Post 16 Science Lead
Stoke Damerel Community College, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BD10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st January 2025
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS - UPS plus TLR2a
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a well-qualified, energetic and enthusiastic KS5 Science Leader to join our ambitious and highly skilled science department. Applicants should have experience teaching science at KS5 and evidence of achieving good outcomes for students. The successful applicant will work with teachers of A-level Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Applied Sciences to improve progress and outcomes at KS5
Main duties and responsibilities
- Working with KS5 teaching staff to improve progress and outcomes across the KS5 sciences, reporting to the Director of Science.
- Collate, analyse and use data from weekly, termly and annual assessments to identify students and cohorts requiring intervention.
- Work with KS5 teaching staff to implement intervention plans for students not making the required progress at KS5
- Review the curriculum delivery and resources at KS5 to ensure the highest possible quality of teaching and learning is delivered, working with staff to improve this where required.
- Plan and lead CPD specific to KS5 science teaching and learning.
- Coordinate the monitoring of CPAC across A-level sciences.
What the school offers its staff
The vision for our campus is that we have high expectations and aspirations for all our students. Working at Stoke Damerel and Scott College you can expect the following:
Highly visible and supportive leadership team
Disruption free learning in all classrooms
Hard working students
Centralised planning and resources
Centralised homework checked daily
Centralised detentions
A clear feed forward policy, incorporating live marking and whole class feed forward only
Consistent lesson structure based on the Rosenshine principles
Weekly, high quality CPD sessions focused on practice in the classroom
Clear daily routines (Standard Operating Procedures – our SOPs) that all staff follow regardless of role
Teacher desks include Pastore’s Perch & desk, visualiser and use of two computer screens
Subject experts working together within a collaborative trust
Commitment to personal developmental drop in every 3 weeks
No report writing
No hours of marking
No individual lesson planning
No graded lesson observations
No excessive data collection
Greenshaw Learning Trust Employee Benefits
The GLT recognises that our employees are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our employees is critical to our success. We offer all our employees the following staff benefits:
- A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
- Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
- Employer contributions to Local Government (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gym membership scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free eye tests
- Car benefit scheme
- My Health discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Stoke Damerel Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1301 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@sdcc-smhc.net
- Phone number
- 01752 556065
Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical and Healthcare College are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character.
Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.
Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical & Healthcare College are next door to each other. No additional travel is required.
We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character. The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students.
As one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country, we currently comprise of thirty schools: seven in South London, five in Berkshire, one in Surrey, fourteen in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, and three in Plymouth. We are continuing to grow and have further schools joining us on a regular basis.
We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion and very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, religion, belief, or race.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Arranging a visit to Stoke Damerel Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@sdcc-smhc.net.
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