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  • Job start date

    1 September 2024

  • Closing date

    30 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 September 2023

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Full time 32.5. Part time considered

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPR

Additional allowances

Significant Financial recruitment incentive available for the right candidate

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint someone with excellent subject knowledge, who is able to respond positively and creatively to the expectations of the subject and has the ability to enthuse students.

Science is a very high performing department, achieving amongst the best results in the County. This success is a result of a keen focus on progress and developing a love of Science for all students. The successful candidate must have good organisation and communication skills and embrace school life.

John Hanson school is a dynamic place in which to work, where the potential of all members of our school community is valued.

What the school offers its staff

John Hanson is a successful, over-subscribed 11-16 community school, rated as Good by OFSTED. Our students are respectful, friendly and confident, and we strive to ensure that they achieve the success they deserve. We are a school where ‘Pupils work hard and find the work really challenging’. A school where ‘there are strong systems in place that support pupils in reaching the highest grades.’

Inspire - Care - Succeed is a key part of the school ethos, with Care being at the forefront for both staff and students.

  • An enthusiastic and driven team of teachers and support staff.
  • Trained Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA), Staff Well-Being Action Group (SWAGs) and Mental Health Leads.
  • Ongoing professional development of the highest standard for all staff including a Coaching system with the use of IRIS Connect rather than formal observations and the use of BlueSky for Performance Management.
  • A fantastic working environment and membership to the Well-Being Hub for all.
  • A focus on Feedback, rather than time consuming and non-impactful marking.
  • Groups and systems to support staff at various stages of their life, including with pregnancy and maternity, menopause and with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI).
  • An onsite gym with low cost membership for staff.
  • A Senior Leadership team that have an open-door policy.
  • Virtual Parents’ Evenings.

If you are an ECT, we have a successful ECT induction program and work closely with HISP teaching hub.


Further details about the role

We welcome informal conversations with the Headteacher, and encourage you to come and visit our school to meet our staff and students. If you wish to do so, please contact Karen Page (karen.page@jhanson.hants.sch.uk) and Gina Davis (gina.davis@jhanson.hants.sch.uk) to arrange a date and time.

John Hanson Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The closing date for this vacancy is midday on Tuesday 30th April 2024.

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 John Hanson Community School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1004 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
John Hanson Community School website
Email address
adminoffice@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
Phone number
01264 352546
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Vision and Values

At JHCS, our vision is to inspire and empower our students, within a culture of care and belonging, to embrace opportunities to learn, succeed and become the best versions of themselves. This is underpinned by our strapline: Inspire. Care. Succeed.

Inspire: Students who leave John Hanson Community school will:

Be motivated to reach their academic and personal potential
Be proud of their achievements
Find their passion for knowledge

Care: All members of the John Hanson community will:

Feel cared for and safe
Show kindness and respect to themselves, each other and the environment
Develop a strong sense of belonging and service to the community

Succeed: We achieve success by:

Striving for excellence in all that we do
Learning from mistakes
Embracing opportunities

Ofsted

“John Hanson Community School continues to be a good school.” Ofsted, March 2024

“This is a very happy and inclusive school because staff have successfully created a caring and aspirational culture. They share a genuine belief that all pupils can fulfil their potential. Pupils follow a rich and broad curriculum which supports academic development. It is designed and delivered to nurture confidence and independence. Pupils rise to staff’s high expectations of them, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.” Ofsted, March 2024

“The school is very mindful of staff workload and of creating a positive and supportive working environment which puts pupils first. Staff recognise this and are proud to work at the school.” -Ofsted, March 2024

Location and History

John Hanson Community School is a thriving, mixed gender 11-16 community school in South West Andover, Hampshire, with almost 1000 students. The school has a rich history, dating back to 1582, and was previously known as Andover Free School and Andover Grammar School. In 1974 the school was renamed John Hanson School in honour of its founder, and moved to the current site on Floral Way in 2001.

Arranging a visit to John Hanson Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@jhanson.hants.sch.uk.

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