Lead Teacher of Chemistry
Ark St Alban's Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0YHThis job expired on 30 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2023 (flexible for the right candidate)
Closing date
30 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
23 September 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Chemistry, Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 40 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Ark Main or Upper Pay Scale (£26,356 - £43,271)
Additional allowances
TLR 2a (£2873)
Lead Teacher of Chemistry job summary
Ark St Alban’s Academy is seeking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic teacher to lead Chemistry teaching at the school.
Our school is committed to addressing educational disadvantage. We consistently guide pupils to GCSE and A-Level outcomes which place our cohorts in the top 10% of schools nationally on many measures, including those for the progress of disadvantaged pupils. Our school serves pupils from central Birmingham. The percentage of our cohort eligible for the Pupil Premium is the eighth highest in the country. There are very few communities in the UK who need great teachers more than ours. Teachers and leaders at Ark St Alban’s Academy are determined to prove that the background of a young person can be no impediment to their success. Our school prepares pupils to succeed at elite universities, with our alumni proudly representing our community at prestigious destinations including Cambridge University, Durham University and the London School of Economics.
Our school consistently secures excellent outcomes for our pupils.
In Science, our pupils are increasingly successful. This year in combined science, over half of the Year 11 cohort achieved at least 5-5, in addition to our small cohort of separate scientists of whom 90% gained at least a grade 7 in all three sciences. At A-Level, sciences are increasingly popular, even with a requirement of at least 7-7 in GCSE Science and a 7 in GCSE Maths to study A-Level sciences. There is demand for multiple classes of A-Level Chemistry, where last year, 75% of the Year 13 cohort achieved at least a grade C and a third achieved an A grade.
Providing all pupils with an academic and rigorous science education is central to our university preparatory curriculum.
The majority of pupils study towards the combined science qualification at the end of Key Stage Four. The number of pupils choosing to pursue separate sciences is though increasing. At A-Level, multiple classes of Biology and Chemistry operate in both Year 12 and Year 13, alongside a large cohort studying the Level 3 Applied Science BTEC qualification. In both GCSE Science and A-Level Sciences pupils study towards the AQA specification.
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ark St Alban's Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 873 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ark St Alban's Academy website
- Email address
- katie.roberts@arkstalbans.org
- Phone number
- 01214461323
The successful candidate will work with leaders in the department to evaluate the Chemistry curriculum and to develop an approach to guiding pupils to make even greater progress. In addition, there will be the opportunity in this role to continue the work of the department in playing a leading role in the trust-wide collaboration of curriculum leaders from across the network of Ark Schools.
In this role, the successful candidate will receive direct support from leaders both within and beyond the department through line-management. As part of Ark Schools, all colleagues also have access to exceptional professional development and training opportunities, including NPQs through the Ark Teaching School Hub and Ambition Institute.
We are seeking a leader to join our work to provide a transformational education for all of our pupils.
Arranging a visit to Ark St Alban's Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email katie.roberts@arkstalbans.org.
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