Teacher of Physics
Highfields School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NTThis job expired on 13 February 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter/September 2023
Closing date
13 February 2023 at 9am
Date listed
8 February 2023
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.4 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teachers' Pay Scales
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to appoint an excellent teacher to join our successful and heavily oversubscribed 11 – 19 school. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, inspirational and enthusiastic teacher with a passion to enthuse students to enjoy and achieve in Science, with a specialism in teaching Physics. The ability to teach Physics up to A Level would be preferred.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly valued department with an experienced and supportive team. The department is well-resourced and offers a broad range of courses at both pre and post 16. Applicants may be established practitioners wishing to develop their career in a large school or ECTs with the potential to be outstanding teachers.
For full details, please view the Applicant Information Pack available from our website.
What the school offers its staff
As a department we offer:
- A comprehensive and personalised induction programme
- Experienced and supportive staff
- A creative and collaborative working environment
- Opportunity to teach from KS3 to A-Level
- High proportion of students in GCSE Single Sciences and A Level
- Excellent student progress and results
- Exceptional facilities for practical/experimental lessons
- Strong budgets to support experimental classroom practice
As a school we offer:
- A vibrant and exciting comprehensive school which is culturally and ethnically diverse
- Excellent examination results
- Outstanding student progress
- Well behaved students who are eager to learn
- Supportive parents who want the best for their children
- A large Sixth Form
- Modern and stimulating teaching facilities
- Excellent CPD opportunities at all levels
Commitment to safeguarding
Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
All posts are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check and 2 very good references.
For full details, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice available from our Trust website: https://www.lykos.org.uk/our-trust
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About Highfields School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1735 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Highfields School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- afrost@hswv.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 556530
Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record.
Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015.
Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where are can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
Arranging a visit to Highfields School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email afrost@hswv.co.uk.
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