Teacher of Science - 2nd in Science
Whittington Green School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9LG22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
12 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2.2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a science teacher that is able to be inspiring for our students, encouraging them to be ambitious, insightful, thoughtful, articulate students who can achieve great success in life?
If so, Whittington Green School would like to hear from you.
Our aim is to make science enjoyable for all by providing students with a wide variety of activities and opportunities, whilst at the same time providing students with new skills.
Science carries significant weight in the national performance indicators, and we expect all of our students to be challenged, to be inspired and to achieve beyond expectation.
You will be part of a committed and professional science team who are a range of passionate teachers who possess a variety of degree of experience. The science department in our school takes a proactive approach, sharing experiences and good practices through teaching and learning and own professional developments.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- a committed and supportive leadership team, teaching and support staff
- a range of career development opportunities
- a stable and caring school community with well behaved, motivated students
- a school that is well led and managed
- a pleasant, green site with outstanding facilities
- and an opportunity to live and work in a fantastic part of the country.
- a supportive Governing Body
Commitment to safeguarding
Whittington Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
Applying for the job
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About Whittington Green School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 609 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Whittington Green School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- csw@wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01246 450825
OFSTED rated GOOD - February 2023
Whittington Green is a truly inclusive school and our vision is to ensure that every member of our school community is inspired, engaged and challenged to achieve at the highest possible level. At the heart of everything we do is a strong moral purpose to ensure all students have access to the highest quality education and enrichment experiences. We are relentlessly ambitious for our students in their future aspirations and we want their success to go beyond academic achievement.
The school aims to ensure that our students leave as healthy, secure and independent individuals who have a love of learning and are ready to make a personal contribution to society, living with honesty, confidence and integrity.
Every student will Dream big, Reach for the stars and Achieve their goals.
Arranging a visit to Whittington Green School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email csw@wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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