Expected start date
24 August 2021
Application deadline
13 April 2021 at 11:59 am
Date listed
24 March 2021
Job details
- Job role
- Teacher, Suitable for NQTs
- Subjects
- Biology, Science
- Working pattern
- Full-time only
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £24,765 - £40,418
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful Science Department at a highly regarded Sixth Form College. We seek to appoint a committed and hardworking Biology teacher who is keen to make a difference to the educational prospects of our students. Experienced teachers and NQTs are encouraged to apply. Whatever your experience you will be supported in a way that best supports your development in a college renowned for its innovation as well as the exceptional progress of its students. Biology is a popular course at the College with over 140 students studying A Level Biology. The role will be to teach A-level Biology from the OCR A Specification.
The Science department is a successful part of an ambitious College, with highly dedicated and hardworking teachers. We are looking to appoint someone who will become an integral part of the team and who will contribute to the high quality educational experience of learners. The Science department also deliver A-levels in Chemistry and Physics as well as BTEC Applied Science. Within the department there is a real team ethos with regular opportunities for collaboration and dialogue with colleagues.
Applying for the job
If you are ambitious and determined to make a meaningful difference in one of the country’s leading sixth form colleges then we would be thrilled to have you join our team.
1. Please complete the Teacher Application Form which is available on the College website: www.bsfc.ac.uk
2. Last 3 years of examination results (if appropriate – if you are an NQT please skip this part of the application procedure)
3. On a separate document, answer the following specific questions (each question should be answered separately with each answer being no more than 150 words):
a) Aside from your stated qualifications, please outline what you believe makes you academically suited to the position applied for.
b) The College does not currently operate a gifted and talented programme. What is your view on this approach?
c) Please identify one or two skills or techniques you have used in the classroom to drive learning.
d) Select one of the college values and describe ways you demonstrate this in your day to day work.
e) You should have provided an accompanying sheet summarising the results you have achieved over the last three years. Is there any context or background you would like to give to these?
Please email these to: hrdept@bsfc.ac.uk
Supporting documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
School overview
- School type
- Academy
- Education phase
- 16-19
- School size
- Up to 1500 pupils
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Contact email
- hrdept@bsfc.ac.uk
- Contact phone number
- 0151 652 5575
About Birkenhead Sixth Form College
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful and innovative sixth form college. The College was awarded the UK Sixth Form College of the Year by the TES in 2018 and this followed being graded outstanding in all areas by OFSTED in December 2016. All staff play a vital role in the experience that students have with us and ultimately their success.
The College currently has a 16 to 19-year-old student population of 1400 and is oversubscribed. Consequently, the College is embarking on an expansion project for 2020/2021 as student applications continue to increase year on year. Due to this high demand for places, work is underway on a 1.7m new state of the art teaching facility which will be opened in September 2021.
The College is committed to its core values of Positivity, Ambition, Resilience and Thoughtfulness, and these values shape everything we do. Our ethos is centred on the scientific evidence that tells us that everyone can achieve success through purposeful hard work as opposed to the talent myth, and this enables learners to make rapid progress unshackled by any limits previously placed upon them.
School location
Park Road West, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43 8SQGet a job alert for when similar jobs are listed