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Teacher of Science

Bedford Free School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9AD

This job expired on 27 June 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  27 June 2022 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 June 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 26,035-42,124 FTE

Teacher of Science job summary

BELIEVE IN TRADITIONAL VALUES, ACADEMIC RIGOUR AND VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS? Want a SLT who visibly support staff? Want to teach and lead where pupils behave impeccably at all times? Then you should be interested in teaching at Bedford Free School. We are recruiting a Teacher of Science. RESPECT, HONESTY, HIGH EXPECTATIONS At BFS our values drive everything that we do and as a result our teachers enjoy impeccable behaviour in lessons and hardworking, highly motivated students. Open for just 8 years, Bedford Free School is a genuinely comprehensive school that provides a knowledge-based education for students of all backgrounds. We teach an unashamedly academic curriculum consisting of the best that has been thought and said, and as you would expect, science is at the heart of this. PARENTAL CHOICE With waiting lists in each year group and GCSE results placing us amongst the top schools locally, we have quickly become a hugely popular school. Demand for places is very high as parents want the combination of a BFS education and our distinctive small school feel for their children. We’re looking for people who want to be the best. You will be excellent in the classroom and an inspiring character who is willing to lead by example, but will also contribute positively to wider school life. Most of all, you will be clear that education is a great leveler and work hard to help us achieve our goal of preparing every student to go to university. THE DEPARTMENT The department is made up of 1 lab technician and 5 teachers, each member of staff is a highly qualified subject specialist. Two of our teachers completed their teacher training at BFS, and results improved significantly between 2015 and 2018 and the department is a high-achieving one. We currently follow the Edexcel specification and offer triple and combined science at GCSE. SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT At Bedford Free School we invest heavily in professional learning, which alongside support and coaching from our senior leadership team, and access to expertise across Advantage Schools, means you can develop to be your very best. You can find out more about the trust-wide professional development offer here: https://www.advantageschools.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/OCT-ASKE-Brochure-2021-22.pdf We have no unwieldy marking policies, our pupils’ behaviour is impeccable supported by same-day whole-school sanctions where necessary and Senior Leaders have a very high profile to ensure that you are supported to develop. SAFEGUARDING We value diversity and are committed to safeguarding. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and any other relevant employment checks. We are a small, intimate school, where teachers and students know each other and look out for each other. Safeguarding children enrolled at the school is of paramount importance and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our students. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding children enrolled at the School is of paramount importance, and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our pupils. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.

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About Bedford Free School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 529 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bedford Free School website
• Email address: recruitment@bedfordfreeschool.co.uk
• Phone number: 01234 332290
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bedford-free-school

Set up in 2012 by local teachers and parents, Bedford Free School exists to offer families a choice in Bedford.

Bedford Free School is a unique school with a fantastic educational offer. We really do believe that our pupils can go on to achieve extraordinary things. In our young history, we have proved they can and we are now one of the highest performing secondary schools not only in the area, but in the country.

BFS is a small school of only around 500 pupils, so staff get to know each pupil as an individual and we have a family feel. This allows us to encourage, demand and collectively strive for academic and personal success.

We believe that all pupils deserve a ‘grammar-school’ style education, with access to an academic curriculum, strong discipline, high expectations and access to highly selective universities, and a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

Arranging a visit to Bedford Free School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bedfordfreeschool.co.uk.

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