Teacher of Science
Icknield Community College, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RB11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 2025
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 8am
Date listed
14 November 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR/UPR, ECTs are welcome to apply
Teacher of Science job summary
Teacher of Science
Teachers’ Main Pay Range/Upper Pay Range
Full Time Permanent Position
We are looking to recruit a Teacher of Science.
The Science Department is a cohesive, well established and driven team, which welcomes new thinking. We have a well-developed curriculum at KS3 and KS4, with fully resourced schemes of work led by a shared ethos, which is oriented around developing a life-long love for Science. We are a department in which continuing pedagogical development is valued greatly. We seek to ensure that all learners are supported to achieve and that Science lessons are accessible and enjoyable for all.
This post would be suitable for an ECT.
Our successful candidate will be:
- thoroughly committed to enabling all students to reach their potential;
- a creative teacher who places high value on their own professional development;
- motivated, resilient and flexible;
- a team player;
- committed to achieving a work-life balance and maintaining their own interests outside teaching.
We will offer our successful candidate a school which:
- exists to serve its students and both support and challenge its staff;
- focuses relentlessly on improving teaching and learning in order to raise standards;
- enjoys positive relationships between staff and students;
- knows every individual student well because of its size;
- enjoys a tradition of success and is excited about its future.
In March 2019, Ofsted graded the school as ‘Good’ once again. The HMI Lead Inspector confirmed ‘The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection.’ The report also described the Headteacher as ‘…an outward-looking, dynamic and thoughtful leader’ who has ‘instigated a number of far-reaching and successful changes over the last few years.’ We believe that our Ofsted report describes the school accurately and are pleased with the comments in it.
Detailed Job description and person specification is attached. To discuss this post informally, please contact Jack Miller, at jack.miller@icknield.oxon.sch.uk
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.
Safeguarding Statement:
The Acer Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and online checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All applicants are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
- Applications close on 25 Nov 2024, 8 am.
- Interview: 27 Nov 2024
- Start Date: September 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Icknield Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff must have a full DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Certificate before commencing employment which the school will process on appointment.
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.
About Icknield Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 732 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Icknield Community College website (opens in new tab)
At Icknield Community College, we strive for “excellence for all”. In order to achieve this, we aim to:
Create an environment in which all students feel safe and secure
We create a school culture in which all students are valued and in which differences are respected and celebrated. We promote tolerance, mutual respect and kindness. We want all of our students to be thoughtful, considerate and caring towards others both in and out of school.
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