Teacher of Science

Fairfield High School, Bristol, BS7 9NL

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  19 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 November 2024

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: £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Monthly TLR1A (£9,272)

Teacher of Science job summary

Fairfield High School is seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic, and inspirational science teacher – Fairfield has a positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents, and governors.

We also have a vacancy for Director of Science & Computing too, with an allowance of TLR1A - £9,272 per year. For candidates wishing to also apply for Director, please indicate on your application form if you are interested in this post too – this is an opportunity to lead the department.

You will be joining a forward thinking, innovative and highly successful faculty. We welcome applications from ECTs as well as those who may be returning to teaching, and with a stable team of highly experienced science teachers can offer an outstanding mentoring programme. With your own lab you would join a team of eight science teachers each serviced by three Science technicians. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

• The ability to teach science to at least GCSE level, including triple science.

• Strong classroom management skills

• Excellent organisational and ICT skills

• A high degree of initiative

• The ability to work independently as well as part of a faculty team

• The ability to motivate pupils and achieve excellent results

• The ability to teach computer science would be desirable

The successful candidate needs to be familiar with the GCSE course. Candidates must have a good degree in science and have QTS.

For those wishing to apply for the Director of Science & Computing, you should possess the vision and drive to move the department forward; be skilled in motivating, challenging and supporting staff and students; have the ability to build positive relationships across the school and local community.

In return we can offer:

• Access to Teachers Pensions

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Free parking

• Clear on-boarding and professional development pathways, including coaching. There are opportunities to share good practice within the Trust

CV’s will not be accepted.

Having recently been inspected by Ofsted, Fairfield High School continues to be a ‘Good’ school.

Safeguarding Statement:

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Fairfield High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1077 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Fairfield High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairfield-high-school-bristol (opens in new tab)

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