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Second in Charge of Science

Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE

This job expired on 24 March 2023 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  24 March 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2B

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and experienced teacher to act as second in charge of the department and also providing innovative, high quality leadership of Chemistry. You will work closely with our Director of Science and our Head of Physics to improve the student experience across all 3 Science disciplines.

This is a new role to the school, therefore, we are seeking a candidate who has bold and creative vision centred around a solid base of high quality teaching. It will be desirable, but not essential, if the successful candidate is able to teach Chemistry at A Level but they will need to teach all 3 Sciences at KS3 and KS4.

In partnership with the Director of Science and other leaders, you will:

• Develop a dynamic and inspiring Science provision
• Lead a team of teachers and students to high levels of success
• Consider the school’s ‘Pure potential’ belief and how this can be interpreted within Science
• Support the development of the Science staffing body and Chemistry pedagogical approaches
• Have high expectations and aspirations for the students

What the school offers its staff

We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work; where staff enjoy working within a modern science block; students that are keen to learn and achieve and appreciate their teachers’ dedication and support. Our high expectations and aspirations for our students has placed the school, repeatedly over time, as one of the highest achieving non-selective schools in Kent.

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About Hillview School for Girls

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1421 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hillview School for Girls website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk
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Hillview School for Girls is a large non-selective, single-sex school with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is oversubscribed and is highly popular within the local area, attracting students from all ability ranges, with an interest in creative subjects, a supportive pastoral ethos and high expectations. We are a high-attaining Single Academy Trust with attainment being amongst the top non-selectives in Kent and performing within the top 10% of all schools nationally based on Progress 8 in 2018. The school is proud of its Performing Arts Specialism and has a long-standing record of high achievement in these subjects and across the curriculum over many years. Ofsted visited in 2018 and the school achieved a Good grading, the school is well on it’s way to Outstanding. Our belief is around the pure potential and possibility of the child. Our vision is that “Students unlock their pure potential to drive their future and thrive in society”. We believe that our students can achieve highly and can be successful, we do not limit their success and support our students to believe in themselves and reach for the very highest standards. To achieve this we maintain a supportive, respectful environment where we all work together to make Hillview the very best it can be. We have focused and calm learning environments, where students come to learn and teachers can teach, with a robust behaviour management system to support where needed. As a school we value a broad and flexible curriculum. We do not limit our students to studying the EBACC and allow a relatively free choice across GCSEs and one of the widest range of subject offers at KS5. We believe that students should be able to study the subjects where they are able to succeed and thrive and actively support skills and knowledge development within all areas of study. We offer a wide range of opportunities and believe that it is through engagement within these opportunities that the students can show most growth and development personally. This is supported through our PDL curriculum that runs throughout the school and supports the students in understanding themselves, the world around them and how to manage their lives. This includes a strong careers programme that aids learners in making choices for the future through well-planned and provisioned careers workshops. Our expanding Sixth Form is successful and popular, with students choosing our provision for many reasons: the performing or creative subjects, for a range of academic studies or for the breadth of choice. Students’ progress to universities, specialist performing arts and creative arts college/schools, apprenticeships and employment.

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To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk.

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