EXPIRED

Teacher of Science - Curriculum Leader

Atherton High School, Atherton, Greater Manchester, M46 0AY

This job expired on 15 April 2024 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  15 April 2024 at 1pm

• Date listed

  25 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 30,000 - 46,525 plus TLR 1A £9,272

Teacher of Science - Curriculum Leader job summary

Atherton High School wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Science - Curriculum Leader. If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.

 

The Job

• To lead the strategic development and improvement of the teaching and learning, within Science, by developing and implementing assessment strategies, data analysis and appropriate intervention programmes to ensure that identified standards of student achievement are met.
• To lead, manage and develop a stimulating, imaginative and intellectually challenging curriculum for Science.
• Lead, develop and enhance the teaching practice of others through monitoring/evaluation and promoting improvement strategies to secure effective teaching and learning for students.
• To be responsible for student progress in the Science.
• Line manage a team of staff including the effective recruitment, appraisal and development of its members in order that the team’s objectives are achieved.
• Facilitate an ethos within the team which encourages staff to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding, celebrate achievements and accept responsibility for outcomes.
• Manage allocated departmental budget and resources.

 

What are the job requirements?

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Excellent professional knowledge and understanding of national and examination curricular requirements of the subject
• Excellent knowledge of Science with the ability to plan lessons with clear objectives to ensure progression for all students
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of leadership in a school setting
• Able to analyse and evaluate curriculum data across key stages
• Awareness of development in national policy for education
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding for pupils
• Effectively analyse, prioritise and action plan
• Evidence that you have made an impact on improving pupil outcomes
• Able to set clear targets, track progress an adopt strategies to achieve them

About Atherton High School:

‘Our curriculum ambition at Atherton High School is to make learning irresistible for all'. We have designed a challenging and ambitious curriculum to provide the best learning opportunities for all our students to aspire and achieve.

 

Our core values that drive our curriculum are:

• Aspiration for all to improve life chances for every student.
• Excellence in learning through an ambitious knowledge and vocabulary rich curriculum for all.
• Character and personal development to equip all of our students to succeed in life.

 

At Atherton High School what is taught is coherently planned and sequenced to equip students to succeed in life. Our curriculum supports students from all backgrounds, including those who are disadvantaged, so students can access a high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum. Our school community believes strongly in providing disadvantaged pupils with a curriculum that enables them to reach the academic standards of their non-disadvantaged peers. Our goal is to bring our young people into the big conversations of subject disciplines, to bring depth to our curriculum, so they can understand the world around them.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed. 

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

 

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

• Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
• Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
• Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources. 

 

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com

 

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager – rwilson@athertonhigh.com.

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are actively committed to safeguarding all our pupils and staff.

This job post has expired.

About Atherton High School

• School type: Free School, Christian, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 525 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Atherton High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/atherton-high-school (opens in new tab)

AHS is an amazing school, with the most wonderful staff. The school has grown and develop through understanding that our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances.

As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.

Situated with great commuter links, AHS, serves all pupils from our local community.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Greater Manchester