Teacher of Science
Longbenton High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8ERThis job expired on 3 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
3 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 February 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- View all Sciencejobs
Working pattern
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- Permanent post - suitable for ECTs
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main pay scale (£28,000 - £43,685pa)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit to our team a passionate, innovative teacher of science, with the ability to engage and enthuse students across the school. The successful candidate will be required to teach science across the age and ability range at KS3 and KS4, with the potential to also teach in KS5. Preferably biology or physics specialism.
What the school offers its staff
LHS really is a great place to work. Our most recent staff and parent surveys highlight this: 97% would recommend the school to another parent; 93% of staff feel behaviour has improved; 100% of staff said they were proud to work at the school; 98% of staff felt that senior leaders and managers “are considerate of my well-being and do all they can to ensure the school has a motivated, respected and effective teaching staff”. Parental feedback is also very positive: in our June Ofsted Parent View survey, 89% said they would recommend us to another parent; 83% felt that school ensured students were well behaved (this increased to 93% in our Autumn Term 22 survey) and 91% agreed that their child is happy at LHS.
Our aims for all staff are:
A focus on clear priorities - without ‘drowning’ staff in new initiatives
An evidence informed approach to CPD, with a focus on instructional coaching (we use Steplab) with plenty of time to embed CPD and training in departments and teams
An open-door culture
To be mindful of teacher workload and ensure staff have a sensible work/life balance without too many top-down directives; the teacher is the ‘expert’ in the room
To encourage participation in all aspects of school life outside of the classroom and create a positive and supportive staff community
To provide appropriate role-specific training and encourage skills development for progression (e.g. lots of our staff are undertaking the new NPQs)
To develop and nurture talent and our own excellent leaders, who in turn are able to nurture their own high performing teams (promotion rates are high and increasing, both internally and to other local schools)
To support in the development of excellent relationships with students, parents and carers and our wider community
Commitment to safeguarding
Longbenton High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Longbenton High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 906 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Longbenton High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@longbenton.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 218 9500
We are a highly aspirational, truly comprehensive 11-18 secondary school of around 1,000 students in North Tyneside. Our vision is ambitious and unapologetic: we are creating change in order to be the school of first choice in the local area. We are passionate about equality, fairness and our students achieving the very best they can. We are proud of our traditional values: kindness, integrity, determination, manners, ambition, and positivity. We are a fully inclusive school, in a wonderful modern building, that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to developing the potential in all our students, regardless of their starting points. Ours is a calm and orderly work environment, based upon high standards of behaviour and an ethos of trust and care. We were rated Good by OFSTED in June 2022 and are oversubscribed for Year 7 admissions.
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