Science Teacher - 0.6FTE- Maternity Cover
James Brindley School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AFThis job expired on 6 December 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
27 February 2023
Closing date
6 December 2022 at 9am
Date listed
22 November 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.6 FTE
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - Expected to last one academic year
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS / UPS + SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
‘Think Differently to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.’
Do you want to have an impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
If so, join our Short-Term Provision Team! We are seeking a talented individual who can offer science teaching. This role is a combination of remote and face to face teaching and, providing guidance to our support tutors to help Young People to overcome barriers and achieve their dreams.
As the science teacher in Short Term Provision you will have excellent subject and pedagogical knowledge. You will direct support tutors and work with the wider team to ensure young people still have access to learning and don’t fall behind their peers. Many of our young people have gaps in their education, you will need to have a creative approach to teaching to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our young people to access learning and make expected progress.
We are looking for resilient and dynamic teacher who can inspire and support young people to thrive. You should be able to develop and support the needs of the whole child and be committed to enabling all young people to achieve their potential. You must demonstrate tenacity coupled with experience of teaching KS3 and KS4 Science. You should have QTS and a track record as a consistently good/outstanding practitioner.
You should be passionate about developing and supporting the needs of the whole child and committed to enabling all Young People to achieve their potential. Experience of working with children with SEND or medical conditions are essential. You must be willing to work across all our centres and have full clean driving licence.
What the school offers its staff
james Brindley is a stand-alone academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. In the course of a school year we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. The majority of our Young People have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period of time prior to joining the school. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us. James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
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.
About James Brindley School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- James Brindley School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
James Brindley is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.
We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.
James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.
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