Leading Practitioner – Science - Vacancy Ref: TWA25
The Whitehaven Academy, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8TY2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 December 2023 at 9am
Date listed
21 November 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- View all Sciencejobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Full time, Monday to Friday
- View all Part timejobs - Part time hours to be agreed
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leading Practitioner Range L1 - L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate should be qualified to degree level in a Science related subject
• The successful candidate should have a relevant teaching qualification (QTS / PGCE, Cert Ed, BEd).Successful teaching experience in Science.
- The ability to Science to the full age and ability range is required. (KS3 – KS5)
- Experience of planning and delivering interventions for pupils.
- Experience of supporting colleagues to develop
- Experience of delivering training.
- A thorough knowledge of and enthusiasm for the Science subjects is required.
- A commitment to the provision of quality and equality of opportunity in the teaching of Science is required.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in a variety of contexts (students, parents, colleagues etc) are sought.
- To be able to work collaboratively and effectively in a close knit team.
- Commitment to continuous review and curriculum development is sought.
- Be able to demonstrate the skills to inspire, lead and manage a team
- Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all students
What the school offers its staff
CET strives to be recognised as an employer of choice.
We want to attract high quality staff for our schools and in return offer a ‘people first’ approach, so that staff feel part of a community. We want staff to be confident to both support and challenge one another regardless of position or seniority, feel valued and able to contribute to the development of CET.
We also recognise the need to reward effort and good results as our aim is year−on−year improvement by schools.
There are well developed staff progression routes. We support and develop our staff and give individuals every opportunity to develop and grow with us. There is a commitment to high-quality Continuous Professional Development programmes. These are geared to maximising job satisfaction and significantly increasing expertise, confidence and skills.
Staff can work across our family of schools, enabling our academies to benefit from wider expertise and to offer individuals fresh opportunities. Quality of life outside work significantly shapes the way in which people perform, so the need to achieve a healthy work/life balance is an important aspect of our commitment to staff. In return, we ask our staff to commit to the trust standards, these include:
- All of us are responsible for promoting the trust values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.
- Staff routinely modelling our view that everyone is helped and supported to ‘Be the best you can be’.
- In all decision-making, pupils and students must come first and inclusion is at the heart of our learning approach.
Applying for the job
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About The Whitehaven Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 665 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Whitehaven Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- egraham@whitehavenacademy.org.uk
Arranging a visit to The Whitehaven Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email egraham@whitehavenacademy.org.uk.
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