Teacher of Science
The Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8ED3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
6 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE.
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - Academic year 2024-2025
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, ambitious and motivated Science teacher to join our vibrant Science faculty.
The Science department is a large department which also benefits from having 2 members of support staff as Science technicians. Studentsat GCSE either study Triple Science or Combined Science depending on their ability. Teaching groups are split at KS4 to ensure that staff are able to deliver their specialism. At KS5, Biology, Chemistry and Physics all are offered as A Levels and Applied Science as a vocational route.
Are youlooking for an opportunity tojoin an outstanding academy and develop your experience in a school environment? Do you want to have a genuine impact on shaping our teaching and learning culture as well as accessing Trust wide mentoring, succession planning and career development?
There is a unique energy at The Priory Ruskin Academy; we are forward thinking, aspirational and dynamic but with a genuinewarmth and supportive culture. We are looking for passionate individuals with a desire to support and promote outstanding education to join Ruskin’s progressive and dynamic staffteam.
This is a temporary post for the academic year 2024-25 to cover maternity leave and would suit a newly qualified or experienced teacher.
What the school offers its staff
The Priory Ruskin Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT, there are around 60 Science teachers in the Trust and there is a likelihood that opportunities could arise across the Trust which could be explored at the end of the year if desired.
As a MAT our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.
More about the Science department at Ruskin, as well as the job description and person specification can be found in the attachments.
Keen to find out more? A visit to the academy would be warmly welcomed. Please feel free to make an appointment by contacting Mrs A Wilsonawilson@prioryacademies.co.ukor Mrs C Burtonceburton@prioryacademies.co.uk, PAs to Headteacher. Alternatively, please call the academy on 01476 410410.
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.
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About The Priory Ruskin Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1406 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Priory Ruskin Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- awilson@prioryacademies.co.uk
Our Academy offers a vibrant and stimulating learning environment where every young person is challenged to reach their full potential. Our students are proud of their Academy, where outstanding teachers and dedicated pastoral teams ensure high standards of academic success and a sense of personal responsibility.
Our curriculum is varied and inspiring, reflecting our traditional core values coupled with a modern outlook that celebrates the creativity of our specialisms in the Arts and Sport. Our extensive extra-curricular provision further nurtures students’ talents, providing a variety of educational, sporting and cultural opportunities. Such wide ranging academic and personal experiences are extended to our successful Sixth Form, from where the majority of our students will continue to university.
A Priory Ruskin student has high expectations for their future success and “Aims High and Shows Respect” in all aspects of school life. We respect our learning. We respect and foster our talents. We respect our school and wider community. It is our mission to ensure that each student appreciates the excitement of learning, the rewards of personal challenge and the importance of helping others in order to become a true citizen of the world.
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