Teacher of Science - Full time or Part Time Maternity Cover
Whitecross Hereford, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0RNThis job expired on 7 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
February 2025
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 3pm
Date listed
25 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term - To be confirmed - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS (UPS)
What skills and experience we're looking for
A good honours degree relevant to the subject
Qualified Teacher Status
Evidence of recent and relevant further professional development
A strong classroom teacher
Capacity to reflect and respond to feedback
Sound grasp of the current educational landscape
Experience of teaching science to a high standard
Able to engage and enthuse students
Able to plan learning effectively
Able to work collaboratively with colleagues
Confident in using data to inform decision making
Relentlessly optimistic
Loyal, enthusiastic, passionate
Willing to go the extra mile
The highest professional standards and the highest expectations of students
What the school offers its staff
What we offer as an employer
We want to ensure we attract the very best candidates to work here at Whitecross so that we can continue to offer our students a first class education. We seek to be an exemplary employer with the highest regard for our staff and have a comprehensive package of support in place.
All new staff are warmly welcomed into our school community and supported by a personalised induction programme tailored to individual needs. There is a programme of coaching for all teachers and our professional development package promotes peer observation and collaborative planning.
The school promotes a culture
Commitment to safeguarding
Whitecross is committed to safeguarding. The post involves contact with children and therefore involves regulated activity. All such posts will be subject to enhanced safeguarding checks.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The school will undertake online checks of shortlisted candidates in accordance with our Privacy Notice for Applicants.
Successful candidates will be required to follow our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and will also be required to sign a self-disclosure statement. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our website.
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About Whitecross Hereford
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 939 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Whitecross Hereford website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cmcdougall@whitecross.hereford.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01432 376082
Whitecross is an 11 to 16, mixed comprehensive academy located in beautiful surroundings on the edge of Hereford with over 945 students on
roll. As a PFI school, we relocated to our new site in 2006 and enjoy fantastic facilities.
We became a specialist sports college in 2004, something that is still very close to our hearts. The message of sporting excellence is a
universal one and the values of teamwork, leadership, hard work and sacrifice lie at the heart of our identity.
This is a school with kindness and compassion at its core where thinking of others is a real strength. It is a place where students take part in an
incredible range of additional experiences outside the classroom, expanding their horizons and enriching their lives and where all students
regardless of starting point or background can excel
Every adult at Whitecross is committed to the following principles.
They form our DNA – the heart of who we are:
⬧ Outstanding learning for all
⬧ We are role models living our values
⬧ The highest standards everywhere
Therefore we:
⬧ Believe everyone belongs and everyone matters
⬧ Know good relationships focussed on learning are vital to success
⬧ Actively inspire and enthuse young people
⬧ Believe every lesson and every moment at school matters
⬧ Believe in overcoming barriers not making excuses
⬧ Embrace feedback and value practice in the pursuit of excellence
So that our students:
⬧ Feel they belong and are safe
⬧ Believe that by working hard they will improve
⬧ Are motivated to achieve great things
⬧ Recognise and realise their potential
⬧ Care about the people around them
⬧ Have outstanding levels of literacy and numeracy
⬧ Make exceptional progress
Arranging a visit to Whitecross Hereford
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cmcdougall@whitecross.hereford.sch.uk.
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