding career progression? At Worle Community School we are on an improvement journey - we are looking for staff to join our team and help us work towards our goals.
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Lead Teacher of Science to join our high achieving, successful and dedicated team on a permanent basis from September 2024.
This is a TLR position, which also comes with a recruitment allowance as we are committed to finding the best people to work with us.
The specific responsibilities will be agreed with the successful applicant, but it will be for one of the following areas:
Teaching and Learning Assessment and Progress Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4
The successful applicant will be expected to teach across KS3 to KS4 and work closely with the Head of Science to develop educational provision within Science. The role will also require working collaboratively with Science colleagues across Trust on a range of projects, including Assessment.
We expect the successful applicant to demonstrate a clear understanding of how to deliver the Science curriculum and raise the standards and achievement of our students.
At Worle Community School, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD of Worle. We aim to be:
PreparedRespectfulOptimisticUnderstandingDetermined
WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.
At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
We invest in staff to develop them as classroom practitioners. Staff benefit from:
- A coaching programme to develop their practice within the classroom, working together to find solutions to improve learning and progress for all students.
- An excellent CPD programme based around WalkThrus materials that really allows staff to make use of research informed pedagogy to embed effective teaching strategies in the classroom.
For support staff at WCSA, we offer a variety of development opportunities - fully funded apprenticeships, free GCSE’s to staff, cross site working and opportunities to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools.
We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working, so please do apply. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously. For teachers at WCSA, we support staff with centralised systems where appropriate and a sensible marking policy. We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this.
As part of this role, you will;
- Plan teaching to achieve progression in students’ learning.
- Set tasks, including homework, which challenge students and ensure a high level of interest.
- Identifying the needs of individuals and groups within the class, taking note of individual education plans and the requirements of the code of practice, tailoring the teaching to take account of their identified needs.
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 Worle Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1357 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@theplt.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01934 529357
About Worle Community School:
WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.
At Worle Community School Academy, WCSA, we look after our colleagues. We are a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
Arranging a visit to Worle Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theplt.org.uk.
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