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Lead Teacher of Science

Erasmus Darwin Academy, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3QW

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• Start date details

  April 2024

• Closing date

  20 February 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 January 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Chemistry, Science
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000 - £46,525
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2.5 - £5,346

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, effective and enthusiastic specialist in Science to join us at this highly successful, heavily over-subscribed school which is firmly established as one of the highest performing secondary schools in the region (and in the top 10% of schools nationally). We gained ‘Good’ in our 2018 Ofsted inspection and as part of the Local Authority’s quality assurance strategy, we have gained Category 1 status, which is the highest category of school performance, for four years running.

Job Purpose:

• To lead Chemistry within the Science department, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning, a good environment for learning and the well-being of staff and students.
• To work with the Core Subject Leader to lead the planning and delivering the subject development plan focusing on a specified subject.
• To ensure that Science outcomes show very good progress towards aspirational academy targets.
• To contribute towards and coordinate provision for enhancing the wider curriculum experience in Science.
• To deputise for the Core Subject Leader of Science in their absence, taking on the leadership and management of Science.

What the school offers its staff

We invite applications from excellent classroom practitioners who can motivate, engage and inspire our students and work collaboratively with colleagues.

In return, we offer an incredibly positive working environment, passionately believing that our human resources are our most important and valuable resources. Therefore, our staff wellbeing strategy is at the heart of our ongoing improvement work, meaning that middle and senior leaders are committed to ensuring that all staff are happy, cared for, listened to and professionally equipped to fulfil their role to the highest possible standard. Furthermore, opportunities for career progression regularly arise, with the Academy having an excellent record of training and developing our own teachers and leaders from within.

The development of our staff is core to our well-being strategy and central in ensuring that we are able to deliver our mission. We will offer you:

• High standards and high expectations whilst ensuring workload is balanced
• Professional development opportunities to develop both pedagogy and leadership
• Friendly and supportive staff body
• Highly compliant and polite students
• A work laptop
• Increased non-contact time to allow for further lesson planning and preparation
• Friendly cover arrangements
• A visible and supportive Senior Leadership Team
• A collective team of staff working under our mission to improve the Academy further

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 Erasmus Darwin Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1130 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Erasmus Darwin Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: j.skelding@eda.staffs.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/erasmus-darwin-academy (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Erasmus Darwin Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.skelding@eda.staffs.sch.uk.

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