Science Lead
Brook Green Centre for Learning, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4DZ7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
8 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
Additional allowances
1 SEN+ TLR2a
What skills and experience we're looking for
- QTS
- Evidence of recent Professional Development
- Further study or qualification
- Evidence of contribution to staff training and development
- Excellent classroom practitioner
- Knowledge of the SEN code of practice
- Ability to articulate characteristics of effective teaching
- Knowledge and understanding of current and future initiatives in the Science curriculum
- Self-motivated, with ability to use initiative
- Approachable, caring, flexible and supportive
- Ability to contribute to and be part of a team
- Can work under pressure, with a high level of commitment and determination
- Ability to lead by example, and make decisions
- Understanding of the learning needs of all students
- Ability to lead and implement new ideas
- Use of ICT, particularly to promote teaching and learning
- Ability to enthuse, inspire and motivate others
- Experience of, ability to, use student performance data to raise achievement
- Excellent people management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- Good administrative and organisational skills
- Workshop safety accreditation
- Knowledge and understanding of requirements and responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
- Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours
- Appropriate motivation to work with young people
What the school offers its staff
- Excellent CPD
- Good focus on staff well being
- A supportive team
- A thriving and happy school community
- Modern well equipped building and facilities
Commitment to safeguarding
Brook Green Centre for Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and our 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, employment history checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
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About Brook Green Centre for Learning
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- drogers@bgcfl.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01752 773875
Brook Green Centre for Learning, is a 11 – 16 special school for young people with Cognition and Learning Difficulties and associated SEMH. Our students come from across the city and from the surrounding areas. Our school provides our students with a sense of community. Our amazing young people are best described as having complex learning difficulties and disabilities (CLDD) with a condition for admission that all children have ‘Low’ cognitive ability (MLD) and are working well below age related expectations.
Arranging a visit to Brook Green Centre for Learning
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email drogers@bgcfl.org.uk.
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