25 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    April 2025

  • Closing date

    10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    16 December 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subjects

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science

Working pattern

Full time: 25hrs

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1-UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Shevington High School is a successful and popular 11-16 community school seeking to appoint a full time Teacher of Science.The post offers a fantastic opportunity for an ECT or experienced teacher.If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

The Science Faculty is a thriving and vibrant area of the school.We work incredibly hard as a team to support pupils to make excellent progress in their learning from their varied starting points on entry.The Faculty has celebrated very good examination results over recent years and we pride ourselves on our constant drive for improvement.As a team, we work hard to inspire and promote a love of Science in our pupils, as well as ensuring that all pupils have mastered the skills in Science that they will need in the future.The expansion of our current team is an exciting development, and we look forward to hearing from applicants who feel they can complement and enhance the learning experiences that we currently offer.

Salary & Benefits

  • M1 – UPS3 FTE £31,650 - £49,084 per annum
  • CPD including Senior Leader and Knowledge Development Courses
  • Enhanced ECT Scheme including ongoing coaching and mentoring for all teachers
  • Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
  • Rewards and Recognition Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Dedicated Staff Wellbeing team

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to lthompson@shevingtonhigh.org.uk

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About Shevington High School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
886 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Shevington High School is a very popular 11-16 community school located in the village of Shevington, 3 miles from Wigan town centre and five minutes from the M6 motorway. The school is smaller than the average size secondary school.

In January 2017 the school was judged by Ofsted as Good in all categories and in recognition of our outstanding practice and work with have done to support other schools we have been designated a National Support School.

The school has a strong school vision supported by all stakeholders. Together we have the highest expectations for all our students, inspiring and enabling them to become amazing and successful individuals.

As a School we have developed a learning culture of high aspirations and expectations for all students. We are just at the end of a refurbishment building programme to meet the growth the school is experiencing.

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