Teacher of Science
Castle Donington College, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2LN8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
10 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - UPS3: £30,000 - £46,525 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an opportunity for an ECT or an experienced teacher to join our Science team. We would welcome applications from teachers with specialisms in Biology, Physics or Chemistry. The successful candidate will be able to teach throughout Key Stage 3 and GCSE. In 2024 we will be opening our brand-new, purpose-built Science teaching building.
As a teacher of Science, you will provide excellent teaching of the subject and be a role model to students. You will be a qualified teacher and be fully up to date with curriculum developments. You will work closely with the Head of department on a process of continuous improvement, ensuring that the school continues to deliver even better outcomes for students.
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
Please email the school office atpostroom@cdcollege.ukor call 01332 810528, if you would like to arrange a tour of the school prior to application and/or interview.
What the school offers its staff
Castle Donington College is a small 11-16 school. We have 640 pupils on role across five-year groups (Years 7 to 11). The College is situated on the Northwest edge of Leicestershire on the Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire border and within 30 minutes’ drive of Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Loughborough and Burton, being close to the M1 and A50.
This is an exciting time to join Castle Donington College. In January 2019 we received an Ofsted rating of ‘Good’. We are very proud of our community and the pupils we serve. We chose to join the East Midlands Education Trust, a successful and thriving partnership of high achieving schools in January 2022. As a member of this partnership, we believe we will go from strength to strength in the next few years.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
The closing date for applications is 9AM on Wednesday 25thSeptember 2024.
Commitment to safeguarding
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
Applying for the job
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About Castle Donington College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 657 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Castle Donington College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- postroom@cdcollege.uk
- Phone number
- 01332810528
Castle Donington College recently extended its age range and began teaching KS4 courses from September 2017 for first examinations in 2019. We currently have 564 students on roll in Years 7 to 11. The College is situated on the North West edge of Leicestershire on the Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire border. It has excellent links to these cities, being close to the M1 and A50.
Arranging a visit to Castle Donington College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email postroom@cdcollege.uk.
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