Science Teacher
Woodlands Community College, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5FW20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Spring or Summer term
Closing date
8 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: The school day is 8.25am-2.55pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 30,000-46,525
Pay scale
- MPS-UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Science Teacher MPS/UPS - applications welcome from ECTs
Are you ready to inspire the next generation of scientists?
Do you possess excellent subject knowledge that ignites curiosity and critical thinking?
Are you ready to elevate your teaching career by joining a rapidly improving and highly experienced team dedicated to excellence? Science at Woodlands is a highly valued subject that has been invested in heavily over the last two academic years to accelerate its improvement journey further. The department has a wealth of experience, led by a diligent, conscientious and supportive Subject Leader. Alongside this, the department benefits from two seconds in department, a lead practitioner, a STEM lead practitioner and a body of well experienced, exceptional classroom practitioners. The department has an exceptional track record in providing additional learning opportunities for students and leads the way in extra-curricular to enhance the learning experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver high quality Science lessons that inspire students.
- Assess students’ work and provide feedback to accelerate their progress further
- Communicate with parents to provide supportive guidance to support their child’s learning at home
- Be a form tutor and deliver the tutor and PSHE programme
In joining us, you will be joining a team of passionate colleagues with a shared vision to move the school onto the next stage in its journey. The colleague will share our school values of respect, resilience and responsibility and will have clear evidence of how these values are shown in their classroom practice.
What the school offers its staff
What can Woodlands offer?
- Opportunity to make a difference to the life choices of our students in a stimulating, challenging and friendly place to work
- A broad Continuous Professional Development (CPD) package to support your growth as an educator.
- A comprehensive and supportive induction programme for new teachers, with extensive support tailored for ECTs.
- To be an integral part of a collaborative and forward-thinking department
- Extensive opportunities for professional development with educational research at its centre
- Support and strategies to maintain positive well-being, including half-termly ‘wellbeing weeks’ for all staff
We welcome applications from ECTs and main/upper pay scale teachers. This role is for a September 2025 start.
Further details about the role
We welcome applications from ECTs and main/upper pay scale teachers. This role is for a September 2025 start. We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community. If you would like to visit the school or talk with a member of the Senior Leadership Team about the post please contact Nikki Purse on 02380463303.
Closing date for applications is Friday 8th November. Interviews will be held during week commencing 11th November.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Woodlands Community College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 892 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Woodlands Community College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- nicola.purse@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02380 463303
Woodlands Community College is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school without sixth form situated in Southampton, Hampshire. It is a community state school within the Southampton Education Authority. A secondary school with places for 900 students between the ages of 11-16, currently oversubscribed with 905 students currently on roll.
The school was opened by then-minister for schools David Miliband in 2003.
Jim Henderson
Head Teacher
The 3 Rs
respect, resilience and responsibility
Woodlands we show respect by:
· Taking care of everyone and everything in our school building and
school community
· Being open minded and accepting of people’s feelings, opinions and
beliefs
· Communicating, co-operating and listening politely and positively
At Woodlands we show resilience by:
· Accepting and learning from our mistakes by responding positively
to feedback
· Taking control of our own learning
· Embracing challenges with emotional strength
At Woodlands we show responsibility by:
· Contributing and engaging fully in all aspects of school life
· Taking pride in our appearance, attitude and work ethic
· Being honest and willing to be held accountable for our own actions
Arranging a visit to Woodlands Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nicola.purse@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk.
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